The Right

A row of police stands across a street. A car in front of them is on fire.

The Post-Future Has Arrived in Argentina—and It Looks Remarkably Like the Past The Post-Future Has Arrived in Argentina—and It Looks Remarkably Like the Past

Javier Milei’s right-wing government is racking up new debt with the IMF. It’s part of a vicious cycle the country seems unable to break.

May 9, 2025 / Jacob Sugarman

Donald Trump speaks to the media after signing executive orders relating to higher education.

Trump Is Taking a Wrecking Ball to Indigenous Education Trump Is Taking a Wrecking Ball to Indigenous Education

After mass layoffs and scholarship freezes, students and tribal leaders are suing the Trump administration for violating treaty obligations.

May 7, 2025 / StudentNation / Connor Arakaki

Headshot of Ro Khanna speaking next to medium shot of Majorie Taylor Greene on phone.

Netanyahu Is Pushing for an Iran War, but Trump Holds Back for Now Netanyahu Is Pushing for an Iran War, but Trump Holds Back for Now

Michael Waltz’s demotion is a flashpoint in the MAGA civil war over foreign policy.

May 5, 2025 / Jeet Heer

The Last (Michael) Waltz

The Last (Michael) Waltz The Last (Michael) Waltz

We should welcome the humiliation of Trump’s hawkish, neocon national security adviser.

May 2, 2025 / Jeet Heer

The Matsuda family posts a sign reading “I AM AN AMERICAN” outside their grocery store in Oakland, California, responding to Pearl Harbor attacks shortly before they are relocated and incarcerated as Japanese Americans.

Opposing Mass Deportation: What We Can Learn From the Resistance to Japanese Internment Opposing Mass Deportation: What We Can Learn From the Resistance to Japanese Internment

When the US imprisoned Japanese-Americans during WWII, public solidarity and community defense were how people supported the interned. Their strategies remain relevant today.

May 2, 2025 / Julia Piaskowski

Police detain protesters wearing shirts with the slogan “Stop Arming Israel” during a Pro-Palestinian demonstration in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2024.

The Right-Wing Campaign to Suppress Opposition Consolidates Its Gains The Right-Wing Campaign to Suppress Opposition Consolidates Its Gains

New laws that effectively criminalize dissent reflect the right’s disgust for politically active citizens.

May 1, 2025 / Zohra Ahmed

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2025.

100 Days of Chaos and Calumnies 100 Days of Chaos and Calumnies

Where FDR used his radio addresses to reassure a distressed nation andprovide hope, Trump employs his bully pulpit and social media to shockand appall.

Apr 29, 2025 / Robert L. Borosage

Tom Morello and Zach de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine perform as part of a free concert at Finsbury Park on June 6, 2010, in London, England.

MAGA Followers Think They’re Punk Rock—but Then Why Are They All Such Cowards? MAGA Followers Think They’re Punk Rock—but Then Why Are They All Such Cowards?

Trump supporters may think they’re hardcore, but they seem to be afraid of op-eds, books, and history they can’t even bear to read.

Apr 29, 2025 / Dave Zirin

Protesters hold signs as they march toward the White House during a “Hands Off!” protest of President Donald Trump’s policies and executive actions in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2025.

Trump Shreds the Constitution to Better Hound Immigrants and Eviscerate Universities Trump Shreds the Constitution to Better Hound Immigrants and Eviscerate Universities

In his first three months in office, Trump’s ire has been particularly ferocious on two policy areas: immigration and higher education.

Apr 25, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Donald Trump kisses three-month-old Kellen Campbell, of Denver, right, and holds six-month-old Evelyn Keane, after Trump’s speech on the campus of the University of Colorado on July 29, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

A Trump Baby Boom? A Baby Bust Is More Likely. A Trump Baby Boom? A Baby Bust Is More Likely.

The New York Times credulously covers alleged administration plans to hike the US birthrate—as Trump slashes the safety net.

Apr 24, 2025 / Joan Walsh

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