The Constitution

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Supreme Court Justice John Roberts (2L) administers the oath of office to U.S. President Donald Trump (L) as his wife Melania Trump holds the Bible and son Barron Trump looks on, on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Trump Is Guilty of Sedition and Must Be Brought to Justice Trump Is Guilty of Sedition and Must Be Brought to Justice

He’s violating his oath to protect the Constitution, and every day that he’s allowed to remain in power, the threat to our democracy grows.

Dec 22, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Julian Assange waves slightly with his face up close against the window of a prison van

If Assange’s Fate Were Up To a Jury, He, Too, Might Have Walked Free If Assange’s Fate Were Up To a Jury, He, Too, Might Have Walked Free

Like William Penn and John Peter Zenger, the Wikileaks founder is fighting for our freedom.

Dec 21, 2020 / Charles Glass

The Madness of Kook Donald

The Madness of Kook Donald The Madness of Kook Donald

The Supreme Court ruling on Friday should finally have put a stop to Trump’s seditionist antics, but he and his sycophants only amped up the tension.

Dec 15, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Republicans Will Take Their Assault on Democracy to Congress—and It Will Be Awful

Republicans Will Take Their Assault on Democracy to Congress—and It Will Be Awful Republicans Will Take Their Assault on Democracy to Congress—and It Will Be Awful

Despite Biden’s Electoral College win, Republicans are plotting to disrupt the formal process of accepting the Electoral College result on January 6.

Dec 15, 2020 / John Nichols

Trump and Amy Coney Barrett stand next to each other behind a gate.

This Supreme Court Case Could Wreck the New Deal Legal Order This Supreme Court Case Could Wreck the New Deal Legal Order

In Cedar Point Nursery, conservatives are invoking a Jim Crow version of property rights.

Dec 2, 2020 / Nathan Newman

The Perils of Not Prosecuting Trump

The Perils of Not Prosecuting Trump The Perils of Not Prosecuting Trump

Joe Biden is wary of a legal reckoning against his predecessor, but to let Trump go would be to sanction future corruption.

Nov 20, 2020 / Jeet Heer

‘I Experience a Hollowing Fear Any Time I’m Stopped by Police’

‘I Experience a Hollowing Fear Any Time I’m Stopped by Police’ ‘I Experience a Hollowing Fear Any Time I’m Stopped by Police’

Gutting the Fourth Amendment has turned tiny traffic violations into abusive traffic stops and coercive searches for millions of Black drivers like myself.

Nov 19, 2020 / Feature / Philip V. McHarris

Executing Lisa Montgomery Would Be One of Trump’s Final Cruelties

Executing Lisa Montgomery Would Be One of Trump’s Final Cruelties Executing Lisa Montgomery Would Be One of Trump’s Final Cruelties

For the first time in 67 years, the federal government is set to execute a woman.

Nov 18, 2020 / Victoria Law

Young man looks at electoral map colored in with markers

American Democracy Was Never Supposed to Work American Democracy Was Never Supposed to Work

Without a practical plan for revising the Constitution, Democrats will be condemned to play by rigged rules.

Nov 17, 2020 / Richard Kreitner

Trump claps for Amy Coney Barrett

Democrats Must Keep Their Eyes on the Supreme Court Democrats Must Keep Their Eyes on the Supreme Court

While court reform is off the table until at least 2023, Democrats must use the next two years to figure out how best to fix the court.

Nov 16, 2020 / Column / Elie Mystal

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