NBA Bubble Postmortem NBA Bubble Postmortem
Were NBA players correct to finish their season, given concerns that they would distract from the movements in the streets? I think they were.
Oct 16, 2020 / Dave Zirin
Texas and the Long Tail of Voter Suppression Texas and the Long Tail of Voter Suppression
As the growing number of Black and Latinx voters threaten the GOP’s stranglehold on power, attempts to limit safe voting options during the pandemic reveal a deeper sickness in Tex...
Oct 16, 2020 / Michael Barajas and The Texas Observer
‘Roe v. Wade’ Is Nonnegotiable ‘Roe v. Wade’ Is Nonnegotiable
Don’t believe the hot takes that say we can do without it.
Oct 15, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt
There Is Only One Solution to the Amy Coney Barrett Debacle There Is Only One Solution to the Amy Coney Barrett Debacle
Yes, Democrats must expand the courts. Here’s why, and here’s how.
Oct 15, 2020 / Column / Elie Mystal
Can Trump Delay the Election? Amy Coney Barrett’s a Big Maybe on That One Can Trump Delay the Election? Amy Coney Barrett’s a Big Maybe on That One
For two day running, the court nominee has refused to say whether she will respect the clear intent of election laws and the Constitution.
Oct 14, 2020 / John Nichols
Barrett’s Evasions Show Why Expanding the Court Is Necessary Barrett’s Evasions Show Why Expanding the Court Is Necessary
The Republican deal with the devil to tolerate Trumpian corruption in exchange for a supermajority deserves both scorn and redress.
Oct 14, 2020 / Jeet Heer
The Devil in the Many Details of Amy Coney Barrett’s Testimony The Devil in the Many Details of Amy Coney Barrett’s Testimony
The nominee did her best to evade serious questions, but what she did say—about the ACA, Roe v. Wade, and the president’s power to delay elections—should terrify us all.
Oct 14, 2020 / Elie Mystal
Amy Coney Barrett Displays Her Twisted Views on Voting Rights Amy Coney Barrett Displays Her Twisted Views on Voting Rights
Coney Barrett offered a “virtue-based” defense of why some felons should be allowed to own guns, but not to vote.
Oct 13, 2020 / Joan Walsh
Term Limit the Supreme Court Term Limit the Supreme Court
In the midst of another confirmation circus, Representative Ro Khanna proposes to stop the madness by limiting justices to single 18-year terms.
Oct 13, 2020 / John Nichols
The Democrats Might Actually Have a Strategy to Block Amy Coney Barrett The Democrats Might Actually Have a Strategy to Block Amy Coney Barrett
Democratic senators demonstrated unusual discipline as they hammered away at Barrett’s threat to the Affordable Care Act. The problem is, it may not be enough.
Oct 13, 2020 / Elie Mystal