From here on out, nominees from either party will be utterly predictable, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
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Watch Paul Waldman on Washington Journal
See the Prospect’s contributing editor not react to a caller’s assertion of a particular sort of enagement by members of a political party with a moose appendage.
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Listen to Harold Meyerson Analyze the Supreme Court’s Big Anti-Union Decision on ‘To the Point’
Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect‘s editor at large, appeared on the June 30th edition of Public Radio International’s To the Point, analyzing the Supreme Court decision in Harris v. Quinn, which allows home health-care workers in Illinois to opt out of paying their union dues. Listen here. Read Meyerson’s essay on the Harris case here: […]
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5 Men on Supreme Court Impose Substantial Burden on Women in Illogical Decision
The Supreme Court rules in Hobby Lobby v. Burwell that corporations can have a religious conscience—at least when it comes to birth control.
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The Implications of the Supreme Court’s Abortion Clinic Buffer Zone Ruling
The balance the opinion strikes between the state’s interest in protecting access to reproductive health clinics and First Amendment rights is not unreasonable, and should not unduly restrict states going forward.
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Can the U.S. Stop Drones From Creating a More Dangerous World?
Even if we establish clear policies restraining our own use of drones, other countries may not.
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In Dramatic Pointless Gesture, Boehner to Sue Obama
Since Republicans know impeaching the president would be political disaster, this is the best alternative they can come up with.
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Important 4th Amendment Victory on Warrants and Smart Phones
The precedent was in fact clear enough that all nine members of a Court with a notably dubious record on Fourth Amendment rights agreed with the judgment.
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Thad Cochran Runoff: For Once, Republican Outreach Works
Thad Cochran was able to “reach out” to black voters because they found a common purpose, if only for a day. But more Republican outreach is going to be awfully hard.
