Criminal Justice

Workers with the New York Police Department set up barricades outside the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office in New York City on March 20, 2023.

Kevin McCarthy Doesn’t Want Pro-Trump Protests? Give Me A Break. Kevin McCarthy Doesn’t Want Pro-Trump Protests? Give Me A Break.

On the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War, credulous reporters remind us how we got that disaster—and Donald Trump, too.

Mar 20, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Texas Governor John Connally appears to be deep in thought

Reagan, Trump, and the Price of Presidential Impunity Reagan, Trump, and the Price of Presidential Impunity

New evidence of 1980 election shenanigans has implications for the debate on prosecuting Trump.

Mar 20, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Protester holding sign with Tom Petty lyrics supporting abortion access

Florida Judges Have the Power to Force Young People to Give Birth Florida Judges Have the Power to Force Young People to Give Birth

Everything from their grades to their demeanor in the courtroom is fair game for a judge’s veto power.

Mar 8, 2023 / Anna Eskamani

The Country Is Paying for Merrick Garland’s Failure to Prosecute Trump

The Country Is Paying for Merrick Garland’s Failure to Prosecute Trump The Country Is Paying for Merrick Garland’s Failure to Prosecute Trump

The special counsel may indict Trump for something, but it’s already too late to stop him from running for president again.

Mar 7, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Nikki Haley, who has announced her candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, speaking a CPAC on March 3, 2023, in National Harbor, Md.

Did Something Happen on January 6, 2021? Republicans Don’t Want to Talk About It. Did Something Happen on January 6, 2021? Republicans Don’t Want to Talk About It.

The early GOP 2024 presidential candidates are mum about the insurrection and who was behind it.

Mar 6, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Dora Maria Tellez

Dora Maria Téllez Is Free at Last—and Able to Speak Freely! Dora Maria Téllez Is Free at Last—and Able to Speak Freely!

The legendary figure from Nicaragua's Sandinista revolution in an exclusive interview following her release from prison and arrival as an exile in the US.

Mar 2, 2023 / Linda Mannheim and Mike Lanchin

Brandon Johnson Could Be Chicago’s Most Transformative Mayor In Decades

Brandon Johnson Could Be Chicago’s Most Transformative Mayor In Decades Brandon Johnson Could Be Chicago’s Most Transformative Mayor In Decades

Johnson has a chance to renew the promise of progressive politics in the city—just like Harold Washington did 40 years ago.

Mar 2, 2023 / John Nichols

Protesters blocking traffic

Predatory Policing Has Become a National Crisis Predatory Policing Has Become a National Crisis

Welcome to America’s emerging predator state.

Feb 28, 2023 / Michael Gould-Wartofsky

McCarthy Hearing

Welcome to the New Age of McCarthyism Welcome to the New Age of McCarthyism

Strangely enough, all too little has changed since since the last one.

Feb 24, 2023 / Tom Engelhardt

A police armored vehicle patrols an intersection on August 24, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

It’s Time to End the Outrageous Militarization of America’s Police Force It’s Time to End the Outrageous Militarization of America’s Police Force

De-escalation would enhance public safety.

Feb 21, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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