Has the Worm Turned in the Assange Case?
By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch One of the world’s most courageous whistleblowers, Daniel Ellsberg challenged U.S. prosecutors on December 6 to come after him, as they have pursued Julian Assange.…
Biden Signs Off Same-Sex Marriage Bill, Fully Reversing His Earlier Opposition
The new legislation mandates federal recognition for same-sex marriage, as well as interracial marriage, around the country and protects it from potential invalidation in the future by the Supreme Court.
Evangelical Lobbying Threatens Supreme Court’s Independence
By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Recent exposés have uncovered an emerging pattern of improper lobbying of right-wing Supreme Court justices by wealthy evangelicals. They reveal serious threats to the independence…
Biden’s Student Debt Relief Program Is Now in the Hands of the Supreme Court
By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout More than 40 million lower-income people burdened with student loans are still waiting for clarity about how much they will owe and when their next…
Inequality and Dishonesty Will Kill Democracy
By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost On November 2, 2022, less than a week before the recent national election, President Biden delivered a speech warning against voter intimidation, political…
Chris Hedges: The Politicians Who Destroyed Our Democracy Want Us to Vote for Them To Save It
We should have walked out on the Democratic Party and mounted a serious opposition movement while we still had a chance.
The Racism of the Supreme Court’s Supermajority Was on Full Display This Week
By Marjorie Cohn / Truthout During more than five hours of oral arguments in two cases that will probably spell the death of affirmative action in colleges and universities, the…
Brazil’s Supreme Court Orders Suspension of Bolsonarista Road Blockades
Supporters of outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro set up over 300 road blockades on October 31. The far-right leader has isolated himself since Sunday and has remained completely silent since…
The ‘Big Lie’: Election Denialism is an Art Practiced by Both Sides
Despite heavy media attention on Republicans' efforts to question the 2020 presidential election, Dems employed similar rhetoric in 2016.
Ketanji Brown Jackson Cleverly Turned the Right’s Own Judicial Theory Against It
In her defense of voting rights, Jackson brilliantly turned the tables on the right by crafting her own originalist argument to defend taking race into account when drawing district maps.
America Stands with World’s Dictatorships in Commitment to Death Penalty
The U.S. continues to carry out executions even though more than 70% of the world’s countries have abolished capital punishment.
The Supreme Court May Well Legalize Election Theft This Term
The court’s rulings in two cases could drive a dagger through the heart of the democratic process.
Trump’s Last Laugh
Trump's Supreme Court has rolled back and modified a number of important rulings, writes Dan Siegel.
What American and Iranian Theocrats Have in Common
From veiling to abortion, Iran’s theocrats seek to control women’s bodies, just as U.S. Republican theocrats do.
States Need Constitutional Amendments to Protect Abortion From Right-Wing Judges
Marjorie Cohn writes that the only way to ensure the right to abortion is by a state constitutional amendment.