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Stephanie Byers stands outside her office, wearing beaded earrings and a nametag decorated with a trans flag sticker.

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

Ketanji Brown Jackson

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

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 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

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 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

We’re in the Midst of a White-Collar Crime Wave

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

Jared Kushner’s Saudi Side-Hustle Merits a Full-On Criminal Inquiry

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

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 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

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SACRAMENTO-SHOOTING

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

Vladirmir Putin looks away from the camara

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

Fans dressed in green hold a banner that says

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

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