The Deliberate Decimation of the Federal Workforce The Deliberate Decimation of the Federal Workforce
Systems built up over the last 120 years are being either eliminated or corroded at warp speed, with the implicit blessing of the US Supreme Court.
Nov 18, 2025 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
The Bill to End the Shutdown Is Full of Giveaways to Republicans The Bill to End the Shutdown Is Full of Giveaways to Republicans
The alleged “compromise” is a boon for the GOP, and especially those who helped Trump dispute the 2020 election results.
Nov 11, 2025 / Joan Walsh
Independent Media in Cambodia Is Collapsing. Washington Made It Worse. Independent Media in Cambodia Is Collapsing. Washington Made It Worse.
The Thai-Cambodian border conflict is just one of the many stories going underreported in the country as Trump’s funding cuts leave citizens and journalists scrambling.
Oct 23, 2025 / StudentNation / Rani Chor
Trump Drops the Hammer on Farmworkers Trump Drops the Hammer on Farmworkers
At the end of the season, he cuts wages of 400,000 workers by a third.
Oct 10, 2025 / David Bacon
Will Russell Vought Be the Grim Reaper of the Government Shutdown? Will Russell Vought Be the Grim Reaper of the Government Shutdown?
Trump’s OMB director has suggested he’ll institute mass firings and agency closures, but no one in the White House seems to grasp the economic impact of such moves.
Oct 6, 2025 / Max B. Sawicky
The Moral Hollowing Out of the United States The Moral Hollowing Out of the United States
On the brink of a potentially devastating government shutdown, Trump spent his day with Pete Hegseth haranguing generals at a summit that should’ve been an e-mail.
Oct 1, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
The Alternate-Universe Version of Trump’s Executive Putsch The Alternate-Universe Version of Trump’s Executive Putsch
What would a Democratic presidency armed with Trump’s limitless power look like?
Sep 24, 2025 / David Faris
The GOP’s Bloated Pentagon Budget Is Indefensible The GOP’s Bloated Pentagon Budget Is Indefensible
The House just approved $892.6 billion in military spending—continuing the march toward $1 trillion defense budgets.
Sep 12, 2025 / John Nichols
Montana Doesn’t Need Any More Rural Ghost Towns, but That’s What Republicans Voted For Montana Doesn’t Need Any More Rural Ghost Towns, but That’s What Republicans Voted For
Across the country, rural hospitals will close, and the empty towns will mirror the quiet halls where doctors and nurses once rushed to heal.
Aug 19, 2025 / Steve Bullock
MAGA Conservatives Are Terrified of the Future MAGA Conservatives Are Terrified of the Future
Trump and his followers don’t just want to halt progress. They want to turn back the clock.
Aug 18, 2025 / Column / Chris Lehmann