Executive Branch

Having More Women on the Federal Courts Is Long Overdue

Having More Women on the Federal Courts Is Long Overdue Having More Women on the Federal Courts Is Long Overdue

In a well-functioning democracy, representation matters not only in the legislative and executive branches of government but also in the courts.

Feb 1, 2023 / Michele Goodwin

Protesters blocking traffic

The Killing of Tyre Nichols Is an Indictment of the Entire Political System The Killing of Tyre Nichols Is an Indictment of the Entire Political System

After BLM and the George Floyd protests, the bipartisan elite embraced bolstering police power.

Jan 30, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Elton John hugs US first lady Jill Biden

While They “Have the Tools,” We Are Still Suffering and Dying in Our Thousands While They “Have the Tools,” We Are Still Suffering and Dying in Our Thousands

In the Orwellian world of White House Covid messaging, some Americans are more equal than others.

Jan 26, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves

The Original Sin Is We Classify Too Much

The Original Sin Is We Classify Too Much The Original Sin Is We Classify Too Much

How overclassification fails us and harms national security.

Jan 25, 2023 / Elizabeth Goitein

Biden’s Former Covid Czar Steps Up to Run the Show

Biden’s Former Covid Czar Steps Up to Run the Show Biden’s Former Covid Czar Steps Up to Run the Show

As public health remains an ongoing concern, Biden’s next chief of staff enters his new role with a record of privatization.

Jan 25, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Jeffrey Zients sitting at a table

Biden’s Next Chief of Staff Is a Disaster in the Making Biden’s Next Chief of Staff Is a Disaster in the Making

Prospective pick Jeffrey Zients is a poster boy for corporate predation.

Jan 23, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Ukrainian soldier sits on top of a tank.

Nothing Is Worse Than Silence in the Face of Aggression Nothing Is Worse Than Silence in the Face of Aggression

The Russo-Ukrainian War and the rest of us.

Jan 20, 2023 / Bill Fletcher Jr.

Merrick Garland at press conference

Why Biden and Trump Are Both Trapped in Secret-Document Scandals Why Biden and Trump Are Both Trapped in Secret-Document Scandals

The real problem is the national security state’s love of classification.

Jan 17, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Trump on a screen during the January 6 hearings

The Failures of the January 6 Report The Failures of the January 6 Report

Historian Jill Lepore’s effective critique in The New Yorker is marred by a lazy counternarrative.

Jan 13, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Actor Slim Pickens rides the bomb, waving his cowboy hat.

“The New Yorker” Goes All In on Our Precious Bodily Fluids “The New Yorker” Goes All In on Our Precious Bodily Fluids

Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the virus.

Jan 11, 2023 / Gregg Gonsalves

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