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Kansas’s First Trans Legislator Isn’t Going Anywhere Kansas’s First Trans Legislator Isn’t Going Anywhere
Stephanie Byers is vowing to keep trans kids safe—and some of her Republican colleagues aren’t on board.
Apr 29, 2022 / Q&A / Sophie Hurwitz
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What Can Ketanji Brown Jackson Do for Abortion Access? What Can Ketanji Brown Jackson Do for Abortion Access?
Reproductive justice organizers in Texas know that, alas, the newly confirmed justice can’t save them.
Apr 28, 2022 / Njera Keith
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The Supreme Court Might Rule in Favor of Immigrants—Though Not Out of Goodness The Supreme Court Might Rule in Favor of Immigrants—Though Not Out of Goodness
During the hearing on the Trump-era Remain in Mexico policy, the justices shocked many by appearing to be open to striking down the rule.
Apr 27, 2022 / Elie Mystal
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Can’t Lie Her Way Out of the Fact That She Violated the 14th Amendment Marjorie Taylor Greene Can’t Lie Her Way Out of the Fact That She Violated the 14th Amendment
The Republican representative from Georgia has no place on this year’s primary or general election ballot.
Apr 26, 2022 / John Nichols
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We’re in the Midst of a White-Collar Crime Wave We’re in the Midst of a White-Collar Crime Wave
Financial malfeasance has never been more rampant, or more under-punished.
Apr 21, 2022 / Malcolm Harris
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Jared Kushner’s Saudi Side-Hustle Merits a Full-On Criminal Inquiry Jared Kushner’s Saudi Side-Hustle Merits a Full-On Criminal Inquiry
Elizabeth Warren has called on the DOJ to investigate how Trump’s son-in-law secured a $2 billion investment from a fund headed by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince.
Apr 20, 2022 / John Nichols
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Donald Trump’s Continued Liberty Is an Affront to the Rule of Law Donald Trump’s Continued Liberty Is an Affront to the Rule of Law
There is ample evidence that the former president has committed numerous crimes, so why is he still a free man?
Apr 15, 2022 / Column / Elie Mystal
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The Deadly Side of the American Dream The Deadly Side of the American Dream
How did we as a society come to conflate making it easier to shed blood with freedom?
Apr 15, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
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Prosecuting Putin’s Aggression Prosecuting Putin’s Aggression
Prosecuting the crime of aggression is the only effective way to target those who are most responsible for the horrors of war. Yet international law does not currently recognize th...
Apr 14, 2022 / Philippe Sands for The Nation
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The Portland Timbers Deny a Cover-Up. Fans Demand the Truth. The Portland Timbers Deny a Cover-Up. Fans Demand the Truth.
Questions remain as to whether the Portland Timbers management tried to convince the partner of a player to avoid pressing charges related to a domestic violence allegation.
Apr 13, 2022 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff