Law

Cori Bush speaks to Rashida Tlaib while both hold candles in front of steps

Why It’s Important to Defend Representative Rashida Tlaib Against Censure, Whether or Not We Agree With Her Why It’s Important to Defend Representative Rashida Tlaib Against Censure, Whether or Not We Agree With Her

The First Amendment doesn’t permit us to punish political expression in America.

Nov 10, 2023 / Jamie Raskin

Person in white sweater and mask lays down roses in a line

An Establishment Crack-Up, Aided by Mass Protests, Might Actually End This War An Establishment Crack-Up, Aided by Mass Protests, Might Actually End This War

A strategy of outside pressure and inside dissent offers the best path forward on Israel/Palestine.

Nov 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Civilians in Gaza rescue people trapped under rubble

Israel’s War in Gaza, Subsidized by the USA Israel’s War in Gaza, Subsidized by the USA

Reliance on US aid gives the Biden administration leverage to push for a cease-fire, hostage exchange, and an end to the slaughter of civilians—if it can find the political will.

Nov 10, 2023 / William D. Hartung

Missouri Abortion Rights

With Abortion Winning on the Ballot, Will Republicans Double Down on a Failing Strategy? With Abortion Winning on the Ballot, Will Republicans Double Down on a Failing Strategy?

The GOP is increasingly ditching labels like “pro-life” and calling for abortion “limits” rather than bans. But some activists and state officials in Missouri continue to bet on t...

Nov 10, 2023 / StudentNation / Molly Morrow

Hayim Katsam with soldiers and security forces in the West Bank.

My Brother Was Slaughtered on October 7. I Know He Would Be Calling for a Cease-Fire. My Brother Was Slaughtered on October 7. I Know He Would Be Calling for a Cease-Fire.

If the only justification for Israel’s war on Gaza is to avenge deaths like his, the moral stain would be impossible for him to stomach.

Nov 9, 2023 / Noy Katsman

A blurred motion shot in a hospital corridor.

How Do You Put a Price on the Loss of Autonomy From Forced Sterilization? How Do You Put a Price on the Loss of Autonomy From Forced Sterilization?

California has created a compensation fund for victims of state-sponsored, non-consensual sterilization, which happened in prisons for decades. But as the deadline looms, many who ...

Nov 9, 2023 / Amy Littlefield

An Arab American voter at a poll site.

Biden’s Quagmire: Israel, Gaza, and Those Really Scary Polls Biden’s Quagmire: Israel, Gaza, and Those Really Scary Polls

The data shows that 66 percent of voters—and 80 percent of Democrats—want the president to call for a cease-fire. The longer he waits, the more voters will stay home next November...

Nov 8, 2023 / James Zogby for The Nation

Andrea Miller seated at a gala event.

Remembering Andrea Miller, a Reproductive Justice Movement Visionary With a Plan Remembering Andrea Miller, a Reproductive Justice Movement Visionary With a Plan

Miller understood that the potential for bold change on abortion access was in the states, not in the federal courts.

Nov 8, 2023 / Amy Littlefield

Relatives of the victims of the atomic bomb offer flowers at Hiroshima Memorial Cenotaph to mark the 70th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 2015.

Dehumanization Is at the Heart of Endless War Dehumanization Is at the Heart of Endless War

We don’t have to accept psychic numbing or endless violence as the only possible responses to our broken world.

Nov 8, 2023 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug

A bump stock on an AK-47 at Good Guys Gun and Range on February 21, 2018, in Orem, Utah.

The Supreme Court’s Next Big Gun Case Puts Us All in the Crosshairs The Supreme Court’s Next Big Gun Case Puts Us All in the Crosshairs

If the court rules in favor of the gun lobby, we could see a return of bump stocks, which turn semiautomatic rifles into machine guns.

Nov 7, 2023 / Elie Mystal

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