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Elie Mystal In its 6–3 decision, the court gutted the legislation that ended apartheid in this country—and once again gave white people the ability to suppress Black political power. The post The Supreme Court Has Completed Its Quest to Kill the Voting Rights Act appeared first on The Nation. Source link

David Daley Beginning with his first job in the Reagan Justice Department, the chief justice has been hell-bent on dismantling the Voting Rights Act. The post The Supreme Court’s Death Blow Against Voting Rights Is the Culmination of John Roberts’s 50-Year Crusade appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Elie Mystal The president’s decision to commandeer the DOJ to argue that his ballroom is a security necessity is the ultimate sign that this country is in decline. The post Trump’s Latest Ballroom Push Is His Nero Moment appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Andrea Arroyo Street poster, Barcelona. The post No Blood in Palestine appeared first on The Nation. Source link

David Faris As Trump’s “excursion” veers into quagmire territory, he may just try to walk away amid a host of new distractions. The post Why Ending the Iran War May Be a Never-Ending Story appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Jon Wiener John Nichols explains why Trump may never succeed at building any of his ICE prison camps, and how this Friday’s May Day strike is a test of our power to resist. The post May Day Action—Plus, a Confederate Monuments Takedown appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Kali Holloway The case against the anti-hate organization will reassure racists that an organization that successfully tracks, exposes, and bankrupts them is now in the government’s crosshairs. The post The DOJ’s Bogus Allegations Against the SPLC Are a Dog Whistle to White Nationalists appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Tjeerd Royaards Endless inaction by Congress. The post Endless Gun Violence appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Chris Lehmann Or to ever hold another one again. The post There’s No Need to Reschedule the Correspondents’ Dinner appeared first on The Nation. Source link

Jeet Heer The president’s falsehoods about the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting continue a grim pattern. The post Trump Can’t Stop Lying About the Attempts on His Life appeared first on The Nation. Source link