This Trump Judge Tormented a Trans Woman—Because He Could This Trump Judge Tormented a Trans Woman—Because He Could
Stuart Kyle Duncan had a history of anti-LGBTQ bigotry before he joined the bench. Now he’s inflicting his pettiness and cruelty on vulnerable litigants.
Jan 31, 2020 / Column / Elie Mystal
Our Courts Are a Growing Threat to Democracy Our Courts Are a Growing Threat to Democracy
The judiciary is reshaping fundamental policies with no concern for what the majority of Americans actually want.
Jan 31, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky
Caucuses in the Caucasus Caucuses in the Caucasus
Why I’ll be voting in the Iowa caucuses from Tbilisi, Georgia.
Jan 31, 2020 / Joshua Kucera
How Can I Help My Mom’s Domestic Worker Get a Dignified Retirement? How Can I Help My Mom’s Domestic Worker Get a Dignified Retirement?
Another reader asks, “Why haven’t we gotten past restrictive gender roles around child care and socializing?”
Jan 31, 2020 / Liza Featherstone
Blocked Parking Spots, Broken Sidewalks, and Boulders: How Common Spaces Fail People With Disabilities Blocked Parking Spots, Broken Sidewalks, and Boulders: How Common Spaces Fail People With Disabilities
The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed to ensure that we all had access to public spaces, but the implementation has not always lived up to the law.
Jan 31, 2020 / Elizabeth Guffey
The First Drag Queen Was a Former Slave The First Drag Queen Was a Former Slave
Who fought for queer freedom a century before Stonewall.
Jan 31, 2020 / Feature / Channing Gerard Joseph
Bernie Broke My Heart When He Embraced Rogan’s Endorsement Bernie Broke My Heart When He Embraced Rogan’s Endorsement
I’ve been a lifelong socialist and a supporter of Sanders since the 1980s. I expected better from the senator.
Jan 31, 2020 / Donna Minkowitz
What’s New About Trump’s Mideast ‘Peace’ Plan? Only the Blunt Crudity of Its Racism. What’s New About Trump’s Mideast ‘Peace’ Plan? Only the Blunt Crudity of Its Racism.
From the administration’s perspective, Palestinian suffering doesn’t count because Palestinians themselves don’t count.
Jan 30, 2020 / Saree Makdisi
Confirmed: Elliott Abrams’s Defense of Mass Murder Was Based on Lies Confirmed: Elliott Abrams’s Defense of Mass Murder Was Based on Lies
The reporters who covered the El Mozote massacre were right all along.
Jan 30, 2020 / Eric Alterman
The Republicans Have Now Begun the Trolling Phase of the Impeachment Trial The Republicans Have Now Begun the Trolling Phase of the Impeachment Trial
The strategy will almost certainly help them win the impeachment battle—but may well sink them in the larger war.
Jan 30, 2020 / Elie Mystal