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Letters From the February 29, 2016, Issue Letters From the February 29, 2016, Issue

Hunger pains… waging good journalism… Nader’s debaters…

Feb 11, 2016 / Our Readers and Liza Featherstone

Should Anti-Abortion Activists Be Allowed to Harass Preschoolers?

Should Anti-Abortion Activists Be Allowed to Harass Preschoolers? Should Anti-Abortion Activists Be Allowed to Harass Preschoolers?

A charter school in DC has unwittingly been drawn into the controversy over Planned Parenthood.

Jan 22, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Antonin Scalia.

What’s the Point of a Supreme Court Dissent? What’s the Point of a Supreme Court Dissent?

A recent book shows that, before Antonin Scalia, dissents were valuable to the Court. Now they may be endangering the institution.

Jan 21, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell

The Stage Is Set for the Final Immigration Battle of the Obama Era

The Stage Is Set for the Final Immigration Battle of the Obama Era The Stage Is Set for the Final Immigration Battle of the Obama Era

The Supreme Court’s ruling will either shut down debate over immigration reform for the foreseeable future—or offer a new president the chance to act boldly.

Jan 20, 2016 / Julianne Hing

Indiana Representative Luke Messer

This Supreme Court Case Could Be Very Bad For Unions This Supreme Court Case Could Be Very Bad For Unions

Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association could result in the defunding of public-sector unions.

Jan 18, 2016 / Michelle Chen

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This Supreme Court Case Could Make All Public Unions ‘Right to Work’ This Supreme Court Case Could Make All Public Unions ‘Right to Work’

The legal foundations of thousands of public-sector bargaining agreements could soon disappear.

Jan 7, 2016 / The Editors

California Could Sound the Loudest Call Yet for Overturning ‘Citizens United’

California Could Sound the Loudest Call Yet for Overturning ‘Citizens United’ California Could Sound the Loudest Call Yet for Overturning ‘Citizens United’

The California Supreme Court clears the way for voters to demand a constitutional amendment to get big money out of politics.

Jan 5, 2016 / John Nichols

Planned Parenthood Colorado Springs

In the So-Called ‘Abortion Wars,’ Only One Side Is Murdering the Other In the So-Called ‘Abortion Wars,’ Only One Side Is Murdering the Other

Kurt Eichenwald’s Newsweek cover story completely misunderstands the fight over abortion in the United States.

Dec 21, 2015 / Katha Pollitt

How Diversity Destroyed Affirmative Action

How Diversity Destroyed Affirmative Action How Diversity Destroyed Affirmative Action

Once race-conscious admissions stopped being about equity and reparation, the only argument for it was the enrichment of white students. That was never going to hold up.

Dec 16, 2015 / Sigal Alon

December 12, 2000: In ‘Bush v. Gore,’ the Supreme Court Gives the Presidential Election to George W. Bush

December 12, 2000: In ‘Bush v. Gore,’ the Supreme Court Gives the Presidential Election to George W. Bush December 12, 2000: In ‘Bush v. Gore,’ the Supreme Court Gives the Presidential Election to George W. Bush

“Power is a mighty temptation. Money is another. Put the two together, and you have a force to reckon with.”

Dec 12, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

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