States

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaks into a microphone with a banner in the background that reads “It’s better in a Union.”

As Federal Chaos Ensues, Trustbusters Rise in the States As Federal Chaos Ensues, Trustbusters Rise in the States

With Trump’s antitrust appointees more concerned with scoring points in MAGA culture wars than restraining corporate abuses, officials in the states are keeping up the fight.

Jul 2, 2025 / Ron Knox

Portland Street Response crisis worker Angela Sands and EMT Kaya Ascott respond to a 911 call in Portland, Oregon.

This Organization Proved There Was an Alternative to the Police. Now It’s Being Defunded. This Organization Proved There Was an Alternative to the Police. Now It’s Being Defunded.

In Eugene, Oregon, CAHOOTS, a decades-old crisis-response program, may disappear, but the programs it inspired have spread across the United States, including to nearby Portland.

Jun 24, 2025 / Kaia Sand

Left: Ford to City: Drop Dead reads front page of the New York “Daily News” for October 30, 1975. Right: Felix Rohatyn seated in front of a microphone.

The Death and Rebirth of New York City The Death and Rebirth of New York City

A new documentary about the 1975 fiscal crisis, Drop Dead City, is entertaining to watch but dangerously misleading as history—or politics.

Jun 24, 2025 / Doug Henwood

A demonstrator holds up a sign during a protest in front of the main entrance of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on June 19, 2025.

Why the LA Dodgers Stood Up to ICE Why the LA Dodgers Stood Up to ICE

The ownership turned ICE away at the stadium and pledged $1 million to families of immigrants because of all the people protesting Trump’s immigration actions in LA.

Jun 21, 2025 / Dave Zirin

President Donald Trump smirks on the Truman balcony of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 4, 2025.

If an Authoritarian Trump Seizes More Power, Should Blue States Secede? If an Authoritarian Trump Seizes More Power, Should Blue States Secede?

Sanford Levinson maintains that a peaceful breakup would be preferable to a divided polity, while Tarence Ray argues that the working class must remain united across state lines.

Jun 13, 2025 / Column / Sanford Levinson and Tarence Ray

These Dis-United States

These Dis-United States These Dis-United States

The country and the nation: Fifty writers and artists report on the states of our dis-union.

Jun 10, 2025 / Feature / Various Contributors

National Guard soldiers stand in front of a federal building on June 9, 2025, in Los Angeles, California.

Trump Calls Up the Marines. Democracy Is in Danger. Trump Calls Up the Marines. Democracy Is in Danger.

The president is creating fake emergencies and then implementing real military interventions.

Jun 9, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

A low-income housing project sits behind roadwork being done on I-287 in the Bronx in 2022.

HUD and ICE Collude to Target Mixed-Status Families HUD and ICE Collude to Target Mixed-Status Families

In a move that will have major impact in New York, California, and Texas, the two agencies recently agreed to work together in ways that threaten thousands of Americans.

May 23, 2025 / Eileen Markey

Jane Kleeb, chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party, speaks at the “Win With Workers” Rally and Press Conference at the DNC Midwestern Candidate Forum on January 16, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan.

A Huge Democratic Victory in Omaha Offers a Lesson for the Party A Huge Democratic Victory in Omaha Offers a Lesson for the Party

The Nebraska city swung by 43 points to elect John Ewing Jr. Democrats should study the model he embraced.

May 22, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Is California’s Plan to Trump-Proof the State Enough?

Is California’s Plan to Trump-Proof the State Enough? Is California’s Plan to Trump-Proof the State Enough?

California officials shored up the state’s defenses to respond to Donald Trump’s lawless actions. But can their “Trump-proofing” strategy hold the line?

May 8, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

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