“Guardians of Justice” took up the superhero genre and criticized this genre and the real-world thinking created by it. “Guardians of Justice” is Netflix’s latest dark superhero show that parodies the DC universe. The show begins with the apparent suicide of a Wonderful Man, Superman’s understudy. When questions arise as to whether it was suicide … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — A year after winning a major court battle against the opening of so-called safe injection sites — safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics with protections against fatal overdoses — the Justice Department is signaling it might be open to allow them. In response to questions from The … Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Republican-controlled Senate voted Monday to erect a monument to conservative US Supreme Court Justice and Georgia native Clarence Thomas after heated debate and objections from several Black senators, one of whom called Thomas a “hypocrite and a traitor.” The monument would be financed by private donations and would be erected somewhere … Read more
The North Carolina Supreme Court’s Democratic majority handed down a win for democracy Friday when it struck down maps gerrymandered by Republicans. But Chief Justice Paul Newby, joined by his fellow Republican justices, handed down what amounted to a judicial tantrum. Newby “respectfully” dissented to the ruling by repeating an argument circulated widely by Republicans … Read more
On July 29, 1994, the US Senate voted 87 to 9 to confirm Stephen Breyer to the Supreme Court. Nominated by Democratic President Bill Clinton, Breyer received 100 percent support from the Democratic senators present, but he also secured 79 percent of the votes cast by Republicans. That kind of overwhelming and bipartisan support for … Read more
Every dog has its day — but Babydog might have had enough of the limelight. The English bulldog is at the center of a back-and-forth feud between his owner, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, and Bette Midler. Midler, Angry That Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) refused to support President Biden’s Build Back Better Act, started the … Read more
US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is planning to retire at the end of the court’s current term, clearing the way for President Biden to appoint a new justice. Biden said during a 2020 Democratic presidential primary debate in South Carolina that if elected, he would nominate a Black woman to the nation’s highest court, … Read more
A photograph of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, codenamed Trinity, on July 16, 1945. (AP Photo) Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for the nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. For more from the nation, check out our latest … Read more
Attorney General Merrick Garland is reflected on a technician monitor as he addresses the Department of Justice in Washington, DC on January 5, 2022, ahead of the year-long anniversary of the US Capitol attack. (Carolyn Kaster / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for just $ 2 per … Read more