Trump Humiliated a Submissive Mainstream Media at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Trump Humiliated a Submissive Mainstream Media at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
His speech was racist, homophobic, vindictive, and soul-crushingly unfunny—and the journalists in the crowd didn’t seem to care.
Jul 27, 2026 / Jeet Heer
The Saudi Nuclear Deal Is a Typical Trump Fiasco The Saudi Nuclear Deal Is a Typical Trump Fiasco
Yet again, the president trumpets a foreign-policy agreement steeped in recklessness, lies, and corruption.
Jul 24, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Rising Temperatures and a Planet on Life Support Rising Temperatures and a Planet on Life Support
Trump undoes climate action as warning bell sound.
Jul 24, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
For Trump, Every Accusation Is a Confession For Trump, Every Accusation Is a Confession
Like authoritarian regimes elsewhere, the White House is denouncing its opponents for the very abuses it is carrying out.
Jul 24, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
How Public Equity Can Promote a Revived American Democracy How Public Equity Can Promote a Revived American Democracy
Critics are assailing deals to give the government stakes in major companies—but they’re overlooking their civic dividends.
Jul 24, 2026 / Elizabeth Wilkins and Todd N. Tucker
War House War House
When monuments to democracy become monuments to war.
Jul 23, 2026 / OppArt / Michel Moro Gómez
The Politics of Cruelty Starts With the Vulnerable The Politics of Cruelty Starts With the Vulnerable
Trump’s attacks on Somali kindergarteners, immigrants, and the rule of law form a coherent authoritarian project. But voters and the courts are pushing back.
Jul 17, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Trump Can’t Admit That He Lost the Iran War Trump Can’t Admit That He Lost the Iran War
An expensive, ruinous conflict resumes for no other reason than one octogenarian narcissist’s inability to face reality.
Jul 16, 2026 / David Faris
What One Week of Trump News Says About Our New Normal What One Week of Trump News Says About Our New Normal
Trump’s constant cruelty can make it all seem routine.
Jul 10, 2026 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
