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May 21, 2024
Aaron Regunberg
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Donald Braman
How to Seize a Pipeline—Legally
Civil forfeiture is usually used against people suspected of drug offenses. Instead, we could be using it to make Big Oil pay for its role causing mass death.
May 21, 2024
Matt Ford
Samuel Alito Has Fox News Brain
The fact that the American flag flew upside down at his house not long after January 6 further confirms his warped worldview.
May 20, 2024
Michael Tomasky
Alito and Thomas Aren’t Really Jurists. They’re Theocratic Leninists.
The Supreme Court justices are intent on using maximal power to fundamentally reorder society.
May 17, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Republican Rep. Moves to Undermine Judicial System on Trump’s Behalf
Representative Andy Ogles has filed a bill to lift the gag order in Trump’s hush-money trial.
May 17, 2024
Greg Sargent
MAGA Rage at Trump’s Trial Just Got Darker and More Dangerous
Republicans aren’t just showing “loyalty to Trump.” They’re saying that Trump is more important than the rule of law.
May 17, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Idiot Trump Wrecks Hush-Money Defense in Just Six Words
The former president accidentally admitted the NDA he had with Stormy Daniels was “illegal.”
May 17, 2024
Tyler McBrien
The Weird Spectacle of a Silent Trump
What it’s like to observe the loudest man in American politics being forced to keep quiet, day after day after day
May 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Michael Cohen Buries Trump in One Exchange on Hush-Money Trial
Cohen said he always sought Trump’s sign-off, even if it upset the 2016 campaign team.
May 16, 2024
Matt Ford
Even the Right-Wing Supreme Court Has Its Limits
Led by Clarence Thomas, the justices overwhelmingly rejected an outlandish conservative attempt to abolish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
May 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Clarence Thomas Goes Rogue, Does the Right Thing for Once
The Supreme Court justice authored the majority opinion protecting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
May 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Lauren Boebert and Company Move Crucial Meeting to Attend Trump Trial
The House Oversight Committee rescheduled a meeting on holding Merrick Garland in contempt.
May 16, 2024
What American Fascism Would Look Like
It can happen here. And if it does, here is what might become of the country.
May 15, 2024
Matt Ford
He Committed a Double Murder at 16. Does He Deserve to Die in Prison?
Arizona wants to keep Lonnie Allen Bassett locked up for good—despite a Supreme Court ruling that abolished mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles.
May 14, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump’s Idiot Lawyers Blew a Major Chance to Question Michael Cohen
It’s unclear if they achieved anything while cross-examining the star hush-money trial witness.
May 14, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Lawyer Tries to Trip Up Michael Cohen but Ends Up Owning Himself
Todd Blanche read out some choice insults from Cohen’s TikTok.
May 14, 2024
Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani
Michael Cohen Exposes Trump’s Damning Reaction to FBI Raids
Michael Cohen revealed his former boss’s reaction while testifying in the hush-money trial.
May 14, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Michael Cohen Reveals How Trump Hid Reimbursing Him for Stormy Payment
Cohen said Trump disguised the reimbursements as regular payments.
May 14, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Trump Trial Is Ideal Stage for Desperate Republicans to Suck Up to Him
Vivek Ramaswamy, Mike Johnson, and Tim Scott are the latest to put in an appearance.
May 14, 2024
Matt Ford
Clarence Thomas Hates the “Hideous Place” That Made Him Rich
The Supreme Court justice claims he can’t stand Washington, but he has the capital city to thank for all of those wealthy friends who have treated him to lavish trips and luxury goods.
May 13, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Michael Cohen Just Blew Trump’s Hush-Money Case Wide Open
Cohen just made it very hard for Trump to claim he didn’t know about the payments.
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