You are using an
outdated
browser.
Please
upgrade your browser
and improve your visit to our site.
Skip Navigation
The New Republic
The New Republic
LATEST
BREAKING NEWS
POLITICS
CLIMATE
CULTURE
MAGAZINE
NEWSLETTERS
PODCASTS
GAMES
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
LATEST
BREAKING NEWS
POLITICS
CLIMATE
CULTURE
MAGAZINE
NEWSLETTERS
PODCASTS
GAMES
The New Republic
The New Republic
The New Republic
Sovereignty
February 22, 2021
Nick Martin
Deb Haaland’s Ascent and the Complicated Legacy of Native Representation
The congresswoman from New Mexico could make history if confirmed as head of the Department of the Interior. But there’s more to the story than that.
December 14, 2020
Nick Martin
The Year That Killed the Native Mascot
If there is a silver lining to 2020, it’s the reminder that even the toughest fights in Indian Country can have a happy ending.
December 3, 2020
Nick Martin
The Predictable, Preventable Mess of Reopening Schools in Indian Country
There is no way to separate the emergencies of the pandemic from the preexisting structural conditions forged by America’s legacy of broken trust responsibilities.
May 12, 2020
Nick Martin
Is the Supreme Court Scared of Tribal Sovereignty?
The public airing of Supreme Court arguments has laid bare just how ill-equipped the justices are to handle the basic tenets of Indian law.
March 30, 2020
Nick Martin
This Is Crisis Colonization
As a global pandemic raged, the Trump administration announced a land grab against the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.
December 6, 2019
Nick Martin
Congressman Objects to Casino-Goers Being Subject to Local Law if They Assault Women
A bill to combat the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women crisis was sidetracked by Republicans griping about tribal sovereignty.
August 23, 2019
Nick Martin
Indian Country Fights to Protect Its Children and Preserve Its Sovereignty
As important as it is for Native families, the battle over the Indian Child Welfare Act is about much more than just the kids.
February 21, 2018
David Adler
Right-Wing Populism Can’t Fix Globalization
How yesterday’s champions of economic nationalism became today’s servants of the global elite
May 29, 2017
Magazine
Rachel Riederer
Libertarians Seek a Home on the High Seas
The unlikely rise—and anti-democratic impulses—of seasteading.
Our Writers
Kate Aronoff
Climate & Energy
Matt Ford
Law & The Courts
Melissa Gira Grant
LGBTQ Rights
Jason Linkins
Power & Plutocracy
Timothy Noah
Politics & Economy
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Breaking News
Edith Olmsted
Breaking News
Hafiz Rashid
Breaking News
Greg Sargent
Politics & Democracy
Grace Segers
Congress & Elections
Alex Shephard
Politics & Media
Heather Souvaine Horn
Climate Change
Michael Tomasky
Politics & Ideas
About
The New Republic
’s history
1