Politics

Elon Musk attends the inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the US Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025, in Washington, DC.

The Tech Oligarchy’s Campaign Against the Media The Tech Oligarchy’s Campaign Against the Media

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Eoin Higgins on tech billionaires' effect on the media ecosystem.

Feb 13, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Pictured, from left to right: Zephyr Teachout, John Ganz, David Klion.

The Nation Names New Columnists Zephyr Teachout, John Ganz, and David Klion "The Nation" Names New Columnists Zephyr Teachout, John Ganz, and David Klion

From crony capitalism to the culture wars, they will chronicle a new and tumultuous chapter in American democracy under a second Trump administration.

Feb 13, 2025 / Press Room

CUNY students and faculty rally at City College before testifying at a board of trustees meeting on February 10.

CUNY Is Investigating Student Government Leaders for Boycotting Israel CUNY Is Investigating Student Government Leaders for Boycotting Israel

Three members of CUNY Graduate Center’s student government face an anti-discrimination investigation for a resolution endorsing the demands of last year’s Gaza Solidarity Encampme...

Feb 13, 2025 / StudentNation / Luca GoldMansour

Trump Continues to Target Immigrants

Trump Continues to Target Immigrants Trump Continues to Target Immigrants

Recipients of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) face fear and uncertainty.

Feb 12, 2025 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo

A man protests Trump’s effort to strangle the Affordable Care Act in 2017.

The Battle to Protect Healthcare Will Define the Second Trump Era The Battle to Protect Healthcare Will Define the Second Trump Era

Behind the language of “spending offsets” lies a stark reality: over $3 trillion in cuts that would reshape Americans’ access to healthcare.

Feb 12, 2025 / Pat Dennis

https://www.c-span.org/video/?532147-1/university-presidents-testify-college-campus-antisemitism-part-1.

The Courts v. Trump and Musk The Courts v. Trump and Musk

On this episode of Start Making Sense, David Cole and Robert Weissman on Trump’s current losing streak in federal court.

Feb 12, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Linda McMahon and Donald Trump listens during the inaugural meeting of the President’s National Council for the American Worker in 2018.

Trump’s Education Pick Bankrolled Efforts to Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Trump’s Education Pick Bankrolled Efforts to Support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Linda McMahon’s foundation has donated millions to groups that advocated for DEI programs, lauded affirmative action, and criticized Donald Trump.

Feb 12, 2025 / StudentNation / Owen Dahlkamp

Activists and members of different tribes from the region protest in Keystone, South Dakota, on July 3, 2020, as they demonstrate around the Mount Rushmore National Monument and the visit of President Donald Trump.

Trump Can’t Strip Natives of Our US Citizenship, but He Will Try to Take Our Lands Trump Can’t Strip Natives of Our US Citizenship, but He Will Try to Take Our Lands

The Department of Justice recently argued that birthright citizenship does not apply to Native Americans. The administration will likely take aim at Native sovereignty next.

Feb 11, 2025 / Simon Moya-Smith

Primary Suffragists, Secondary Recognition.

Primary Suffragists, Secondary Recognition. Primary Suffragists, Secondary Recognition.

Black leaders: Sarah Redmond Parker, Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Charlotte “Lottie” Rollin, Ida B. Wells, Sojourner Truth, Hallie Quinn Brown, and Mary Church Terrell.

Feb 11, 2025 / OppArt / Patricia Anderson Turner

President Donald Trump during an executive order signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2025.

Trump Doesn’t Have the Authority. What Happens When He Does It Anyway? Trump Doesn’t Have the Authority. What Happens When He Does It Anyway?

The American experiment depends on institutional checks on power’s exercise. If there are no checks, then these indeed will be devastating times.

Feb 11, 2025 / Michele Goodwin and Gregory Shaffer

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