Aaron Regunberg

AaronRegunberg

Aaron Regunberg is a climate lawyer, a contributing editor at The New Republic, and a former Rhode Island state representative.

US President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida.

America, Israel, and the Jews (With David Klion) America, Israel, and the Jews (With David Klion)

Aaron and Matt are joined by Nation columnist David Klion to talk about the role that Israel has played in the rise of American fascism.

Apr 14, 2026 / Podcast / Aaron Regunberg, Jonathan Smucker, and Matt DaSilva

A protester holds a “FIGHT FASCISM” placard depicting Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler, during a demonstration in London.

Let’s Fight Some Fascists (With Astra Taylor and Mark Bray)  Let’s Fight Some Fascists (With Astra Taylor and Mark Bray) 

Aaron, Matt, and Jonathan are joined by authors Astra Taylor and Mark Bray for a big-picture conversation about what it means to fight fascism in this historical moment.

Apr 8, 2026 / Podcast / Aaron Regunberg, Jonathan Smucker, and Matt DaSilva

Morris Katz at Zohran Mamdani's mayoral inauguration on January 1, 2026.

What if Democrats Didn’t Suck? With Morris Katz What if Democrats Didn’t Suck? With Morris Katz

Aaron, Matt, and Jonathan are joined by authors Astra Taylor and Mark Bray for a big picture conversation about what it means to fight fascism in this historical moment.

Apr 6, 2026 / Podcast / Aaron Regunberg, Jonathan Smucker, and Matt DaSilva

The destroyed building of Shajarehâ'ye Tayyibe Primary School is seen after a US-Israel strike in Minab that killed 185 people, including dozens of students and teachers, most of them children, in Hormozgan, Iran, on March 21, 2026.

What Are Your Obligations When Your Country Is the Villain? What Are Your Obligations When Your Country Is the Villain?

Under Trump, the US is unequivocally a force for evil in the world. It can seem morally intolerable to embrace happiness as our government massacres children.

Mar 30, 2026 / Aaron Regunberg

A demonstrator carries sign in support of the victims of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and against Donald Trump’s refusal to release what are known as the Epstein files in New York’s Times Square.

Democrats Should Launch a “Nuremberg Caucus” to Investigate the Crimes of the Trump Regime Democrats Should Launch a “Nuremberg Caucus” to Investigate the Crimes of the Trump Regime

Administration officials and their collaborators must know that if they break the law they will be punished. There must not be impunity for those attacking our democracy.

Feb 26, 2026 / Aaron Regunberg

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), right, and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), left, brief members of the press during a news conference on the government shutdown at the US Capitol on October 16, 2025, in Washington, DC.

The Latest Centrist Memo to Democrats Is Bad News for the Party and the Planet The Latest Centrist Memo to Democrats Is Bad News for the Party and the Planet

To win back power, Democrats must organize themselves against oligarchy—and that means rejecting the latest shoddy centrist recommendations.

Nov 4, 2025 / Aaron Regunberg

To many Middle-earth politicos, Sauron’s victory once seemed inevitable.

Trump, Like Sauron, Is Not Inevitable—but Only if We Refuse Despair Trump, Like Sauron, Is Not Inevitable—but Only if We Refuse Despair

J.R.R. Tolkien has a message for us: Don’t give in to Trump.

Oct 3, 2025 / Aaron Regunberg

Graham Platner.

Graham Platner Is the Real Deal Graham Platner Is the Real Deal

The Maine oyster farmer embodies the populist energy that Americans have been looking for. He’s the best candidate to defeat Republican Senator Susan Collins.

Aug 26, 2025 / Aaron Regunberg

Why the “Abundance Agenda” Could Sink the Democratic Party

Why the “Abundance Agenda” Could Sink the Democratic Party Why the “Abundance Agenda” Could Sink the Democratic Party

Big-money donors are using the “abundance agenda” to create a permission structure for Democratic elites to dismiss the populist revival the party so desperately needs.

May 9, 2025 / Aaron Regunberg

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