“We’re Living Through Hell”: What Trump’s Anti-Trans War Really Means “We’re Living Through Hell”: What Trump’s Anti-Trans War Really Means
When hospitals suddenly stop treatment for trans patients, real people are harmed: “I was sent links to suicide hotlines instead of a prescription.”
Feb 21, 2025 / Elsie Carson-Holt
Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick Turns Out to Be Super Anti-Labor Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick Turns Out to Be Super Anti-Labor
Surprise, surprise: Former representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer supports anti-union “right to work” laws and rejects a national minimum-wage hike.
Feb 21, 2025 / John Nichols
US-Ukraine Tension, the RSF in Sudan, and Trump’s Proposed Defense Budget Cuts US-Ukraine Tension, the RSF in Sudan, and Trump’s Proposed Defense Budget Cuts
On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.
Feb 21, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
A Half Century of Failure to Reform the FBI Has Gifted Patel With Alarming Power A Half Century of Failure to Reform the FBI Has Gifted Patel With Alarming Power
Fifty years ago, lawmakers started lifting the lid on the shocking abuses of the new Bureau chief’s most famous predecessor. The trouble is, very little changed.
Feb 21, 2025 / Steve Howell
Why Hasn’t Trump Already Closed the Department of Education? Why Hasn’t Trump Already Closed the Department of Education?
Maybe because its support for students is popular with Republicans as well as Democrats. And because cutting that funding would blow a big hole in the budgets of red states.
Feb 21, 2025 / Jack Schneider
Trump’s Firing Frenzy Is Hitting the GOP Where It Hurts Trump’s Firing Frenzy Is Hitting the GOP Where It Hurts
As layoffs skyrocket, Trump’s own voters are feeling the pain. Will the backlash begin?
Feb 21, 2025 / Joan Walsh
The Endless Conflicts of Interest in the Trump Administration The Endless Conflicts of Interest in the Trump Administration
Each day, another ethics scandal unfolds—and each day, it gets lost in the white noise.
Feb 21, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
The First Amendment vs. the Wannabe King The First Amendment vs. the Wannabe King
What are the climate implications of Donald Trump punishing the Associated Press?
Feb 20, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope