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Coal miners listen as President Donald Trump speaks and signs executive orders about coal production at the White House on April 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Trump’s Tariff Pause Sets Back the “Make Men Manly Again” Movement Trump’s Tariff Pause Sets Back the “Make Men Manly Again” Movement

Parts of the online “manosphere” welcomed Trump’s tariffs as a way to bring back men’s work.

Apr 11, 2025 / Joan Walsh

President Donald Trump, alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R), speaks during a cabinet meeting on April 10, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Were They “Getting Yippy” or Was Trump Manipulating the Market? Were They “Getting Yippy” or Was Trump Manipulating the Market?

I don’t know exactly what went down in the hours before Trump publicly announced a “pause” on tariffs, but it merits investigation.

Apr 10, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Scott Bessent speaks to the press outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2025.

Scott Bessent Is Doing a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Job Scott Bessent Is Doing a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Job

The treasury secretary’s pronouncements keep missing the mark—wildly, weirdly, and dangerously.

Apr 10, 2025 / John Nichols

Call for Help

Call for Help Call for Help

We the people are in distress.

Apr 10, 2025 / OppArt / Judy Polstra

Despite the Harris-Walz campaign’s slogans, 2024 was marked by a precipitous drop in Democratic turnout.

The Democrats’ Lost Millions The Democrats’ Lost Millions

The people who really decided the 2024 election are the ones who didn’t vote at all—and they could hold the key to a Democratic comeback.

Apr 10, 2025 / Feature / Kali Holloway

A poster protests the arrest of pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil for leading demonstrations at Columbia University on March 13, 2025, in New York City.

The New McCarthyism Was Started by Liberals The New McCarthyism Was Started by Liberals

As with earlier Red Scares, Democrats laid the groundwork for the current crackdown on dissent.

Apr 9, 2025 / Column / Jeet Heer

A man holding up a US flag and a sign that reads,

The Epidemic of Capitulation Suggests the Liberal Order Has Been Rotting From Within The Epidemic of Capitulation Suggests the Liberal Order Has Been Rotting From Within

What old-school civics taught us about checks and balances isn’t working. The absence of a will to fight, to defend the institutions of liberal democracy, is breathtaking.

Apr 8, 2025 / Jodi Dean for The Nation

The Rev. William Barber II’s “Hands Off” Rally Speech: “We Cannot and Must Not Bow”

The Rev. William Barber II’s “Hands Off” Rally Speech: “We Cannot and Must Not Bow” The Rev. William Barber II’s “Hands Off” Rally Speech: “We Cannot and Must Not Bow”

“We cannot be at ease in America. History is pushing us; the present is demanding us; the future is calling us.”

Apr 8, 2025 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

DC: President Trump Departs White House for Mar-a-Lago

How Far Will 8 Years of Trump Set Back American Women? How Far Will 8 Years of Trump Set Back American Women?

The president and his cronies are committed to rolling progress back to the Stone Age. The effects could outlast his second term.

Apr 8, 2025 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Facing the 2025 Project

Facing the 2025 Project Facing the 2025 Project

Musk, Trump, and Vance lead a fascist takeover of the US.

Apr 7, 2025 / OppArt / Grow Up Art

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