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Jennyvieve Barquero-Hughes, 4, in black, gets her photo taken with Drag Queens Kelly K, left, Scalene OnixXx and Athena Monet Kills at the Drag Queen story hour at the Cellar Door Bookstore on Saturday, April 29, 2023 in Riverside, Calif.

The Right’s War on Drag Is Flagrantly Unconstitutional The Right’s War on Drag Is Flagrantly Unconstitutional

The drag bans being pushed by both Tennessee and Texas have so little legal merit that even small children could debunk them.

Jun 6, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Statue removed from a park

Like It or Not, Cancel Culture Is Free Speech Like It or Not, Cancel Culture Is Free Speech

The history of medicine makes clear why false free-speech champions should just settle down already.

Jun 6, 2023 / J.C. Hallman

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 07: United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito poses for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court has begun a new term after Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was officially added to the bench in September.

Don’t Reform the Courts. Disempower Them. Don’t Reform the Courts. Disempower Them.

The Supreme Court’s extreme anti-worker decision calls for a radical response.

Jun 2, 2023 / Jeet Heer

The west facade of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., at dusk.

This Is Not the End of the Supreme Court’s War on Labor This Is Not the End of the Supreme Court’s War on Labor

With Glacier, eight justices sabotaged the most powerful weapon unions have: the strike.

Jun 2, 2023 / Elie Mystal

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How Should Workers Respond to the Supreme Court’s Ruling in “Glacier Northwest”? How Should Workers Respond to the Supreme Court’s Ruling in “Glacier Northwest”?

The court’s ruling could have been much worse—and soon will be. Workers and unions need to be prepared.

Jun 1, 2023 / Jane McAlevey

The Courts’ Legitimacy Crisis Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize

The Courts’ Legitimacy Crisis Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize The Courts’ Legitimacy Crisis Is an Opportunity Democrats Should Seize

Calling out corrupt judges and reactionary courts is good policy—and good politics.

May 29, 2023 / Column / Jeet Heer

What the Brutal Death of Gabriella Gonzalez Tells Us About Domestic Violence Post-“Roe”

What the Brutal Death of Gabriella Gonzalez Tells Us About Domestic Violence Post-“Roe” What the Brutal Death of Gabriella Gonzalez Tells Us About Domestic Violence Post-“Roe”

Texas’s extreme abortion and gun laws have left victims of intimate partner violence more vulnerable than ever.

May 26, 2023 / Mary Tuma

People gathered at City Hall in October 2022 for a rally to protest deaths in New York City's Rikers Island jail complex.

Maryland’s Solitary Confinement Reform Bill Stalls in the Democratic State Legislature Maryland’s Solitary Confinement Reform Bill Stalls in the Democratic State Legislature

Lawmakers “had the opportunity to do something that would have made a huge systemic change and put the state on the right path—and they didn’t,” said the bill’s author.

May 25, 2023 / Victoria Law

Donald Trump is greeted by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

Focusing on the Differences Between DeSantis and Trump Is Plainly Absurd Focusing on the Differences Between DeSantis and Trump Is Plainly Absurd

In the areas where Americans would be most severely affected, there’s hardly a fly’s hair of separation between them.

May 25, 2023 / Clarence Lusane

A line of migrants carrying their possession stand between metal fencing.

The “Chaos” at the Border Is by Design The “Chaos” at the Border Is by Design

As a presidential candidate in 2020, Biden criticized Trump for “drastically” restricting access to asylum. Now he’s doing the very same thing.

May 25, 2023 / Gaby Del Valle for The Nation

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