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Under Trump, the DOJ Will Become the Legal Wing of the MAGA Movement

Under Trump, the DOJ Will Become the Legal Wing of the MAGA Movement Under Trump, the DOJ Will Become the Legal Wing of the MAGA Movement

Should Trump win, conservatives have a plan to use the DOJ to make their darkest desires legal, while removing the legal means to stop them.

Jun 7, 2024 / Feature / Elie Mystal

An asylum seeker holds her child outside her tent at the Juventud 2000 shelter in Tijuana on June 4, 2024.

Bashing Migrants Isn’t the Way to Win an Election Bashing Migrants Isn’t the Way to Win an Election

The Biden administration is at risk of squandering much of the moral capital it gained in early 2021 undoing Trump’s anti-immigrant policies by signing an asylum ban.

Jun 7, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky

The Dallas Mavericks celebrate with the Oscar Robertson Trophy, on May 30, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The Dallas Mavericks: Mission Impossible? The Dallas Mavericks: Mission Impossible?

On this episode of Edge of Sports, Arya Shirazi joins the show to review the NBA Conference Finals and preview the NBA Finals.

Jun 6, 2024 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Scenes of Protest

Scenes of Protest Scenes of Protest

New York.

Jun 6, 2024 / OppArt / Laura Baran

Policeman with his gun drawn.

Police Can Be Held Liable for Killing a Dog but Not a Black Person Police Can Be Held Liable for Killing a Dog but Not a Black Person

In back-to-back rulings on when cops should be afforded qualified immunity, an appeals court came to radically different conclusions.

Jun 6, 2024 / Elie Mystal

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is GettyImages-2153819012-1.jpg Magistrates arrive at the International Court of Justice to hear South Africa’s request for a Gaza cease-fire, in The Hague, on May 24, 2024.

Israel’s Legal Reckoning and the Historical Shift in Justice for Palestinians Israel’s Legal Reckoning and the Historical Shift in Justice for Palestinians

Global courts challenge Israeli action in Gaza.

Jun 6, 2024 / Reed Brody

A splitscreen image of a headshot of author Essie Chambers alongside the cover of her debut novel, Swift River.

A New Novel Explores How to Develop Black Identity in the Absence of Black Culture A New Novel Explores How to Develop Black Identity in the Absence of Black Culture

In Essie Chambers’s debut novel, Swift River, protagonist Diamond Newberry finds ways to fill the gaps in her family tree.

Jun 6, 2024 / Kali Holloway

How the FBI Tapped the Encrypted Chats of Criminals Around the World

How the FBI Tapped the Encrypted Chats of Criminals Around the World How the FBI Tapped the Encrypted Chats of Criminals Around the World

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Joseph Cox on the largest international sting operation by law enforcement.

Jun 6, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Kyrie Irving wears

The Metamorphosis of Kyrie Irving The Metamorphosis of Kyrie Irving

The Dallas Mavericks guard could’ve left the NBA a villain, but he’s now played long enough to become a hero.

Jun 6, 2024 / Dave Zirin

A wall at entrance of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, with the agency's name in large type and below that

Pregnant Workers Are Seeking Justice After Being Penalized on the Job Pregnant Workers Are Seeking Justice After Being Penalized on the Job

According to complaints filed by the legal organization A Better Balance, Chick-fil-A and Amtrak have violated the protections guaranteed in the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.

Jun 5, 2024 / Bryce Covert

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