Government

A statue of Thomas Paine in Paris.

From Tom Paine in 1776 to Main Street in 2025: No Kings! From Tom Paine in 1776 to Main Street in 2025: No Kings!

Americans have a right to assemble and a right to petition for the redress of grievances. They will use those rights this weekend to resist Trumpism.

Jun 13, 2025 / John Nichols

A woman stands at a podium, speaking to the crowd.

Los Angeles Stands Up to MAGA Los Angeles Stands Up to MAGA

Will Los Angeles become Trumpism’s last stand? If the growing and deepening movement resisting the city’s occupation is any indication, si se puede!

Jun 12, 2025 / Bill Gallegos

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media after the House narrowly passed a bill forwarding President Donald Trump’s agenda at the US Capitol on May 22, 2025, in Washington, DC.

The GOP Is Trying to Destroy Your Medicaid The GOP Is Trying to Destroy Your Medicaid

Republicans are trying to ram through some of the most harmful anti-welfare policies in living memory.

Jun 12, 2025 / Bryce Covert

Boycotting

Boycotting Boycotting

Harvard.

Jun 11, 2025 / OppArt / Drew Sheneman

Joseph Nye, the father of the concepts of soft power, smart power, and hard power, speaks by videoconference at the Paris Defence and Strategy Forum on March 12, 2025.

Trump Is Blowing Up Soft Power Trump Is Blowing Up Soft Power

And he’s shooting America’s diplomats in the foot.

Jun 11, 2025 / Adam Weinstein

Donald Trump signs executive orders relating to higher education institutions, alongside US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon.

Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Would Be a Disaster for Student Loan Borrowers Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Would Be a Disaster for Student Loan Borrowers

The proposed budget cuts would hurt millions of Americans, as the typical borrower with a college degree will see their student loan payments spike more than $2,928 per year.

Jun 11, 2025 / StudentNation / Ángel Rentería

Pedestrians cross Union Street in the North Beach district in San Francisco.

Will the Creation of a Historic District in San Francisco Hold Back New Housing? Will the Creation of a Historic District in San Francisco Hold Back New Housing?

Activists are butting heads with a local preservation organization over a proposal to turn part of the city’s North Beach neighborhood into a nationally registered historic ...

Jun 10, 2025 / StudentNation / Ella Curlin

A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest Trump’s latest travel ban at Los Angeles International Airport on June 9, 2025.

Don’t Let Trump Desensitize You to the Horrors of His Latest Travel Ban Don’t Let Trump Desensitize You to the Horrors of His Latest Travel Ban

The first time Trump did this, we flocked to the airports in protest. This ban is no less racist—and it may even be more dangerous.

Jun 10, 2025 / Rafia Zakaria

National Guard soldiers stand in front of a federal building on June 9, 2025, in Los Angeles, California.

Trump Calls Up the Marines. Democracy Is in Danger. Trump Calls Up the Marines. Democracy Is in Danger.

The president is creating fake emergencies and then implementing real military interventions.

Jun 9, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats  Align With Elon Musk?

Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats Align With Elon Musk? Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats Align With Elon Musk?

No! Hell no! Never! The enemy of your enemy is still a corrupt plutocrat who wants to destroy democracy.

Jun 9, 2025 / Jeet Heer

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