An Abortion Ban Killed Amber Thurman—and Likely Many More An Abortion Ban Killed Amber Thurman—and Likely Many More
Will the law that killed this vibrant young woman, a mother and medical assistant, be allowed to stand?
Sep 18, 2024 / Amy Littlefield
Cease Fire! Cease Fire!
Bombing the road to peace negotiations.
Sep 18, 2024 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards
Kamala Harris Needs to Meet the Moment and Reframe Our Poisonous Immigration Debate Kamala Harris Needs to Meet the Moment and Reframe Our Poisonous Immigration Debate
The vice president has a chance to break the fever that has gripped US politics by giving a major speech defending Haitian Americans.
Sep 18, 2024 / John Nichols
This Time It Will Be Harder for Trump to Challenge the Election—Plus, Talking to Trumpers This Time It Will Be Harder for Trump to Challenge the Election—Plus, Talking to Trumpers
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Rick Hasen on election law, and Arlie Hochschild on white men in Appalachia.
Sep 18, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
The Hypocrisies of International Justice The Hypocrisies of International Justice
A recent history revisits the Tokyo trial.
Sep 18, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Colin Jones
Should We Call the Threat to Trump an “Assassination Attempt”? Should We Call the Threat to Trump an “Assassination Attempt”?
The gunman never had him in his line of sight nor fired a shot. Trump ignored Secret Service warnings about security at his golf course. Yet he’s blaming Democrats and raising mon...
Sep 17, 2024 / Joan Walsh
The Futile Search for Political Motives in the Second Trump Assassination Attempt The Futile Search for Political Motives in the Second Trump Assassination Attempt
Both Democrats and Republicans claim Ryan Wesley Routh belongs to the other side. But his beliefs are incoherent—and all too American.
Sep 17, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
How John Roberts Went Full MAGA How John Roberts Went Full MAGA
A revealing article in The New York Times details how the chief justice put his thumb on the scale for Trump to keep him on the ballot and out of jail.
Sep 17, 2024 / Elie Mystal
A September 16 Remembrance A September 16 Remembrance
of Mahsa Amini on the anniversary of her murder.
Sep 17, 2024 / OppArt / Nasrin Sheykhi
Is Eric Adams’s Luck About to Run Out? Is Eric Adams’s Luck About to Run Out?
Losing one police commissioner might be merely careless. But losing two—with a number of federal investigations targeting the mayor’s inner circle—has encouraged challengers.
Sep 17, 2024 / Ross Barkan