Jackson would be the first justice since Thurgood Marshall to represent significant numbers of criminal defendants. I learned firsthand how important that is.
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Posted inPolitical Animal
A Second Chance for Liberalism
America’s political culture may be more toxic than ever, but a striking left-right convergence on policy is emerging.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court Will Consider Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Be Afraid.
A challenge to the EPA’s regulation gives the right wing an opportunity to limit Congress’s capacity to authorize regulatory programs.
Posted inApril/May/June 2022
Can Democrats Hold Georgia?
The party did everything right to win the state in 2020—and the Republicans did everything wrong.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Ketanji Brown Jackson, Voting Rights Champion?
The Supreme Court nominee’s views on voting as a fundamental right suggests that she may be a standout voice on the Court, even more than her mentor Stephen Breyer.
Posted inPolitics
What Progressives Won in the Fight to Save the US Postal Service
The USPS is on the ropes, but a bipartisan deal is saving it because progressives were savvy bargainers.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Ketanji Brown Jackson and the Real History of Choosing Supreme Court Justices
Joe Biden joins Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, and other presidents who changed a narrow definition of what it means to be a justice.
Posted inPolitics
Would You Trust a Used Car Dealer With Your Tax Refund?
Tax preparation companies target the poor by partnering with retail businesses. Lax regulation, high fees, and businesses handling their refunds: What could go wrong?
Posted inPolitics
Michael McFaul: “Ukraine is Putin’s Afghanistan”
The former U.S. ambassador to Russia is all over the media, and that’s welcome. McFaul knows what makes Vladimir Putin tick.
Posted inPolitics
How Rochelle Walensky Can Improve the CDC’s Pain Guidelines
The agency has issued draft guidance on opioid prescribing. It’s an improvement over a 2016 version that left too many patients in pain—but the director needs to make it even better.
