Pete Hegseth’s High-Tech Barbarism Pete Hegseth’s High-Tech Barbarism
In livestreaming Nidal Hasan’s execution, the secretary of war is marking his territory in the snuff movie business—and radicalizing people along the way.
Oct 12, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump’s Die-Hards Are Taking Their Cultishness to New Lows Trump’s Die-Hards Are Taking Their Cultishness to New Lows
I’m finally starting to understand why Jim Jones’s lieutenants didn’t try to stop him.
Oct 9, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump Is Trusting Tech Companies to Self-Police AI. What Could Go Wrong? Trump Is Trusting Tech Companies to Self-Police AI. What Could Go Wrong?
Trump’s refusal to heed the warnings from within the tech industry might end up being his most asinine legacy.
Oct 2, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump Impersonated Hitler at the United Nations Trump Impersonated Hitler at the United Nations
It was just one more of many examples of the president mirroring a fascist leadership.
Sep 25, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump Is a Runaway Train—and Nobody’s Pulling the Brakes Trump Is a Runaway Train—and Nobody’s Pulling the Brakes
Everywhere you look, the president is causing chaos and destruction.
Sep 18, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump’s Trolling Reveals His Push for Hemispheric Domination Trump’s Trolling Reveals His Push for Hemispheric Domination
The president’s social-media posts are ludicrous distractions from his policy failures—but they also put his fascistic views on full display.
Sep 11, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
The Shadowy Powers that Trump Could Use to End American Democracy The Shadowy Powers that Trump Could Use to End American Democracy
Two Washington insiders are sounding the alarm about what could happen if Trump activates the top-secret Presidential Emergency Action Documents.
Sep 4, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Trump Is Waging War on Haitians Trump Is Waging War on Haitians
In Springfield, Ohio, ICE agents are targeting a community that Trump has been villainizing since 2024.
Aug 28, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
Puppet Masters Will Be Unleashed on Americans Puppet Masters Will Be Unleashed on Americans
From Gaza to Minnesota, the Trump administration is accelerating a politics of fear and of intimidation.
Aug 21, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump Is Trying to Sabotage the Health of All Our Kids Trump Is Trying to Sabotage the Health of All Our Kids
His executive order on vaccines is classic Trump: authoritarian, nonsensical, and deadly.
Aug 14, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky