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The Supreme Court Is Poised to Make It Even Harder to Challenge Wrongful Convictions The Supreme Court Is Poised to Make It Even Harder to Challenge Wrongful Convictions

The court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in Reed v. Goertz, a case in which the stakes are, quite literally, life or death.

Oct 11, 2022 / Alexandra Klein and Brandon Hasbrouck

Racism and the College Athlete

Racism and the College Athlete Racism and the College Athlete

Professor and author Derek Silva joins the Edge of Sports podcast to talk about racism in college sports.

Oct 11, 2022 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) at a rally for former president Donald Trump.

Republicans Go Full Racist on Crime. Will It Matter? Republicans Go Full Racist on Crime. Will It Matter?

Democrats can do more to make the GOP own its phony fearmongering.

Oct 10, 2022 / Joan Walsh

How to Create a Nuclear Weapons Policy for the People

How to Create a Nuclear Weapons Policy for the People How to Create a Nuclear Weapons Policy for the People

Biden has the opportunity to draft a Nuclear Posture Review that is truly democratic.

Oct 10, 2022 / David Combs and Jasmine Owens

A headshot of Alexis Pauline Gumbs next to the cover of her book

A Survival Guide for Humans Learned From Marine Mammals A Survival Guide for Humans Learned From Marine Mammals

Alexis Pauline Gumbs tells Laura Flanders why she looks to the ocean world for lessons on how to thrive.

Oct 10, 2022 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

The Death and Life of My Father, Donald S. Kelley

The Death and Life of My Father, Donald S. Kelley The Death and Life of My Father, Donald S. Kelley

Reckoning with a legacy of violence, fear, and love.

Oct 10, 2022 / Feature / Robin D.G. Kelley

Janai Nelson of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund outside the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Is Ready to Take Down More of the Voting Rights Act The Supreme Court Is Ready to Take Down More of the Voting Rights Act

Make no mistake: The racist redistricting map preferred by Alabama Republicans will win the day. But how the court gets to that decision is an open and important matter.

Oct 5, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Indigenous Sovereignty Protest

This Supreme Court Case Threatens the Future of Tribal Lands This Supreme Court Case Threatens the Future of Tribal Lands

Haaland v. Brackeen challenges the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, putting the sovereignty of Indian Nations at risk.

Oct 5, 2022 / StudentNation / Jessica Lambert

Protest against Dobbs ruling at the Supreme Court Building

The Supreme Court’s Majority Reconvenes Its Assault on Democracy The Supreme Court’s Majority Reconvenes Its Assault on Democracy

The six-justice, right-wing majority is using a self-selected docket of cases to advance minority rule.

Oct 5, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

President Barack Obama and then-President-elect Donald Trump smile before the 2017 inauguration.

Off the Record: Barack Obama on Donald Trump Off the Record: Barack Obama on Donald Trump

A newly declassified press conference shows the former president’s prescience—and his blind spots.

Oct 3, 2022 / Jeet Heer

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