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Democrats Still Aren’t Trying Hard Enough to Reclaim the Judiciary

Democrats Still Aren’t Trying Hard Enough to Reclaim the Judiciary Democrats Still Aren’t Trying Hard Enough to Reclaim the Judiciary

If Democrats really want to take back the judicial branch, they can start by ditching an old tradition: the blue slip.

Oct 17, 2022 / Column / Elie Mystal

How the United States Fails the Chronically Ill

How the United States Fails the Chronically Ill How the United States Fails the Chronically Ill

In her new book, the poet and critic Meghan O’Rourke charts her and many Americans’ struggle with chronic illness.

Oct 17, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Libby Watson

The Right’s Religious Liberty Agenda Is on a Collision Course With Labor Law

The Right’s Religious Liberty Agenda Is on a Collision Course With Labor Law The Right’s Religious Liberty Agenda Is on a Collision Course With Labor Law

Religious employers have found a way to give themselves cover for blatant discrimination—and the Supreme Court is ready to back them up.

Oct 17, 2022 / Feature / Bryce Covert

We Should Be Fighting for a World Without Adoption

We Should Be Fighting for a World Without Adoption We Should Be Fighting for a World Without Adoption

If poverty, racism, and health care inequities were properly redressed, adoption would be a last resort.

Oct 17, 2022 / Michele Merritt

Harvard Law School students gathered signatures to support their petition to create a reproductive justice clinic and hire a full-time faculty member who studies reproductive rights.

Across the Country, Students Are Fighting for Abortion Access Across the Country, Students Are Fighting for Abortion Access

An October day of action is the latest sign that a new generation, emboldened by the overturn of Roe, is surging into political organizing.

Oct 17, 2022 / StudentNation / Amy Littlefield

Pamela Turner

Pamela Turner Pamela Turner

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Oct 14, 2022 / Steve Brodner

A young woman has a cup of coffee while shopping on the Internet in the 1990s.

The Intimate and Interconnected History of the Internet The Intimate and Interconnected History of the Internet

Kevin Driscoll’s new book The Modem World offers a picture of an early Internet defined by community, experimentation, and lack of privacy. 

Oct 14, 2022 / Q&A / Jacob Bruggeman

How a Supreme Court Case About Pigs Could Further Undermine… Abortion Rights

How a Supreme Court Case About Pigs Could Further Undermine… Abortion Rights How a Supreme Court Case About Pigs Could Further Undermine… Abortion Rights

On the surface, National Pork Producers Council v. Ross is about animal cruelty. But for the conservatives, it’s also a way to attack basic rights.

Oct 14, 2022 / Elie Mystal

Councilman Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon's chairs sit empty at Wednesday's city council meeting.

The Racial Volcano Explodes in Los Angeles The Racial Volcano Explodes in Los Angeles

The current crisis has unleashed unleashed a firestorm of protest that could further divide the city’s communities. But it is also a chance to forge real unity in opposition to the...

Oct 14, 2022 / Bill Gallegos and Bill Fletcher Jr.

John Nichols on Democrats and Marijuana, Plus Greil Marcus on Bob Dylan

John Nichols on Democrats and Marijuana, Plus Greil Marcus on Bob Dylan John Nichols on Democrats and Marijuana, Plus Greil Marcus on Bob Dylan

On this week's episode of Start Making Sense, writers join the show to talk about Democratic strategy and a new biography. 

Oct 13, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

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