The Wonderful American World of Informers and Agents Provocateurs The Wonderful American World of Informers and Agents Provocateurs
Close encounters of the lower-tech kind.
Jun 27, 2013 / Todd Gitlin
Ari Berman: The Long War Against the Voting Rights Act Ari Berman: The Long War Against the Voting Rights Act
This week, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act by striking down Section 4. But the war against voting rights began long before the Court's radical decision.
Jun 27, 2013 / Press Room
Jubilant Crowd Greets Supreme Court Rulings Jubilant Crowd Greets Supreme Court Rulings
Hundreds celebrated the overturning of DOMA and the dismissal of Proposition 8.
Jun 26, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Supreme Court: No Excuse for Discrimination Supreme Court: No Excuse for Discrimination
The Court’s ruling in Windsor v. United States strikes a powerful blow against the right-wing notion that Judeo-Christian morality justifies discrimination.
Jun 26, 2013 / Sarah Posner
The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Hypocrisy The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Hypocrisy
Justices Roberts and Scalia believe the Court should defer to Congress on DOMA but not the VRA.
Jun 26, 2013 / Ari Berman
Did Russia, China Harvest Snowden’s Secrets? Did Russia, China Harvest Snowden’s Secrets?
If so, the secret cat is out of the proverbial bag.
Jun 25, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Struggle for Voting Rights Continues The Struggle for Voting Rights Continues
In the wake of the Supreme Court's devastating decision, citizens need to litigate, vote and pass a constitutional amendment.
Jun 25, 2013 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Can Congress Fix What John Roberts Wrecked? Can Congress Fix What John Roberts Wrecked?
Some members of Congress want not only to fix what the Supreme Court did, but expand the Voting Rights Act further.
Jun 25, 2013 / George Zornick
Supreme Court Strikes a Hard Blow to Tribal Sovereignty in Adoption Case Supreme Court Strikes a Hard Blow to Tribal Sovereignty in Adoption Case
The high court focused on race—rather than tribal sovereignty—in a landmark adoption case.
Jun 25, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Grayson Announces Bill to Let Workers Personally Sue Bosses Who Retaliate Grayson Announces Bill to Let Workers Personally Sue Bosses Who Retaliate
In an exclusive interview, Alan Grayson says retaliation is ‘pervasive,’ and ‘the law against it has become utterly impotent.’
Jun 25, 2013 / Josh Eidelson