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Demonstrators protest federal layoffs and demand the termination of Elon Musk from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2025.

The Democrats’ Choice: Fight Trump’s Oligarchy or Keep Groveling to Billionaire Donors The Democrats’ Choice: Fight Trump’s Oligarchy or Keep Groveling to Billionaire Donors

Elon Musk’s power grab is finally energizing a resistance. But it’s already being undermined by the party elite’s dependency on Silicon Valley.

Feb 10, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump speaks to the press upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on February 2, 2025.

Trump Already Has Blood on His Hands Trump Already Has Blood on His Hands

The president is taking a chain saw to our public health infrastructure—and people will die as a result.

Feb 10, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

University police on the University of Chicago campus as they break up a pro-Palestinian encampment.

Universities Have Been Doing Trump’s Work for Him Universities Have Been Doing Trump’s Work for Him

The University of Chicago, despite its free speech reputation, has laid the groundwork for the president's threats against students who protest for Palestine.

Feb 10, 2025 / StudentNation / Harley Pomper

Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks live via a video transmission during the election campaign launch rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party on January 25, 2025.

The Courts Can’t Stop the Trump-Musk Coup The Courts Can’t Stop the Trump-Musk Coup

While the lawsuits being filed against the Trump-Musk administration are righteous, they will not “save” us from this nightmare.

Feb 7, 2025 / Elie Mystal

A Kansas City Chiefs fan wears a cutout of President Trump.

Trump’s Presence at the Super Bowl Is an Affront to Every NFL Player Trump’s Presence at the Super Bowl Is an Affront to Every NFL Player

From his position on Colin Kaepernick, to his slanders about those concerned about brain injury, the sitting president has demonstrated just how much he disrespects the NFL.

Feb 7, 2025 / Dave Zirin

Welcome to the Fight

Welcome to the Fight Welcome to the Fight

Over the coup coup nest.

Feb 7, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Immigrant Resilience

Immigrant Resilience Immigrant Resilience

Illegal raids at workplaces, schools, and churches are instilling fear in the most vulnerable communities, but immigrant resistance is growing stronger.

Feb 7, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) (C) joins other lawmakers for the signing ceremony for the Laken Riley Act

Democrats Are Helping Trump Carry Out His Nativist Agenda Democrats Are Helping Trump Carry Out His Nativist Agenda

Trump and his white-nationalist allies are pursuing a shock-and-awe strategy against immigrants—and many Democrats seem all too eager to join him.

Feb 7, 2025 / Gaby Del Valle

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is GettyImages-2194583291.jpeg President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2025.

The White Nationalist in Chief’s Return to Power The White Nationalist in Chief’s Return to Power

No president in the post-civil-rights era has been as racially aggressive as the now-47th president.

Feb 7, 2025 / Clarence Lusane for The Nation

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni posts a picture of herself with Elon Musk in Brussels, Belgium, on her personal X account on January 6, 2025.

Elon Musk Does Europe Elon Musk Does Europe

As Musk wrote in a January post, “From MAGA to MEGA: Make Europe Great Again.”

Feb 6, 2025 / Harrison Stetler

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