Amy Coney Barrett’s Take on Voting Rights Act Exposes Her Entire Legal Philosophy as a Lie
Barrett claims to defer to the original meaning of statutes, but when it comes to the Voting Rights Act, that deference is out the window.
Politics
Election 2020
How Texas Republicans Paved the Way for Their Own Demise
The Texas GOP’s business-friendly policies have brought unexpected electoral changes to the state's booming suburbs.
Far-Right Twitter Trolls Won't Admit They Were Wrong About Killing of a "Patriot" in Denver
It was a reporter’s bodyguard, not an anti-fascist activist, who shot and killed a right-wing demonstrator who had assaulted him.
Election 2020
Locked in Tight Race, GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan Caught in Environmental Scandal
Democratic challenger Al Gross is running an ad blitz blasting Sullivan for his ties to Pebble Mine, a controversial Alaskan mining project.
Voices
The New York Times Guild Once Again Demands Censorship of Colleagues
The union demanded “sensitivity readers” for their colleagues. Now they’re angry that a columnist wrote about a major controversy.
Voices
New Documents Reveal How the Animal Agriculture Industry Surveils and Punishes Critics
A respected Bay Area veterinarian endures widespread attacks following an industry "alert" about her criticisms of factory farms.
The War on Immigrants
He Sought Asylum After MS-13 Tried to Kill Him. Amy Coney Barrett Sent Him Back Into Danger.
Barrett has a thin record on immigration but could play a key role in this hyperpartisan area of law on the Supreme Court.
Election 2020
The DCCC Is Stepping Up for Two Left Candidates While Progressive Groups Step Back
Kara Eastman and Dana Balter are giving the left a chance to show that it can win swing districts. But progressive organizations are playing a minimal role.
The Coronavirus Crisis
Fed Lending Saved Corporate America. It Could Do the Same for Cities and States.
Local budgets are facing a wave of austerity that could be avoided with low-interest lending by the Fed, a new report suggests.
The House Just Passed Another “Save Our Seas” Act. Here’s Why It Won’t.
“There’s a reason the plastics industry likes this. It’s because they don’t really have to do anything.”