Executive Branch

DOJ Lawyers Are Cowards if They Don’t Indict Trump

DOJ Lawyers Are Cowards if They Don’t Indict Trump DOJ Lawyers Are Cowards if They Don’t Indict Trump

The January 6 committee gave Merrick Garland's Department of Justice more than enough to charge Donald Trump.

Dec 19, 2022 / Elie Mystal

A storm in the Angeles National Forest looks like clouds on fire.

Against Climate Optimism—Because “Team Normal” Won’t Save the World Against Climate Optimism—Because “Team Normal” Won’t Save the World

Some of us refuse to go along with a mainstream climate movement that settles for genocide.

Dec 19, 2022 / Wen Stephenson

Senator Josh Hawley, Republican from Missouri, holding a pencil.

One-and-a-Half Cheers for Comrade Josh Hawley One-and-a-Half Cheers for Comrade Josh Hawley

The Missouri Republican’s attack on Biden and corporate Democrats for stopping railway workers from striking was on-target. But if he really wants to get on the workers’ side of hi...

Dec 16, 2022 / Ben Burgis

Gitmo

Will Biden Shut Down Guantánamo? Will Biden Shut Down Guantánamo?

After 7,627 nightmarish days of torture, cruel treatment, legal limbo, and injustice, it’s time for Biden to make good on his word: Shut it down. 

Dec 14, 2022 / Karen J. Greenberg

Newly constructed houses on the short in Newtok, Alaska

The Future of Climate Adaptation Is Here in the Native Village of Newtok, Alaska The Future of Climate Adaptation Is Here in the Native Village of Newtok, Alaska

Newtok has been moving to safer ground while facing mounting crisis. A story of both struggle and success, it's become a model for communities in the path of disaster.

Dec 14, 2022 / Madeline Ostrander

Merrick Garland stands at a podium at the U.S. Department of Justice.

If Merrick Garland Had the Courage of His Convictions… If Merrick Garland Had the Courage of His Convictions…

Donald Trump would already be on his way to prison.

Dec 9, 2022 / Ben Gerson

Joe Biden talks in Illinois

Under Biden’s Proposal, We’ll Have a Gerrymandered Presidential Primary Under Biden’s Proposal, We’ll Have a Gerrymandered Presidential Primary

In a time when Democrats are losing Latino voters, Biden’s administration has come up with a plan that only diminishes their influence.

Dec 8, 2022 / Jeff Weaver

Should a Single Trump Judge Have the Power to Void Biden’s Policies?

Should a Single Trump Judge Have the Power to Void Biden’s Policies? Should a Single Trump Judge Have the Power to Void Biden’s Policies?

While the answer seems obvious, a Supreme Court case highlights why the question is legitimately complex.

Dec 1, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Biden receives Covid booster shot

Pandemic Year 3: Who’s Got the Power? Pandemic Year 3: Who’s Got the Power?

Has public health failed us? Or have we failed public health?

Dec 1, 2022 / Gregg Gonsalves

Without the US and China’s Cooperation, Climate Catastrophe Is Inevitable

Without the US and China’s Cooperation, Climate Catastrophe Is Inevitable Without the US and China’s Cooperation, Climate Catastrophe Is Inevitable

What if the two countries moved beyond simply talking and started working together to champion the radical lowering of global carbon emissions?

Nov 29, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

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