Politics

Impeaching a Supreme Court justice, explained

It works just like impeaching a president. Whether or not the Senate approves Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination, a big…

6 years ago

The Supreme Court term starts Monday — with or without Brett Kavanaugh

But the Court is perfectly capable of functioning with eight justices. On Monday, October 1, the Supreme Court will start…

6 years ago

3 Republican governors are now calling to delay the Kavanaugh vote

The governors of Massachusetts, Maryland, and Ohio want the Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations investigated independently. As Senate Republicans have made…

6 years ago

I’ve spent decades studying elite schools. Here’s how their culture enables toxic masculinity.

The sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh fit a specific profile. At a prep school in the Midwest about 15…

6 years ago

Brett Kavanaugh’s yearbook: the “boof” joke, explained

The raunchy joke isn’t a good look considering the allegations against the Supreme Court nominee. For all the nostalgia they…

6 years ago

The Trump administration’s attack on children’s health protections

4 worrisome moves that would make America more dangerous for kids’ health. The New York Times reported this week that…

6 years ago

Retail workers are more vulnerable than ever. A new campaign wants to protect their jobs.

Rise Up Retail isn’t a union, but it is about worker’s rights. For 60 years, Toys R Us was a…

6 years ago

The X-Men: Dark Phoenix trailer shows the X-Men going up against one of their own

Jean Grey becomes the iconic X-Men villain. The Phoenix is coming. Fox has released the first trailer for X-Men: Dark…

6 years ago

Google is 20 years old. Yay?

A new Doodle celebrates popular Google search terms — and sidesteps the company’s complicated conquest of the internet. Google’s 20th…

6 years ago

Report: Senate staff asks Brett Kavanaugh about fourth misconduct allegation

The alleged incident, subject of an anonymous letter, took place in 1998 in Washington, DC. The Senate Judiciary Committee has…

6 years ago