The All Too Predictable Reason Trump Fired Pam Bondi The All Too Predictable Reason Trump Fired Pam Bondi
The president has surrounded himself with cronies and sycophants. But even they keep failing to meet the level of servility he demands.
Apr 3, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Pete Hegseth Is Scapegoating Career Soldiers for His Own Failures Pete Hegseth Is Scapegoating Career Soldiers for His Own Failures
Trapped in a disastrous war, the defense secretary is intensifying a purge of the military.
Apr 3, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Trump Is in His Own Universe—but He’s Still Wrecking Ours Trump Is in His Own Universe—but He’s Still Wrecking Ours
Give the man a second opportunity to address the nation, and it’s entirely possible he could throw the whole world into a Great Depression.
Apr 3, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump’s Iran Speech Showed the Desperation of a Loser Trump’s Iran Speech Showed the Desperation of a Loser
The president’s war is an ever-escalating disaster. He is increasingly reviled. And his speech won’t change either of those things.
Apr 2, 2026 / Jeet Heer
The Rapid and “Unprecedented” Collapse of American Democracy The Rapid and “Unprecedented” Collapse of American Democracy
The V-Dem Institute, the world’s chronicler of democracy and autocracy, has determined that the United States is no longer “a liberal democracy.”
Mar 27, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Trump’s TV-Warped Brain Is Putting the World in Danger Trump’s TV-Warped Brain Is Putting the World in Danger
The president is experiencing the Iran War almost entirely through misleading video clips—and that’s very bad news for all of us.
Mar 26, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
How the SAVE Act Seeks to Undermine the Right to Vote How the SAVE Act Seeks to Undermine the Right to Vote
After you strip away the lies about rampant voter fraud, the GOP bill is a frontal assault on hard-won protections of the franchise.
Mar 25, 2026 / Anthony Conwright
How Trump’s Economy Is Crushing Everyday Americans How Trump’s Economy Is Crushing Everyday Americans
As costs surge and safety nets shrink, millions of Americans are struggling to afford the basics.
Mar 24, 2026 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Trump Administration Is Casually Torching the First Amendment The Trump Administration Is Casually Torching the First Amendment
If he can’t stop the bad news from happening, the least an authoritarian can do is try to stop the dissemination of that bad news.
Mar 20, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Getting Iran Wrong, to the Nth Power Getting Iran Wrong, to the Nth Power
Trump’s unhinged war in Iran is but an escalation of our willful misapprehension of the country’s history and makeup.
Mar 19, 2026 / David Faris