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Bipartisan Supreme Court Reform Is Not a Pipe Dream

By backing the implementation of ethics reforms already practiced in the lower courts instead of more radical solutions, liberals can make a case with which conservatives might agree.

Gambling Is Ruining the NFL for Fans. Blame Chris Christie.

With the help of the Supreme Court, the New Jersey governor paved the way for the sportsbook industry to drown us in an unrelenting onslaught of advertisements.

Kyrsten Sinema May Not Be Called “Senator” for Long

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Michael Tomasky

Victor Navasky’s Vast Intellectual Universe

The former longtime editor of The Nation, who died on Monday, opened up unimaginable worlds to countless journalists like me.

How the Right Turns Every Mass Shooting Into a Mass Distraction

Conservatives are using identity politics in the wake of the California killings to divert attention from a universal fact: All of these tragedies are fueled by the easy access to guns.

Field organizer Jae Grey places signs on the podium before the pro-choice Kansas for Constitutional Freedom primary election watch party on August 2, 2022.

The Kansas Republican Party’s Anti-Democratic Crusade to Ban Abortion

Field organizer Jae Grey places signs on the podium before the pro-choice Kansas for Constitutional Freedom primary election watch party on August 2, 2022.

The Kansas Republican Party’s Anti-Democratic Crusade to Ban Abortion

America’s Messiest Senate Race Is Already Underway

America’s Messiest Senate Race Is Already Underway