Trump’s Economics—and America’s Economy Trump’s Economics—and America’s Economy
You can’t make America great again by wrecking the government.
Mar 19, 2025 / James K. Galbraith
How the American Left Became Conservative How the American Left Became Conservative
Against the radical, if reactionary, experiment run from the White House, everyone from Democratic leaders in Congress to MSNBC hosts have turned to the defense of institutions.
Mar 18, 2025 / Michael Kazin
Chuck Schumer Should Resign to Spend More Time With His Imaginary Friends Chuck Schumer Should Resign to Spend More Time With His Imaginary Friends
The bad news is that the Democratic Senate leader isn’t up for reelection until 2028. The good news is that he can resign right now, and should do so—twice.
Mar 17, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Why Trump Is Threatened by South Africa Why Trump Is Threatened by South Africa
The country’s Constitution gives its citizens more than a right to the pursuit of happiness. But attempts to redeem that commitment to justice have enraged American reactionaries....
Mar 14, 2025 / Susan Neiman
Trump’s Dirty Tricks Were Tried in Argentina First Trump’s Dirty Tricks Were Tried in Argentina First
Eviscerating the public sector? Javier Milei showed Trump and Musk how it’s done.
Mar 11, 2025 / D.D. Guttenplan
How Trump Plans to Manipulate US Economic Data to Gaslight the Public How Trump Plans to Manipulate US Economic Data to Gaslight the Public
The president and his GOP cronies want to tamper with government statistics and use deceptive budget gimmicks to lie about the impact of their massive tax and budget cuts.
Mar 10, 2025 / Sam Gustin
How to Save the Democratic Party From Itself How to Save the Democratic Party From Itself
The flailing and unpopular party elite needs to be replaced with fighting economic populists.
Mar 7, 2025 / Jeet Heer
To Defeat the Far Right, We Must Adopt an Anti-Fascist Economic Policy To Defeat the Far Right, We Must Adopt an Anti-Fascist Economic Policy
Opposition to the status quo must not be monopolized by the right-wing extremist visions of parties like Alternative für Deutschland.
Feb 28, 2025 / Isabella M. Weber
Bernie Sanders Is Sending a Piercing Message About Musk and the Oligarchy Bernie Sanders Is Sending a Piercing Message About Musk and the Oligarchy
The senator is on the road explaining exactly what happens when the richest man in the world starts buying power.
Feb 26, 2025 / John Nichols
We Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Call the US What It Really Is: an Oligarchy We Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Call the US What It Really Is: an Oligarchy
Across the ideological spectrum, anger toward the superrich is a major source of movement energy.
Feb 25, 2025 / Chris Lehmann