Trump Is Exploiting the National Guard Trump Is Exploiting the National Guard
Former presidents have deployed the reserve military force to bust unions, quell riots, and fight in wars of our own making. Trump is now using it to fabricate a border crisis.
Feb 11, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon
What Is Truth in the Age of Trump? What Is Truth in the Age of Trump?
How “alternative facts” have reshaped the way we think about truth.
Jan 11, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon
A Presidency on Drugs A Presidency on Drugs
The Trump administration makes the news cycle feel like a bad dose of amphetamines.
Dec 6, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon
Meet the Cooks and Casino Workers Leaving Their Jobs to Campaign Against Trump Meet the Cooks and Casino Workers Leaving Their Jobs to Campaign Against Trump
Oct 11, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon
Psychologists Are Standing Up Against Torture at Gitmo Psychologists Are Standing Up Against Torture at Gitmo
Sometimes the good guys do win.
Sep 11, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon
In Trump’s America, the Middle East Remains an Afterthought In Trump’s America, the Middle East Remains an Afterthought
And yet US foreign policy is far from innocent in the disasters playing out in Syria, Yemen, and elsewhere.
Jul 19, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon
What Will Become of Nicaragua? What Will Become of Nicaragua?
Civil unrest marks a crucial tipping point in the country’s history of political revolution.
Jun 25, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon
Forget ‘America First’—Donald Trump’s Policy Is Drones First Forget ‘America First’—Donald Trump’s Policy Is Drones First
In Niger and elsewhere, Washington is using drones to expand the “War on Terror.”
May 25, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon
Could an Army of Accountants Bring Down Trump? Could an Army of Accountants Bring Down Trump?
In the end, the bean counters might just save us.
May 1, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon
If the Trump Administration Gives You Déjà Vu, This Is Why If the Trump Administration Gives You Déjà Vu, This Is Why
The president is an excellent recycler—of war crimes.
Mar 30, 2018 / Rebecca Gordon