Elie Mystal
United States
government
Elie Ying Mystal is an American political commentator, writer and former litigator. He is the justice correspondent at The Nation, where he writes about the courts and the criminal justice system.
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Oct 5, 2026
Far Left
He argued in The Nation that the Supreme Court is preparing to trample more rights but that the public is not powerless, as the Court opens a term heavy on climate cases and GOP-friendly business dockets.
Mystal is one of the few mainstream left legal voices naming the Court as an anti-democratic body captured by corporate and right-wing networks, which is exactly the framing this cohort trusts.
Jul 19, 2026
Far Left
The Nation's justice correspondent slammed Democrats for only tweeting in response to Trump's speech, offering no substantive resistance.
Mystal is a trusted voice on the far left for calling out Democratic cowardice; his piece reinforces the view that both parties are failures.