Marijuana rescheduling hearings are finally here, but rescheduling is not enough
The DEA has begun an administrative hearing to place marijuana in Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, which would make it easier to study, but would not change the…
From the courthouse to the White House: How corruption becomes routine
It took decades before I appreciated the cultural connection between tawdry corruption in a Cook County courtroom and the breathtaking venality of President Donald Trump.
Do democratic socialists really want socialism? If so, they have no place in America
The Democratic Party needs to offer practical solutions to the problems facing the American people, and should distance itself from the idea of socialism and embrace a Nordic model of…
Waking up to the good news of England’s win was strange and unfathomable. Let’s embrace it while we can | Zoe Williams
Years of unremitting disasters have convinced me not to go to sleep with hope in your heart. But that footballing victory took me back to more innocent times When I…
Three changes that could restore the Supreme Court's independence
The goal is to restore balance and accountability to a Supreme Court whose right-wing majority is squandering its legitimacy to advance a harmful political agenda.
A win-win plan to de-politicize the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is on the verge of becoming a political football. Congress can prevent it — if both sides can trade what they want for what they need.
Doomsday speculation about the midterm elections takes hold
President Trump is pushing every button to prevent Democrats from taking control of the House and Senate in the upcoming midterms, including using fear-mongering tactics and attempting to suppress voter…
Trump-Republican infighting hands the Democrats a chance
Republican senators increasingly spar with a president who they see as too focused on his own priorities at the expense of their reelection prospects.
'Dignity' is a poor excuse for blocking press access to state executions
There is, of course, something odd about using the word dignity to describe what happens when the state kills one of its citizens.
Is the US Constitution still fit for purpose?
This anniversary year is a time to celebrate how far America has come and to ask a direct question: Is it time to update the Constitution?









