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Police Have No Duty to Protect the Public
Though often unsaid in police reform debates, numerous court precedents have established that cops aren’t obligated to act in the interests of citizens.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Corporate Past of Jeffrey Zients
The administration’s highest-ranking COVID official built his wealth through billing practices that have been alleged as fraud, triggering hundreds of millions in fines.
Posted inWorking in America
The Memo Writer
Jennifer Abruzzo, general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, has outlined an agenda that would transform the American workplace.
Posted inPolitics
Democrats Creating Their Own October Surprise
Imminent congressional inaction on Affordable Care Act subsidies will doom 14 million people, the party’s midterm chances, and health care reform for a decade.
Posted inTAP
Alito, Gorsuch, and Thomas Declare They’re Also Admirals
Today on TAP: Injecting themselves into the military chain of command, they take judicial activism to a new depth.
Posted inPolitics
The War Nerd
Lucas Kunce is captaining a campaign against corporate power, foreign oligarchs, and Wall Street raiders. Can he convince Missourians that they share a common enemy?
Posted inLaw and Justice
Ginni Thomas Isn’t the Only Problem With the Supreme Court
It’s a fundamentally undemocratic institution.
Posted inPolitics
Washington’s Best Hope
Rohit Chopra’s unconventional methods for making change happen in a sclerotic government
Posted inPodcasts
The Hapless Merrick Garland
Why is Biden’s attorney general reluctant to charge Donald Trump and his cronies? Jeff Hauser explains.
