Law

Dora Maria Tellez

Dora Maria Téllez Is Free at Last—and Able to Speak Freely! Dora Maria Téllez Is Free at Last—and Able to Speak Freely!

The legendary figure from Nicaragua's Sandinista revolution in an exclusive interview following her release from prison and arrival as an exile in the US.

Mar 2, 2023 / Linda Mannheim and Mike Lanchin

Brandon Johnson Could Be Chicago’s Most Transformative Mayor In Decades

Brandon Johnson Could Be Chicago’s Most Transformative Mayor In Decades Brandon Johnson Could Be Chicago’s Most Transformative Mayor In Decades

Johnson has a chance to renew the promise of progressive politics in the city—just like Harold Washington did 40 years ago.

Mar 2, 2023 / John Nichols

Rupert Murdoch in 2019

Rupert Murdoch Admits That Fox Pushed Trump’s Election Lies for Profit Rupert Murdoch Admits That Fox Pushed Trump’s Election Lies for Profit

An explosive new filing in the Dominion lawsuit shows that the News Corp head knew the ex-president’s 2020 claims were false but kept peddling them to keep ratings up.

Feb 28, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Protesters blocking traffic

Predatory Policing Has Become a National Crisis Predatory Policing Has Become a National Crisis

Welcome to America’s emerging predator state.

Feb 28, 2023 / Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Seattle’s Working People Won the Nation’s First Ban on Caste Discrimination

Seattle’s Working People Won the Nation’s First Ban on Caste Discrimination Seattle’s Working People Won the Nation’s First Ban on Caste Discrimination

Many South Asians who have immigrated to the United States have been unable to leave caste-based discrimination behind. A new local law aims to change that reality.

Feb 27, 2023 / Kshama Sawant

Supreme Court protest in January 2023

The Student Debt Cancellation Movement Is About to Face Its Toughest Fight Yet The Student Debt Cancellation Movement Is About to Face Its Toughest Fight Yet

On February 28, advocates for student debt relief will rally outside the Supreme Court as the oral arguments for Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education. v. Brown begin.

Feb 27, 2023 / StudentNation / Natalia Abrams and Cody Hounanian

McCarthy Hearing

Welcome to the New Age of McCarthyism Welcome to the New Age of McCarthyism

Strangely enough, all too little has changed since since the last one.

Feb 24, 2023 / Tom Engelhardt

Twitter logo and silhouettes

The Supreme Court Just Heard 2 Cases That Could Break the Internet The Supreme Court Just Heard 2 Cases That Could Break the Internet

At the heart of the cases is whether social media companies like YouTube and Twitter should be held accountable for their users’ posts.

Feb 23, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Anti-government surveillance protest sign in front of the US capitol

The Supreme Court Needs to Rein In the Surveillance State The Supreme Court Needs to Rein In the Surveillance State

If new technologies lead us toward a surveillance state, it will be in part because the courts failed to check the power of the executive branch.

Feb 23, 2023 / Patrick C. Toomey

Voters at the Tenney Park polling place in Madison, Wisconsin

Progressives Score a Major Win in the Wisconsin Supreme Court Primary Progressives Score a Major Win in the Wisconsin Supreme Court Primary

In a race that will determine the balance of power on a key court, liberal candidates just won a combined 54 percent of the vote.

Feb 22, 2023 / John Nichols

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