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A protester holds a sign reading 'HANDS OFF MY VOTE' at a rally outside the Supreme Court on December 7, 2022.

The Supreme Court Has Foiled the GOP’s Latest Attempt to Destroy Democracy The Supreme Court Has Foiled the GOP’s Latest Attempt to Destroy Democracy

A 6-3 majority rebuffed an extremist Republican plot to subvert the electoral process.

Jun 28, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) uses her phone while attending a hearing held by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic April 18, 2023 in Washington, D.C.

It’s All About Me, Say Republicans It’s All About Me, Say Republicans

Today’s GOP is in thrall to the cult of the self—and all the paranoia that comes with it.

Jun 27, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Truth

Truth Truth

Evidence.

Jun 27, 2023 / OppArt / Michael deAdder and Felipe Galindo

A sculpture called “Anything to Say,” which features life-sized bronze figures of whistleblowers (left-right) Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, and Chelsea Manning, is unveiled at Parliament Square, London, during a protest for Assange’s release from prison.

Julian Assange and Arnon Milchan: The Lopsided Scales of American Justice Julian Assange and Arnon Milchan: The Lopsided Scales of American Justice

One has boasted of espionage. The other revealed massive government wrongdoing. So why is the whistleblower in jail?

Jun 27, 2023 / James Bamford

Members of the Wagner group prepare to pull out from the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to their base in Rostov-on-Don late on June 24, 2023.

Putin’s War Comes Home Putin’s War Comes Home

Though the Wagner mutiny was short-lived, it shows how Russia could collapse.

Jun 26, 2023 / Jeet Heer

In the Attacks on Trans Rights, We’re Seeing the Rise of a New Confederacy

In the Attacks on Trans Rights, We’re Seeing the Rise of a New Confederacy In the Attacks on Trans Rights, We’re Seeing the Rise of a New Confederacy

These legislative assaults constitute the spear tip of a nation within a nation, threatening the foundations of democracy.

Jun 26, 2023 / Feature / Nan D. Hunter

Douglass

Douglass Douglass

Cioppino.

Jun 23, 2023 / Steve Brodner

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 23: Associate Justice Samuel Alito sits during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on April 23, 2021. (Photo by Erin Schaff-Pool/Getty Images)

Matchmaker Leonard Leo Helps Unite Billionaires With Supreme Court Justices Matchmaker Leonard Leo Helps Unite Billionaires With Supreme Court Justices

High-court corruption is built on a network of plutocratic coziness.

Jun 23, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Virginia state Senator Joe Morrissey gestures during an interview in his office on May 22, 2023.

Virginia’s Pro-Choice Majority Just Ousted an Anti-Abortion State Senator Virginia’s Pro-Choice Majority Just Ousted an Anti-Abortion State Senator

By an overwhelming margin, Virginians just voted out a Democratic legislator who sided with Republicans on restricting abortion access.

Jun 22, 2023 / John Nichols

US Attorney General Merrick B. Garland addresses the findings of a Justice Department investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department during a press conference in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 16, 2023.

The Federal Government Is “Affirming Everything That Black People Have Been Saying” The Federal Government Is “Affirming Everything That Black People Have Been Saying”

The Department of Justice report slamming the Minneapolis Police Department is also a cause for hope.

Jun 22, 2023 / Ibrahim Hirsi

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