Robert Naiman for Truthout: We know what the status quo path is: endless war, cholera and famine in Yemen. We have nothing to lose by forcing a floor vote.
Marjorie Cohn for Truthout: Neil Gorsuch, who previously defended torture and warrantless surveillance under Bush, was among the justices who dissented in favor of upholding President Trump's ban without limitation.
Dean Baker is a macroeconomist and codirector of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, DC. He previously worked as a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor at Bucknell University. He is a regular Truthout columnist and a member of Truthout's Board of Advisers.
