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
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
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
The Terror and Cruelty of Trump’s Deportation Machine The Terror and Cruelty of Trump’s Deportation Machine
The administration’s immigration policies have gone from awful to monstrous, culminating with this weekend’s move to send roughly 600 unaccompanied children back to Guatemala...
Sep 1, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
He’s Sued Trump 39 Times—and He Keeps Winning He’s Sued Trump 39 Times—and He Keeps Winning
Rob Bonta, California’s attorney general, is using the courts to rein in Trump and, for now, it’s mostly working.
Aug 29, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
“This Is a Hunting of People”: LA Protesters Turn Out to Resist ICE “This Is a Hunting of People”: LA Protesters Turn Out to Resist ICE
Hundreds of Angelenos took to the streets Tuesday to show support for their neighbors and coworkers who are being targeted during ICE’s raids.
Aug 15, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
We’ve Officially Entered Kafka’s America We’ve Officially Entered Kafka’s America
Stephen Miller’s dystopian immigrant-hunting system is picking up pace, and asylum seekers like Mohamed Naser are increasingly vulnerable.
Aug 6, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Forced Starvation Is a Grotesque Inversion of Jewish Traditions Forced Starvation Is a Grotesque Inversion of Jewish Traditions
I learned from a young age that you shouldn’t let your neighbor go hungry. Benjamin Netanyahu would do well to revisit this tradition.
Aug 1, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
Thank the Supreme Court for the Evisceration of the Federal Workforce Thank the Supreme Court for the Evisceration of the Federal Workforce
Progressive politicians must commit to expanding the court, or voters should pledge their support to other candidates who will.
Jul 18, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
Spineless Republicans Are Part of a Bigger Problem Spineless Republicans Are Part of a Bigger Problem
Issues once thought long settled are now up for grabs again. But “they’re not going to get what they want,” says Omar Jadwat of the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project.
Jul 4, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky