Trump
A Year of Magical Thinking
Elite impunity has fueled the fantasy that catastrophes are for other people.
The First Lady’s New World
Melania is less about one woman than the disposability of them all in Trump 2.0.
The Mask Comes Off
Trump, Venezuela, and what’s really happening to the “rules-based international order.“
Renee Good’s Murder and Other Acts of Terror
An interview with Robin D. G. Kelley on how to think about ICE—and the broader history of police violence.
Empire of Vice
In a perverse twist on virtue signaling, the Trump administration is training Americans in the politics of raw domination.
The Struggle for Honduras
U.S. meddling casts a dark shadow over recent elections, following four years of left-wing government under Xiomara Castro.
The Conservatives Who Think Trump Isn’t Going Far Enough
MAGA’s base is more fractured than it looks.
The Moral Stupefaction of the American Public
Trump’s boat strikes will seek cover in the same specious legality debate the Bush administration sowed with the torture memos.
What Is Political Violence?
Pundits and politicians conceal the truth: it’s all around us, perpetrated by our political system itself.
Democracy v. the Constitution
An interview with Osita Nwanevu about his new book, The Right of the People, and why defeating authoritarianism requires going back to democratic basics.
Our Man for Tehran
The U.S.- and Israel-backed campaign positioning Reza Pahlavi, son of the Shah, for regime change in Iran.
“Where’s our bomb?”
Trita Parsi talks with Rajan Menon about the “self-fulfilling prophecy” set in motion by Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran.
Kill It with Fire
In Spain, ultra-nationalist efforts to rehabilitate Franco extend the global right’s war on memory.
The Dead End of Checks and Balances
Far from the cure to Trumpian authoritarianism, the U.S. constitutional system is driving our democratic decline.
Mutual Aid in the Age of Fascism
As people are being deputized to do violence, building connections is political resistance.
The Chainsaw International
From Trump to Milei, the far right is betting that spectacles of revenge will compensate for steep economic sacrifice.
Lawyers Face an Existential Choice
Conciliation only fuels Trump’s momentum and accelerates our constitutional decline.
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