Corbin Trent

Corbin Trent is an Appalachian factory owner turned political strategist, a cofounder of Justice Democrats, and a former communications director for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. He writes about rebuilding America at AmericasUndoing.com.

Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, Bernie Sanders, Zohran Mamdani, and Darializa Avila Chevalier are cheered for together for a

The Future, Party and Country The Future, Party and Country

Time for the Democrats to be born again.

Jun 26, 2026 / Corbin Trent

SpaceX's Starship 39 rocket launches from Starbase during the 12th test flight as seen from South Padre Island, Texas, on May 22, 2026.

Today a Welfare Trillionaire Is Born Today a Welfare Trillionaire Is Born

SpaceX goes public today. Bubbles and public assets are creating the first trillionaire in human history.

Jun 11, 2026 / Corbin Trent

Democratic US Senate candidate Graham Platner and his wife, Amy Gertner, wave to supporters as they arrive at Platner’s primary election event in Blue Hill, Maine, on June 9, 2026.

Is Graham Platner Fit to Be a US Senator? Is Graham Platner Fit to Be a US Senator?

The Democrats of Maine answered that question.

Jun 10, 2026 / Corbin Trent

Protesters hold signs as they participate in the third nationwide 'No Kings' protest in Manhattan on March 28, 2026, in New York City.

We Are About to Miss the Opportunity of a Lifetime We Are About to Miss the Opportunity of a Lifetime

2026 and 2028 can be our time.

Apr 21, 2026 / Corbin Trent

President Donald Trump attends a tour of a Thermo Fisher Scientific facility, to tout his administration's efforts to reduce drug prices in Reading, Ohio, on March 11, 2026.

A Dangerous and Consistent Misreading of Trump’s Appeal A Dangerous and Consistent Misreading of Trump’s Appeal

Trump didn’t win by moderating. He won by attacking a system millions already believed was broken.

Mar 23, 2026 / Corbin Trent

Russell Vought (left), architect of the Mandate for Leadership, more commonly known as Project 2025, and director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), stands alongside Mark Paoletta (right), general counsel at the OMB, during the Trump administration's announcement of the rescission of the Obama-era endangerment finding in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 12, 2026.

The Right Had a Plan. We Need One Too. The Right Had a Plan. We Need One Too.

America should build things again, and we the people should own what we build.

Feb 17, 2026 / Corbin Trent

Donald Trump signs the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act into law during an Independence Day military family picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2025, in Washington, DC.

When GDP Goes Up and Democracy Goes Down When GDP Goes Up and Democracy Goes Down

America is being hollowed out by an extractive economy.

Jul 10, 2025 / Corbin Trent

Bryan Scalia of Enfield, foreground, shouts out while on the picket line with other members of machinist local 1746 picket on day two of the machinist union strike on Tuesday, May 5, 2025, in front of Pratt &Whitney plant on Main Street in East Hartford.

The Math That Gave Us Trump The Math That Gave Us Trump

The party that built the New Deal now manages the raw deal. But there’s hope.

Jun 24, 2025 / Corbin Trent

Crowd cheers and does the wave before Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speak at the Fighting Oligarchy: Where do we go from here tour to Arizona State University's Mullet Arena in Tempe, Arizona USA on March 20, 2025.

The Democrats Have Disappeared The Democrats Have Disappeared

As Trump and Musk bulldoze democracy, the Democratic Party is MIA. While Republicans use government to cripple the opposition’s ability to compete, Democrats whine about “no...

Mar 25, 2025 / Corbin Trent

A hand holds an iPhone. The screen shows the application DeekSeek asking,

Why DeepSeek’s Surprise Breakthrough Shouldn’t Have Come as a Surprise Why DeepSeek’s Surprise Breakthrough Shouldn’t Have Come as a Surprise

While America was busy with stock buybacks and quarterly profits, China spent decades building an integrated system linking research, manufacturing, and innovation.

Jan 30, 2025 / Corbin Trent

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