Can Trump Delay the Election? Amy Coney Barrett’s a Big Maybe on That One Can Trump Delay the Election? Amy Coney Barrett’s a Big Maybe on That One
For two day running, the court nominee has refused to say whether she will respect the clear intent of election laws and the Constitution.
Oct 14, 2020 / John Nichols
Journalists Must Demystify the Green New Deal Journalists Must Demystify the Green New Deal
Everyone’s talking about it—but in most journalism there’s no telling what the Green New Deal actually is.
Oct 14, 2020 / Mark Hertsgaard
Barrett’s Evasions Show Why Expanding the Court Is Necessary Barrett’s Evasions Show Why Expanding the Court Is Necessary
The Republican deal with the devil to tolerate Trumpian corruption in exchange for a supermajority deserves both scorn and redress.
Oct 14, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The Devil in the Many Details of Amy Coney Barrett’s Testimony The Devil in the Many Details of Amy Coney Barrett’s Testimony
The nominee did her best to evade serious questions, but what she did say—about the ACA, Roe v. Wade, and the president’s power to delay elections—should terrify us all.
Oct 14, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Science Matters Science Matters
Ignoring health guidelines has consequences.
Oct 14, 2020 / OppArt / R. Sikoryak, Felipe Galindo, and Lalo Alcaraz
The Myths of Martin Scorsese’s Mob Magnum Opus The Myths of Martin Scorsese’s Mob Magnum Opus
Glenn Kenny’s critical study of Goodfellas untangles the complicated impact of the 1990 film.
Oct 14, 2020 / Adam Nayman
Paula Jean Swearengin Wants to Turn West Virginia Blue Paula Jean Swearengin Wants to Turn West Virginia Blue
In a state Democrats have all but abandoned, the daughter of a coal miner represents a growing progressive wave.
Oct 14, 2020 / Daniel Boguslaw
The Simple, Profound Message of Pope Francis’s New Encyclical The Simple, Profound Message of Pope Francis’s New Encyclical
Amid the pandemic and worsening marginalization, we have to get better at doing one thing: listening.
Oct 14, 2020 / Sister Simone Campbell
A Woman’s Life A Woman’s Life
Some 60,000 nursing home residents have died of the virus. How did they live?
Oct 14, 2020 / JoAnn Wypijewski
The US Is Still the World’s Biggest Arms Dealer The US Is Still the World’s Biggest Arms Dealer
Regardless of who is elected president this November, American arms businesses will continue to export arsenals to the Middle East and around the world.
Oct 14, 2020 / William D. Hartung