Law

A replica of the United States Bill of Rights.

Warning: A “Convention of States” Is Practicing to Rewrite the Constitution Warning: A “Convention of States” Is Practicing to Rewrite the Constitution

If a far-right organization gets its way, our country will be thrown into a constitutional crisis.

Jul 14, 2023 / Russ Feingold

Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) conducts the House Judiciary Committee hearing titled

Jim Jordan Brings Online Conspiracy Theories to Congress Jim Jordan Brings Online Conspiracy Theories to Congress

The House Judiciary Committee chair summoned FBI Director Christopher Wray to a hearing where he was drilled by Republicans in thrall to narratives of deep-state persecution.

Jul 13, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Cornel West speaks at the 2019 Hutchins Center Honors W.E.B. Du Bois Medal Ceremony at Harvard University on October 22, 2019.

Cornel West Should Run as a Democrat; Plus, Supreme Court Wins and Losses Cornel West Should Run as a Democrat; Plus, Supreme Court Wins and Losses

On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, Nation editor D.D. Guttenplan discusses the primaries, and David Cole analyzes the Supreme Court and the Constitution.

Jul 13, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Children working as miners in Pennsylvania.

Child Labor in America Is Back—and It’s As Chilling as Ever Child Labor in America Is Back—and It’s As Chilling as Ever

It should be a reminder of how deeply retrogressive capitalism has once again become both here at home and elsewhere across the planet.  

Jul 13, 2023 / Steve Fraser

Students enter the Admissions Building on the campus of Harvard University n Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The White Media Has Missed a Key Part of the Affirmative Action Ruling The White Media Has Missed a Key Part of the Affirmative Action Ruling

The upshot isn’t just that colleges must end affirmative action but that they’ll have to cut Black enrollment to avoid lawsuits questioning their compliance with the decision.

Jul 12, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Activist Lives: Angela Davis

Activist Lives: Angela Davis Activist Lives: Angela Davis

Born in 1944, she is an American political activist, philosopher, academic, scholar, and author of more than ten books on class, gender, race, and the U.S. prison system.

Jul 12, 2023 / OppArt / Jos Sances

A police armored vehicle patrols an intersection on August 24, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Police Are Spreading Authoritarianism Under the Guise of Counterterrorism Police Are Spreading Authoritarianism Under the Guise of Counterterrorism

Joe Biden’s Department of Justice has doubled down on an inquisitorial strategy of counterinsurgency in the name of counterterrorism.  

Jul 12, 2023 / Michael Gould-Wartofsky

A sign memorializing Tortuguita, the environmental activist killed by Georgia state troopers in Atlanta in January.

The War on Climate Activism Is Reaching Dangerous New Heights The War on Climate Activism Is Reaching Dangerous New Heights

Governments around the world are increasingly deploying the language and methods of counterterrorism to repress climate movements.

Jul 11, 2023 / Darsen Hover

Representative Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference calling for the expansion of the Supreme Court on July 18, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

Elie Mystal’s Court-Packing Plan Elie Mystal’s Court-Packing Plan

On this episode of Contempt of Court, Elie Mystal tells us how many justices we should add to the Supreme Court.

Jul 11, 2023 / Podcast / Elie Mystal

New York Police Department detectives escort Chanel Lewis, 20, from the NYPD's 107th Precinct on Sunday, February 5, 2017 in Queens, NYC.

The “Disturbing” Prison Conditions Facing Chanel Lewis The “Disturbing” Prison Conditions Facing Chanel Lewis

To convict him of murder, the NYPD unlawfully used a secretive DNA lab. Now incarcerated, Lewis was reportedly confined to his cell where his toilet wasn’t functioning.

Jul 11, 2023 / Amos Barshad

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