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Demonstrators with signs stand around the John Harvard Statue in Harvard Yard after a rally was held against President Donald Trump's attacks on Harvard University.

Harvard Stands Up Harvard Stands Up

Very real pain is about to be inflicted on students, staff, researchers, and faculty. At least for now, most of the people here are willing to bear that price.

Apr 18, 2025 / Richard Parker

US President Donald Trump, center right, and Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's president, center left, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2025.

Trump, Bukele, and the Growing Assault on the Rule of Law Trump, Bukele, and the Growing Assault on the Rule of Law

What's going on here fits the description of “fascism” to a tee.

Apr 18, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Pro-Palestinian activists rally for Mohsen Mahdawi and protest against deportations outside of ICE Headquarters on April 15, 2025 in New York City.

Trump’s War on the Palestine Movement Is Something Entirely New Trump’s War on the Palestine Movement Is Something Entirely New

Never before has a government repressed its citizens’ free speech and academic freedom so brutally in order to protect an entirely different country.

Apr 17, 2025 / Saree Makdisi

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds a roundtable meeting on adolescent safety with creators of the television show Adolescence, and Sarah Simpkin from the Children's Society on March 31, 2025, in London, United Kingdom.

The Creator of “Adolescence” Backs a Social Media Ban for Kids—but It’s the Wrong Move The Creator of “Adolescence” Backs a Social Media Ban for Kids—but It’s the Wrong Move

Although the dangers young people face online are all too clear, the solution is pragmatism, not prohibition.

Apr 17, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trade, Monopoly, and the Fight We Can’t Let Trump Define

Trade, Monopoly, and the Fight We Can’t Let Trump Define Trade, Monopoly, and the Fight We Can’t Let Trump Define

Tariffs and trade are not side issues, but a central front in the battle against monopoly power—and for self-government.

Apr 17, 2025 / Zephyr Teachout

Alexander Smirnov (center) outside a Las Vegas federal courthouse last year.

A Disgraced Hunter Biden Informant Had Ties to Trump Social Media Bid A Disgraced Hunter Biden Informant Had Ties to Trump Social Media Bid

Alexander Smirnov, whose case is now under review by Trump’s Justice Department, had a stake in the firm that lost out to Truth Social in the rush to launch a Trump-branded platfo...

Apr 17, 2025 / Jacqueline Sweet

Trump supporters watch his inauguration as 47th president of the United States on a mobile phone on January 20, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Digital Sovereignty in a Time of Rising Fascism Digital Sovereignty in a Time of Rising Fascism

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, a solo episode on the perilous alliance between American politics and the tech industry.

Apr 17, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

An abortion rights activist demonstrates outside the US Supreme Court on April 2, 2025.

Abortion Care Is Central to Black Maternal Health Abortion Care Is Central to Black Maternal Health

This Black Maternal Health Week, it’s time to acknowledge this simple truth: Abortion care is maternal healthcare.

Apr 17, 2025 / Latona Giwa

People take part in a massive anti-Trump “Hands Off” protest and march in New York City, New York, April 5, 2025.

We Can Defeat Trump’s Lawlessness. We’ve Done It Before. We Can Defeat Trump’s Lawlessness. We’ve Done It Before.

Donald Trump’s intimidation tactics are not new. At the height of the civil rights movement, segregationists harassed our civil rights lawyers.

Apr 17, 2025 / Janai Nelson

An interfaith prayer vigil for Kilmar Abrego Garcia is held at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2025, during the visit of El Salvador's president.

Trump Could Bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia Home if He Wanted To Trump Could Bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia Home if He Wanted To

As much as Donald Trump wants the public to believe this is in the hands of “the world’s coolest dictator,” he is holding all the cards.

Apr 16, 2025 / Joan Walsh

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