In the case Bostock v. Clayton County, the Roberts Court must choose between social-conservative ideology and its adherence to textualism.
Law & Justice
Posted inImpeachment
The Impeachment Inquiry Must Be Broad, and the Reason Why Is Henry Kissinger
The former secretary of state was ensnared in Nixon-era crimes and got away, subsequently helping to set foreign policy for a half-century. That can’t happen again.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Out With ALEC, In With Corporations Writing Their Own Laws
As the corporate bill mill wanes in influence, large businesses are taking matters into their own hands.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How Neoliberal Policy Shaped the Internet—and What to Do About It Now
Unrestrained digital markets have given us monopoly, pervasive surveillance, and powerful vectors of disinformation. But a new agenda is emerging to turn things around.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Wait a Minute, Could John Roberts Block All of This?
How the Supreme Court might frustrate the effort to use statutory authority to advance a progressive agenda, and why the next president should follow through anyway
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
After Hearing, Schiff Vows to Continue Investigating Whistleblower Complaint
The House Intelligence Committee chair will “be working through the recess” to get more information on President Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
It’s Time for the Democratic Candidates to Talk About the Muslim Ban
Trump’s policy is no longer in the spotlight, but the ban on visitors from Muslim-majority countries is still separating American families.
Posted inDay One Agenda
The Little Agency That Could (Block All Good Regulations)
The Day One agenda is dependent on the functions of OIRA, an obscure federal agency that acts as a bottleneck for agency rules and regulations.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Unleash the Existing Anti-Monopoly Arsenal
Corporate power can be neutralized if federal agencies simply used the prodigious authority they’ve been granted.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Make Marijuana Effectively Legal
By rescheduling cannabis as a less dangerous narcotic, the next president can upend the drug war and the damaging effects on communities of color.