Attention, Democrats: The Constitution Trumps the Filibuster Attention, Democrats: The Constitution Trumps the Filibuster
In the case of voting rights legislation, the filibuster is not applicable, or even relevant.
Jan 10, 2022 / Herman Schwartz
When Will David Brooks Admit That Conservatism Paved the Way for Trump? When Will David Brooks Admit That Conservatism Paved the Way for Trump?
The New York Times columnist’s nostalgia whitewashes a nastier and much more consequential history.
The Front Lines of Omicron The Front Lines of Omicron
With the pandemic returning to a state of emergency, we need to finally fix what was already broken in our society.
Jan 10, 2022 / Adam Gaffney
Joleen Nez: A Death in Custody Joleen Nez: A Death in Custody
How racism, negligence, and a politically connected medical provider turned homelessness into a capital crime.
Jan 10, 2022 / Feature / Cecilia Nowell
The Black Arts Movement’s Revolution in the South The Black Arts Movement’s Revolution in the South
A new book offers a sweeping history of the radical art and institutions created in the South by the Black Arts Movement.
Jan 10, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Elias Rodriques
Getting Away With Murder Wasn’t Enough for Tony Blair Getting Away With Murder Wasn’t Enough for Tony Blair
Now the British salesman for the Iraq War has been made a knight.
Jan 7, 2022 / Hasan Ali
Remembering 1/6 Remembering 1/6
Fire this time. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of January 3.
Jan 7, 2022 / Steve Brodner
Free Jarvis Jay Masters! Free Jarvis Jay Masters!
It’s long past time for California Governor Gavin Newsom—and the mainstream media—to take up the cause of a man who is almost certainly innocent of the crime that landed him on San...
Jan 7, 2022 / Tom Gogola
Democracy Is on the Ballot in 2022. Summer Lee Is Ready for This Fight. Democracy Is on the Ballot in 2022. Summer Lee Is Ready for This Fight.
Midterm candidates like Pennsylvania’s Lee are prepared to hold insurrectionist Republicans to account and to boldly defend free elections.
Jan 7, 2022 / John Nichols
Oil Companies Have Known for Decades Oil Companies Have Known for Decades
They’ve promoted climate change doubt and we all pay.
Jan 7, 2022 / OppArt / Peter Kuper