Elie Mystal During a hearing this week, the court’s theocrats made clear they’ll vote to end a ban on conversion therapy for minors. The post The Supreme Court Wants to Convert Your Kids appeared first on The Nation.
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Muzzling Our First Amendment Rights
Leonard Stokes Trump hates dissent. The post Muzzling Our First Amendment Rights appeared first on The Nation.
Reporting the Truth When Politicians Lie
Mark Hertsgaard With the global rise of organized misinformation campaigns, outlets should embrace “the truth sandwich” and place a false claim between the actual facts. The post Reporting the Truth When Politicians Lie appeared first on The Nation.
The Activists Fighting for Dignity for Incarcerated Pregnant Women
Brea Baker Prison doulas and legislative interventions can be a lifeline for incarcerated pregnant women. But the most important solution is to abolish prison births altogether. The post The Activists Fighting for Dignity for Incarcerated Pregnant Women appeared first...
Mahmoud Khalil Warns That the US Is Failing the Palestine Test
Laura Flanders The negotiator for the pro-Palestine student protests at Columbia University who was abducted by ICE explains why he is suing the Trump administration for $20 million. The post Mahmoud Khalil Warns That the US Is Failing the Palestine Test appeared...
“True Bruin Values”: How UCLA Justified a Crackdown on Protest
Zoya Alam More than a year after the Gaza encampments, the university’s newly enforced “time, place, and manner” restrictions have spread to any sort of contentious content on campus. The post “True Bruin Values”: How UCLA Justified a Crackdown on Protest appeared...
Pam Bondi’s Shameless Message to Democrats
Joan Walsh You have no power. The post Pam Bondi’s Shameless Message to Democrats appeared first on The Nation.
Israel Just Attacked Another Flotilla. But the Movement Will Never Stop.
Saliha Bayrak “We haven’t before, and we won’t let Israel’s violence and brutality deter us,” one participant told The Nation. The post Israel Just Attacked Another Flotilla. But the Movement Will Never Stop. appeared first on The Nation.
Why Justin Pearson Wants to Unseat a 10-Term Democratic Incumbent in Congress
Chris Lehmann The Tennessee state representative explains why he is facing off against Steve Cohen to be the Democratic nominee to represent the Memphis area in Washington. The post Why Justin Pearson Wants to Unseat a 10-Term Democratic Incumbent in Congress appeared...
Bot-Eat-Bot-World
Brian Stauffer Artificial indigestion. The post Bot-Eat-Bot-World appeared first on The Nation.
What’s Behind Saudi Arabia’s Surge in Executions?
Ebtihal Mubarak Activists believe that authorities are abusing the justice system to silence dissent and chill speech. The post What’s Behind Saudi Arabia’s Surge in Executions? appeared first on The Nation.
The Blood Diamonds of Brazil
Jimin Kang When an Amazonian tribe tried to regulate the mines on their territory, they invited the violence of modern life into their homeland. The post The Blood Diamonds of Brazil appeared first on The Nation.