Donald Trump

Protesters hold signs during a news conference called by survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 3, 2025.

Why Is “The Washington Post” Whitewashing Epstein’s Stomach-Churning Birthday Book? Why Is “The Washington Post” Whitewashing Epstein’s Stomach-Churning Birthday Book?

In their social circle, Trump and Epstein were so identified as predators that the pair’s trafficking of young women would be instantly recognized as fodder for a joke.

Sep 10, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

How Did Republican Fashion Go From Blazers to Belligerence?

How Did Republican Fashion Go From Blazers to Belligerence? How Did Republican Fashion Go From Blazers to Belligerence?

Trump and his cronies’ style reflects a platform where grievance is currency and performance is power.

Sep 10, 2025 / Feature / Derek Guy

House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on July 3, 2025.

Why the Media Allows MAGA to Cover Up Their Lies With More Lies Why the Media Allows MAGA to Cover Up Their Lies With More Lies

The MAGA movement can “walk back” outrageous statements, and the press hardly asks a follow-up.

Sep 9, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

President Donald Trump signs an executive order renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (C) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine shake hands, in the Oval Office of the White House on September 5, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Donald Trump Is Bringing the Imperial Wars to the Homefront Donald Trump Is Bringing the Imperial Wars to the Homefront

The ruler of a dying empire inflicts mindless militarism on Venezuela and Chicago.

Sep 8, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Representative Ro Khanna speaks during a news conference with alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein outside the Capitol on September 3. Khanna and Representative Thomas Massie have introduced the Epstein List Transparency Act to force the federal government to release all unclassified records from the cases of Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Sisterhood Could Be Powerful Sisterhood Could Be Powerful

The victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell’s sex-trafficking scheme are increasingly banding together—and could wind up outing more famous Epstein customers on their own....

Sep 3, 2025 / Joan Walsh

People attend a rally on August 28, 2025, at Pasadena Auto Wash, where six employees were detained in an immigration raid last weekend.

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

A photo of President Donald Trump is displayed on the side of the US Department of Labor on August 25, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Trump’s War on Workers Trump’s War on Workers

Buried beneath the bluster is a systematic assault on labor.

Aug 29, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage and Sara Steffens

Mark Stroh, the US Chargé d'Affaires in Denmark arrives the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Copenhagen, on August 27, 2025.

Trump and His Cronies Are Picking Stupid Fights All Over the World Trump and His Cronies Are Picking Stupid Fights All Over the World

Even the Danes are getting angry. The Danes!

Aug 29, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in the South Bronx in New York City on May 23, 2024.

Aligning With Trump’s Toxic Whiteness Will Never Keep You Safe Aligning With Trump’s Toxic Whiteness Will Never Keep You Safe

Many non-white communities increased their support for the president. He’s targeting them anyway.

Aug 29, 2025 / Kali Holloway

Members of the National Guard patrol at the National Mall on August 26, 2025, in Washington, DC.

DC Statehood: Now, More Than Ever DC Statehood: Now, More Than Ever

The best counter to Trump’s authoritarianism is a renewed commitment to secure full representative democracy in Washington.

Aug 28, 2025 / John Nichols

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