Trump’s Authoritarian Project Starts to Take on Water Trump’s Authoritarian Project Starts to Take on Water
Viktor Orbán’s defeat is just the latest example of the administration’s European ambitions’ being stymied.
Apr 17, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
The Blockheaded Thinking Behind Trump’s Plan for a Hormuz Blockade The Blockheaded Thinking Behind Trump’s Plan for a Hormuz Blockade
The president’s latest proposal to force Iran to negotiate an end to his feckless war somehow makes less sense than all the other ones.
Apr 16, 2026 / David Faris
The EEOC Is No Longer Protecting Federal Workers From Gender Identity Discrimination The EEOC Is No Longer Protecting Federal Workers From Gender Identity Discrimination
Recent decisions mean the agency will no longer process claims regarding harassment, the denial of bathroom use, or discrimination in hiring, firing, or promotion on the basis of ...
Apr 14, 2026 / Bryce Covert
The United States Is Now an Apocalyptic Terror State The United States Is Now an Apocalyptic Terror State
With his genocidal threats against Iran, Trump has shown the world that he is a terrorist—one with a nuclear arsenal.
Apr 10, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
The United States Is Self-Destructing Amid Empire Collapse The United States Is Self-Destructing Amid Empire Collapse
Dangerously wrong priorities will accelerate America’s decline.
Apr 8, 2026 / Julia Gledhill
How the Saudis Keep Sidestepping a Costly Role in the Iran War How the Saudis Keep Sidestepping a Costly Role in the Iran War
The brutal Gulf monarchy has been cheerleading Trump’s insane war off-stage but won’t commit to any direct role in the conflict
Apr 7, 2026 / David Faris
The All Too Predictable Reason Trump Fired Pam Bondi The All Too Predictable Reason Trump Fired Pam Bondi
The president has surrounded himself with cronies and sycophants. But even they keep failing to meet the level of servility he demands.
Apr 3, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
Pete Hegseth Is Scapegoating Career Soldiers for His Own Failures Pete Hegseth Is Scapegoating Career Soldiers for His Own Failures
Trapped in a disastrous war, the defense secretary is intensifying a purge of the military.
Apr 3, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Trump Is in His Own Universe—but He’s Still Wrecking Ours Trump Is in His Own Universe—but He’s Still Wrecking Ours
Give the man a second opportunity to address the nation, and it’s entirely possible he could throw the whole world into a Great Depression.
Apr 3, 2026 / Sasha Abramsky
Trump’s Iran Speech Showed the Desperation of a Loser Trump’s Iran Speech Showed the Desperation of a Loser
The president’s war is an ever-escalating disaster. He is increasingly reviled. And his speech won’t change either of those things.
Apr 2, 2026 / Jeet Heer