Trump’s Minions Are Trying to Terrorize Judges Into Submission Trump’s Minions Are Trying to Terrorize Judges Into Submission
Facing rebukes from the courts, Stephen Miller and Elon Musk are threatening the independence of the judiciary.
Oct 6, 2025 / Jeet Heer
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
Hegseth’s Quantico Farce: Terrifying, or Oddly Reassuring? Hegseth’s Quantico Farce: Terrifying, or Oddly Reassuring?
Trump and the defense secretary summoned top military leaders to the side of authoritarianism and abuse, but the officers did not thrill to the message.
Oct 1, 2025 / Joan Walsh
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
James Comey’s Indictment, While Without Merit, Is Part of Comey’s Own Legacy James Comey’s Indictment, While Without Merit, Is Part of Comey’s Own Legacy
The former hard-charging deputy attorney general succumbed to political hubris as FBI director, and discredited the federal justice system in the process.
Sep 30, 2025 / Paul Pelletier
Meet Rodney Taylor, the Double Amputee the Trump Regime Has Locked Up, Ready for Deportation Meet Rodney Taylor, the Double Amputee the Trump Regime Has Locked Up, Ready for Deportation
The so-called “worst of the worst” immigrants that the Trump administration is holding in detention facilities are mostly just regular people trying to make ends meet.
Sep 26, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
How the Kimmel Controversy Echoes Disney’s Dirty China Deal How the Kimmel Controversy Echoes Disney’s Dirty China Deal
Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner berated the company’s capitulation before authoritarian MAGA threats, but in many ways, he set the example.
Sep 24, 2025 / Ben Schwartz
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
Donald Trump’s Corruption of the Law Is Destroying American Democracy Donald Trump’s Corruption of the Law Is Destroying American Democracy
If Democrats don’t fight this with everything they have, they are basically admitting that authoritarianism is here to stay.
Sep 22, 2025 / Jeet Heer
Trump Dials Up the Authoritarianism to 11 Trump Dials Up the Authoritarianism to 11
When Trump asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his enemies and she didn’t resign, it was a sign that we’ve already passed into strongman rule.
Sep 22, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky