Executive Branch

Kilmar Ábrego García and his wife, Jennifer Vasquez Sura, stand surrounded by a crowd of supporters.

The Bravery of Kilmar Ábrego García vs. the Barbarism of Donald Trump The Bravery of Kilmar Ábrego García vs. the Barbarism of Donald Trump

The husband, father, and union worker from Maryland is risking indefinite incarceration in Uganda to stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves.

Aug 25, 2025 / Dave Zirin

John Bolton, former national security adviser to President Trump, arrives home, as the FBI searches his house August 22, 2025 in Bethesda, Maryland.

Even John Bolton Doesn’t Deserve This Even John Bolton Doesn’t Deserve This

Trump’s former national security adviser is a very hateable figure. But he still needs defending from the president’s lawlessness.

Aug 25, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Demonstrators listen to a go-go band during a “Free DC” protest in Washington, DC, on August 21, 2025.

Letter From DC: Goodbye to John Wall, Hello to Celebrating His Rebel Spirit Letter From DC: Goodbye to John Wall, Hello to Celebrating His Rebel Spirit

The former Washington Wizards point guard retires from the NBA, but the anti-Trump protests embody his swaggy defiance.

Aug 22, 2025 / Dave Zirin

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin leave at the conclusion of a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska.

Trump Won’t Deliver Peace to Ukraine—or Anywhere Else Trump Won’t Deliver Peace to Ukraine—or Anywhere Else

No one can trust the United States when a fickle man-child controls its foreign policy.

Aug 18, 2025 / Jeet Heer

The US Border Patrol produced a show of force outside the Japanese American National Museum where California Governor Gavin Newsom was holding a redistricting press conference on Thursday, August 14, 2025, in Los Angeles.

“Unbelievably Disrepectful”: Trump Sends Troops to Newsom’s Big Beautiful Press Conference “Unbelievably Disrepectful”: Trump Sends Troops to Newsom’s Big Beautiful Press Conference

The symbolism of the Border Patrol’s gratuitous display wasn’t lost on the leadership of the Japanese American National Museum, where the event was held.

Aug 15, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on June 22, 2025, in Arlington, Virginia.

Pete Hegseth Is Creating a Patriarchal Pentagon to Fight Domestic Foes Pete Hegseth Is Creating a Patriarchal Pentagon to Fight Domestic Foes

The defense secretary fervently supports a theocratic church that preaches female submission.

Aug 15, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. stands behind Donald Trump in the Oval Office

In Trump’s America, Vaccination Rates are Declining and Measles Is Spreading In Trump’s America, Vaccination Rates are Declining and Measles Is Spreading

Trump and RFK Jr. have made every effort to undermine one of the major civilizing advances of the 20th century—our public health infrastructure

Aug 13, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

People participate in a rally against the Trump administration’s federal takeover of the District of Columbia on August 11, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Washington, DC, Is Under a State of Siege Washington, DC, Is Under a State of Siege

Trump has put the nation’s capital under federal occupation.

Aug 11, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a joint press conference in New Delhi on February 25, 2020.

Narendra Modi Learns That Not Even Trump Respects a Bootlicker Narendra Modi Learns That Not Even Trump Respects a Bootlicker

The Indian prime minister discovers that the world’s biggest bully sees fawning as weakness.

Aug 11, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Protesters chant in Los Angeles while a Trump balloon flies over crowd.

A Free Speech Shakedown—Trump’s Approach to American Civil Society  A Free Speech Shakedown—Trump’s Approach to American Civil Society 

Ending his extortion racket will demand not only courageous institutions—it will take the political opposition of us all.

Aug 11, 2025 / David Cole

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