Joe Biden Should Pardon Marilyn Mosby Joe Biden Should Pardon Marilyn Mosby
While the power of the pardon is fundamentally undemocratic, the president should use it to do some good while he can.
May 14, 2024 / Elie Mystal
The Media Keeps Asking the Wrong Questions About Biden and the “Uncommitted” Vote The Media Keeps Asking the Wrong Questions About Biden and the “Uncommitted” Vote
Expecting voters to support the person with the power to stop the killing of their families, but who refuses to use it, is asking the impossible. This is about now, not November.
May 14, 2024 / Phyllis Bennis
Michael Cohen’s Testimony Reveals the Sad Life of a Trump Toady Michael Cohen’s Testimony Reveals the Sad Life of a Trump Toady
Trump’s former lawyer described in court how the former president demands total sycophancy from his underlings.
May 14, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
The Gaza Crisis We’re Not Talking About The Gaza Crisis We’re Not Talking About
There is disturbing evidence of a sustained Israeli campaign of sexual violence against men and boys.
May 13, 2024 / Ira Memaj
The Anti-War Movement Needs to Claim Its Victories The Anti-War Movement Needs to Claim Its Victories
There’s no need to accept the churlish narrative of Biden and the establishment. The administration’s shift on Israel is a gain that can—and must—be built on.
May 13, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Meet RAGA—One of the Scariest GOP Groups You’ve Never Heard Of Meet RAGA—One of the Scariest GOP Groups You’ve Never Heard Of
The Republican Attorney Generals Association is waging a legal war to overturn reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, and climate regulations, one state at a time.
May 13, 2024 / Column / Elie Mystal
The Student Protesters Are Demonstrating Their Bravery, Not Antisemitism The Student Protesters Are Demonstrating Their Bravery, Not Antisemitism
The real threat to American Jews comes not from students but from the MAGA Republicans who are shouting about antisemitism the loudest.
May 10, 2024 / Helen Benedict
The Supreme Court Rules That Cops Can Steal Your Stuff—as They Always Have The Supreme Court Rules That Cops Can Steal Your Stuff—as They Always Have
By a 6-3 vote, the conservative justices decided that there is no need for the state to provide a preliminary hearing in civil forfeiture cases.
May 10, 2024 / Elie Mystal
Antisemitism, Then and Now: A Guide for the Perplexed Antisemitism, Then and Now: A Guide for the Perplexed
A short history of the origins, uses, and abuses of a long hatred.
May 10, 2024 / Feature / Omer Bartov
Students at Universities Across Jordan Are Protesting for Gaza Students at Universities Across Jordan Are Protesting for Gaza
For months, thousands have flooded the country’s streets in protest. But students say that the surge of encampments in America helped increase actions at Jordanian universities.
May 10, 2024 / StudentNation / Esther Sun