Politics

Donald Trump kisses three-month-old Kellen Campbell, of Denver, right, and holds six-month-old Evelyn Keane, after Trump’s speech on the campus of the University of Colorado on July 29, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

A Trump Baby Boom? A Baby Bust Is More Likely. A Trump Baby Boom? A Baby Bust Is More Likely.

The New York Times credulously covers alleged administration plans to hike the US birthrate—as Trump slashes the safety net.

Apr 24, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Trumkmusp

Trumkmusp Trumkmusp

Double portrait.

Apr 23, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Byram & Warren Linn dba Stewart III

California farmers face an uncertain financial future as the Trump administration's tariffs threaten to upend fruit and vegetables exports of fruits and vegetables and increase prices of farming equipment.

Rural Trump Voters Won’t Regret Their Vote Until Democrats Fight for Them Rural Trump Voters Won’t Regret Their Vote Until Democrats Fight for Them

Taking away healthcare coverage isn’t just “morally wrong and politically suicidal,” in Senator Josh Hawley’s apt phrase. It’s also putting pressure on rural members of Congress.

Apr 23, 2025 / Erica Etelson

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a proclamation in the Oval Office at the White House on April 17, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Universities Join the Resistance, and the President Who Was Worse Than Trump Universities Join the Resistance, and the President Who Was Worse Than Trump

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan, talks about refusing to submit to the president, and Adam Hochschild explains Woodrow Wilson’s attacks ...

Apr 23, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Earth Day 2025

Earth Day 2025 Earth Day 2025

Against the odds, nature fights for it’s life.

Apr 22, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Members of Donald Trump's cabinet (L) stand and applaud as members of the Supreme Court stay seated during Trump's address to a joint session of Congress.

Did the Supreme Court Just Grow a Spine? Did the Supreme Court Just Grow a Spine?

The court’s ruling ordering Trump not to deport a group of Venezuelan immigrants was an unprecedented rebuke. Are they finally taking back power?

Apr 22, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Bradley Whittford joins the cast of “The West Wing” in Burbank, California, on March 8, 2016.

Culture Therapy Culture Therapy

Films to remember for pre-Trumpian times and inspiration.

Apr 22, 2025 / Michele Willens and Lily Corvo

A Huawei store in Beijing, 2024.

Want to Understand the New Cold War? Look to Huawei. Want to Understand the New Cold War? Look to Huawei.

The tech company has come to symbolize the ongoing struggle between America and China.

Apr 22, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Brett Christophers

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 21, 2025.

Pete Hegseth Is Self-Destructing at Lightning Speed Pete Hegseth Is Self-Destructing at Lightning Speed

A new Signal scandal. Personnel nightmares. A torrent of leaks and condemnations. It’s almost as if he was a terrible choice for this gig.

Apr 22, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

New York City mayoral candidate and Democratic State Representative Zohran Mamdani campaigns in New York City on April 16, 2025.

Zohran Mamdani Tackles Climate Change and New York City’s Cost-of-Living Crisis Zohran Mamdani Tackles Climate Change and New York City’s Cost-of-Living Crisis

The mayoral hopeful’s Green Schools plan would renovate 500 public schools, build 500 green schoolyards, and turn 50 schools into resilience hubs.

Apr 22, 2025 / Gabriel Hetland

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