Sasha Abramsky

A man seeking asylum from Colombia is detained by federal agents as he attends his court hearing in immigration court at the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building on October 27, 2025, in New York City.

Trump Is Forcing Millions to Make Cruel Choices Trump Is Forcing Millions to Make Cruel Choices

Do you go to your asylum check-in and risk capture by ICE? Without SNAP, what will you give up to feed your kids? How will you pay for healthcare?

Oct 31, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Protesters rally during the No Kings national day of protest in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on October 18, 2025.

No Kings Day Was a Joyous Carnival for Democracy No Kings Day Was a Joyous Carnival for Democracy

Millions of Constitution-loving Americans peacefully protested Trump’s authoritarian presidency. The GOP responded with military theatrics, threats, and scatological “jokes.”

Oct 20, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Federal agents clash with anti-ICE protesters at the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building on October 12, 2025, in Portland, Oregon.

Portland’s Theater-of-the-Absurd Protests Reflect the Ridiculousness of Trump’s Lies Portland’s Theater-of-the-Absurd Protests Reflect the Ridiculousness of Trump’s Lies

If you can’t beat a federal administration at its own violent game, you can at least make it look foolish.

Oct 17, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Crowds gather at Ida B. Wells Drive and Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago, Illinois, on October 8, 2025, for an emergency rally, waving flags and holding signs to oppose ICE and National Guard presence in Chicago.

The Resistance to Trump’s Military Occupations Just Keeps Growing The Resistance to Trump’s Military Occupations Just Keeps Growing

In Illinois, California, and Oregon, residents and attorneys general are pushing back against the deployment of federal troops in their cities. So far, it’s working.

Oct 10, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, on September 30, 2025.

The Moral Hollowing Out of the United States The Moral Hollowing Out of the United States

On the brink of a potentially devastating government shutdown, Trump spent his day with Pete Hegseth haranguing generals at a summit that should’ve been an e-mail.

Oct 1, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Rodney Taylor

Meet Rodney Taylor, the Double Amputee the Trump Regime Has Locked Up, Ready for Deportation Meet Rodney Taylor, the Double Amputee the Trump Regime Has Locked Up, Ready for Deportation

The so-called “worst of the worst” immigrants that the Trump administration is holding in detention facilities are mostly just regular people trying to make ends meet.

Sep 26, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump signed two executive orders, establishing the “Trump Gold Card” and introducing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas.

Trump Dials Up the Authoritarianism to 11 Trump Dials Up the Authoritarianism to 11

When Trump asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his enemies and she didn’t resign, it was a sign that we’ve already passed into strongman rule.

Sep 22, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

President Donald Trump speaks to the press before signing an executive order that aims to end cashless bail, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2025. Also pictured, from left to right, Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Administrator Drug Enforcement Administration Terry Cole, US Attorney General Pam Bondi, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

Don’t Let Trump’s Henchmen Rewrite History. They’re the Ones Inciting Violence. Don’t Let Trump’s Henchmen Rewrite History. They’re the Ones Inciting Violence.

A brief catalogue of the times Republicans have called for brutal repression makes clear that Trump, not the left, is tearing apart the country.

Sep 17, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

A masked ICE agent stalks the corridors on the 12th floor of Lower Manhattan’s immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, New York City on September 8, 2025.

Trump Is Expanding His Masked Thugocracy Trump Is Expanding His Masked Thugocracy

Federal agents are essentially acting as paramilitaries to fulfill the administration’s violent fantasies. After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, they will be empowered.

Sep 12, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

Protest signs on the ground outside of the Phillip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco in July that read, “Protect Our Neighbors / Protegiendo Nuestros Vecinos” and“ Keep Families Together / Manteniendo Familias Unidas.”

California Lawmakers Fight Back Against Trump's Secret Police Force California Lawmakers Fight Back Against Trump's Secret Police Force

Two bills making their way through the California legislature seek to end masking of federal agents and other tactics that are terrorizing communities.

Sep 5, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

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