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Adam Jentleson, center, appears with his boss, Senate minority leader Harry Reid before a ceremony in the Capitol on December 15, 2016.

The Latest New Democratic Think Tank Is a Dead End The Latest New Democratic Think Tank Is a Dead End

The Searchlight Institute, founded by former senate staffer Adam Jentelson, epitomizes the careerist tendencies of white-collar workers on the Hill.

Sep 23, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Kimmel Canceled

Kimmel Canceled Kimmel Canceled

Corporations bow to an autocrat’s whims.

Sep 23, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner and Peter Kuper

President Donald Trump introduces White House border czar Tom Homan during a “One Big, Beautiful” event in the East Room of the White House, on June 26, 2025.

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

President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump signed two executive orders, establishing the “Trump Gold Card” and introducing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas.

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

Tribute to Charlie Kirk

Tribute to Charlie Kirk Tribute to Charlie Kirk

Orbán Outfitters.

Sep 19, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Jimmy Kimmel.

Jimmy Kimmel’s Bosses Sold Us All Out Jimmy Kimmel’s Bosses Sold Us All Out

The mainstream media is complicit in the biggest attack on free speech since the McCarthy era. Kimmel’s suspension is just the latest proof.

Sep 18, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Bernie Sanders speaks at the Fighting Oligarchy rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on May 2, 2025.

Bernie Sanders: It Is Genocide Bernie Sanders: It Is Genocide

Many experts have now concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. I agree.

Sep 17, 2025 / Sen. Bernie Sanders

The Police State Presidency

The Police State Presidency The Police State Presidency

Trump’s crime wave to break democracy.

Sep 17, 2025 / OppArt / Clay Bennett

President Donald Trump walks outside the White House en route to a meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki.

Trump’s Petty-Tyrant Brand of Fascism Trump’s Petty-Tyrant Brand of Fascism

The GOP president is both a dire threat to democratic governance and a clownish mob boss.

Sep 17, 2025 / Column / John Ganz

President Donald Trump speaks to the press before signing an executive order that aims to end cashless bail, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2025. Also pictured, from left to right, Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Administrator Drug Enforcement Administration Terry Cole, US Attorney General Pam Bondi, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem.

Don’t Let Trump’s Henchmen Rewrite History. They’re the Ones Inciting Violence. Don’t Let Trump’s Henchmen Rewrite History. They’re the Ones Inciting Violence.

A brief catalogue of the times Republicans have called for brutal repression makes clear that Trump, not the left, is tearing apart the country.

Sep 17, 2025 / Column / Sasha Abramsky

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