Sasha Abramsky

The motorcade of President Donald Trump is parked next to an almost 13-year-old Qatari Boeing 747 on the tarmac of Palm Beach International airport on February 15, 2025.

Republicans Should Be Angrier Than Anyone About Trump’s New Plane Republicans Should Be Angrier Than Anyone About Trump’s New Plane

Shocker: They're not.

May 16, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Trump Looks to Libya in His Latest Deportation Scheme

Trump Looks to Libya in His Latest Deportation Scheme Trump Looks to Libya in His Latest Deportation Scheme

A judge has halted the plan, but only a fool would believe the threat is now over.

May 9, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

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

President Donald Trump and White House senior adviser andTesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shake hands while attending the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship on March 22, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The First 100 Days of Self-Dealing Trump’s Thugocracy The First 100 Days of Self-Dealing Trump’s Thugocracy

This isn’t a government of, by, and for the people; it’s a government of, by, and for American oligarchs.

Apr 29, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Protesters hold signs as they march toward the White House during a “Hands Off!” protest of President Donald Trump’s policies and executive actions in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2025.

Trump Shreds the Constitution to Better Hound Immigrants and Eviscerate Universities Trump Shreds the Constitution to Better Hound Immigrants and Eviscerate Universities

In his first three months in office, Trump’s ire has been particularly ferocious on two policy areas: immigration and higher education.

Apr 25, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

US President Donald Trump, center right, and Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's president, center left, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2025.

Trump, Bukele, and the Growing Assault on the Rule of Law Trump, Bukele, and the Growing Assault on the Rule of Law

What's going on here fits the description of “fascism” to a tee.

Apr 18, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

A member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus holds a picture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia during a news conference to discuss Abrego Garcia's arrest and deportation d at Cannon House Office Building on April 9, 2025,

America Is Now One Giant Milgram Experiment America Is Now One Giant Milgram Experiment

Stanley Milgram would have understood this morally cretinous moment all too well.

Apr 11, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

President Donald Trump, alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R), speaks during a cabinet meeting on April 10, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Were They “Getting Yippy” or Was Trump Manipulating the Market? Were They “Getting Yippy” or Was Trump Manipulating the Market?

I don’t know exactly what went down in the hours before Trump publicly announced a “pause” on tariffs, but it merits investigation.

Apr 10, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

California Governor Gavin Newsom looks on during a press conference on February 1, 2023, in Sacramento, California.

Governor Newsom, It’s Time to Get Off the Sidelines Governor Newsom, It’s Time to Get Off the Sidelines

The California governor was careful not to provoke Donald Trump after the election, but that didn’t stop the president from launching a full assault against his state.

Apr 4, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Attention Must Be Paid to the Migrants Disappearing Under Trump

Attention Must Be Paid to the Migrants Disappearing Under Trump Attention Must Be Paid to the Migrants Disappearing Under Trump

Hundreds of Venezuelan men have been spirited away to a hell outside of the reach of habeas corpus rulings. It is our duty not to look away.

Mar 28, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

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