![US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/alito-scotus-150K-getty.jpg)
SCOTUS and the Catholic Authoritarian Vanguard SCOTUS and the Catholic Authoritarian Vanguard
How a nativist interpretation of the religion seized our institutions.
Jul 20, 2022 / Piotr H. Kosicki
![Daniel Hoan, former mayor of Milwaukee](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/daniel-hoan-milwaukee-gt-img.jpg)
Republicans Plan a Convention in the Historic Socialist City of Milwaukee Republicans Plan a Convention in the Historic Socialist City of Milwaukee
The party’s 2024 convention looks to be headed for a city with “stronger ties to socialism” than any in the United States.
Jul 19, 2022 / John Nichols
![Voting Isn’t Enough. Our Democracy Requires Radical Reform.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/voting-rights-congress-sign-getty.jpg)
Voting Isn’t Enough. Our Democracy Requires Radical Reform. Voting Isn’t Enough. Our Democracy Requires Radical Reform.
Our country is in the midst of a legitimacy crisis, with the Supreme Court at the heart of it. Here’s how we can fix it.
Jul 19, 2022 / Representative Ilhan Omar
![Worker with Wind Turbines](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/woman_wind-turbines_gty_img.jpg)
This Doesn’t Have to Hurt: An Argument Against BDSM Economics This Doesn’t Have to Hurt: An Argument Against BDSM Economics
Inflicting pain on workers to fix inflation isn’t just unfair. It’s stupid, ineffective, and completely unnecessary.
Jul 13, 2022 / Zack Exley and Robert Hockett
![We Still Need Electoral Organizing](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1236298928.jpg)
We Still Need Electoral Organizing We Still Need Electoral Organizing
Preserving some form of democratic government two years from now depends in part on keeping Republicans from taking over Congress this year.
Jul 13, 2022 / Rebecca Gordon
![Mitch McConnell](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/mcconnell-turtle-boi-getty-img.jpg)
The Republicans’ Agenda, Hidden in Plain Sight The Republicans’ Agenda, Hidden in Plain Sight
You can read the party’s priorities in the actions of the Supreme Court.
Jul 12, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
![Gavin Newsom looks into the distance from a lectern.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/gavin-newsom-ap-img.jpg)
30 Seconds of Sweet Liberal Relief From California’s Gavin Newsom 30 Seconds of Sweet Liberal Relief From California’s Gavin Newsom
Was his ad tweaking Florida’s Ron DeSantis the opening salvo of a 2024 presidential run? Or just a needed how-to for uninspiring Democratic leaders?
Jul 6, 2022 / Joan Walsh
![Tucker Carlson](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/tucker-carlson-getty-img.jpg)
The Victim Blaming of the Victorious Right The Victim Blaming of the Victorious Right
Having the Supreme Court on their side isn’t enough. Reactionaries also want you to stop fighting back.
Jul 5, 2022 / Jeet Heer
![Joe Biden Is Not the Fighter America Needs](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/bidendebt.jpg)
Joe Biden Is Not the Fighter America Needs Joe Biden Is Not the Fighter America Needs
The president loves the system far too much to fix it.
Jul 1, 2022 / Jeet Heer
![The Right-Wing Supreme Court’s Next Targets](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/jeetapimages.jpg)
The Right-Wing Supreme Court’s Next Targets The Right-Wing Supreme Court’s Next Targets
The people who tore down Roe are just getting started.
Jun 27, 2022 / Jeet Heer