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A weekly roundup of TNR's political coverage
The Vicious, Multi-Billion Dollar War Over Sports Trading Cards
The two firms atop the industry are exchanging accusations of anti-competitive practices as the wholesome hobby gets sucked into the antitrust wars.
by Matt Ford
What Does the ADL Stand for Today?
The far right is the source of the vast majority of antisemitism in the United States today—and of direct threats to the republic. The Anti-Defamation League should be saying so more insistently.
by Eric Alterman
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Qualified Immunity Faces an Existential Threat at the Supreme Court
A judicial doctrine that has denied justice to an untold number of plaintiffs may be founded on a centuries-old scrivener’s error.
by Matt Ford
The GOP War on Wokeness Could Shut Down the Government
Partisan procedural brinkmanship is back, thanks to the House Freedom Caucus’s crusade against military policy.
by Grace Segers
Republicans’ Border Policy Proposals Are Sadistic and Would Lead to Chaos
Are we really going to shoot on sight people merely suspected of smuggling drugs? Their “proposals” are solely about appealing to the base’s worst instincts.
by Brynn Tannehill
Are We Going to Let Prisoner P01135809 Destroy Our 250-Year-Old Democracy?
That we even have to ask the question is frightening.
by Michael Tomasky
This Year’s Most Bruising Political Battle Will Be in Virginia
The commonwealth’s off-year contest could have lasting repercussions for abortion rights—as well as Glenn Youngkin’s national ambitions.
by Grace Segers
Make CEOs Take Pay Cuts
If firms are feeling the pinch of economic pressure, then executives should share in their employees’ sacrifices.
by Boen Wang
We Fact-Checked Republicans’ “Biden Corruption” Timeline. And It’s Bad.
The timeline is the entire basis of Republicans’ claims against Joe Biden. But a closer look reveals it’s riddled with errors.
by Tori Otten
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