The Constitution

Daunte Wright Protester

It’s Time to Kick Armed Cops Off the Road It’s Time to Kick Armed Cops Off the Road

We should not have to live in a world where the police can kill young men like Daunte Wright for committing traffic violations.

Apr 15, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Supreme Court Columns

Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Is Designed to Fail Biden’s Supreme Court Commission Is Designed to Fail

Biden’s recently announced commission to study court reform isn’t designed to offer solutions—it’s designed to be an excuse to do nothing.

Apr 13, 2021 / Elie Mystal

George Floyd poster

How the Supreme Court Gave Cops a License to Kill How the Supreme Court Gave Cops a License to Kill

Derek Chauvin’s defense team is hoping that the 1989 Graham v. Connor ruling will be his ticket to acquittal.

Apr 8, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Illustration by Barry Blitt.

Can Biden Fix the Courts That Trump Broke? Can Biden Fix the Courts That Trump Broke?

There is no progressive future without a serious fight to reclaim the judiciary from the grips of conservative judges.

Apr 7, 2021 / Feature / Elie Mystal

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Right To Bear Laser-Blasting Arms The Right To Bear Laser-Blasting Arms

Don’t tread on me, unless you’re in a mecha suit.

Mar 30, 2021 / Tom Tomorrow

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The Supreme Court May Be About to Blast Another Hole in Gun Control The Supreme Court May Be About to Blast Another Hole in Gun Control

As the country reels from two mass shootings in a single week, the Supreme Court is considering taking on a case that could vastly expand gun “rights.”

Mar 25, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Biden’s Foreign Policy Team Can’t Handle New Threats With Old Strategies

Biden’s Foreign Policy Team Can’t Handle New Threats With Old Strategies Biden’s Foreign Policy Team Can’t Handle New Threats With Old Strategies

How can the United States focus on new threats while sustaining endless wars and obsolete postures?

Mar 16, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Biden’s Rescue Plan Will Be a Huge Benefit for Undocumented Workers

Biden’s Rescue Plan Will Be a Huge Benefit for Undocumented Workers Biden’s Rescue Plan Will Be a Huge Benefit for Undocumented Workers

This federal sea change in policy comes after years of efforts by Western states to reimagine their social safety nets.

Mar 12, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Covid Memorial

Covid at 1 Year and Counting: The American Book of the Dead Covid at 1 Year and Counting: The American Book of the Dead

Beware the light at the end of the tunnel…

Mar 4, 2021 / Mike Davis for The Nation

President Donald Trump

Calls to Disqualify Trump Using the 14th Amendment Grow Louder Calls to Disqualify Trump Using the 14th Amendment Grow Louder

The amendment outlines how insurrectionists and those who give “aid or comfort” to sedition can be disqualified.

Feb 19, 2021 / John Nichols

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