Political Figures

Linda McMahon, now Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, poses for a portrait when she was president and CEO of the World Wrestling Federation, on December 12, 1999.

Linda McMahon’s Only Qualification as Education Secretary Is a History of Spreading Hate Linda McMahon’s Only Qualification as Education Secretary Is a History of Spreading Hate

Even in Trump’s cabinet of hucksters, reality-show stars, and drunk white nationalists, Linda McMahon is a bizarre choice for education secretary.

Feb 25, 2025 / Dave Zirin

Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during a protest against the nomination of Linda McMahon to serve as President Donald Trump's education secretary, outside the US Capitol on February 12, 2025, in Washington, DC.

We Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Call the US What It Really Is: an Oligarchy We Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Call the US What It Really Is: an Oligarchy

Across the ideological spectrum, anger toward the superrich is a major source of movement energy.

Feb 25, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks live via a video transmission during the election campaign launch rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany party on January 25, 2025, in Halle, Germany.

Elon Musk Pushes for Global Neo-Nazi Regime Change. The World Is Fighting Back. Elon Musk Pushes for Global Neo-Nazi Regime Change. The World Is Fighting Back.

Trump’s most important adviser is promoting racist parties all over the world.

Feb 24, 2025 / Jeet Heer

History Repeats Itself

History Repeats Itself History Repeats Itself

And democracy fades.

Feb 24, 2025 / OppArt / Jesse Duquette

Trump’s Plan Is to Flood the Zone With Garbage

Trump’s Plan Is to Flood the Zone With Garbage Trump’s Plan Is to Flood the Zone With Garbage

All of it is meant to disorient and overwhelm us. The question is: How are we to navigate all that excrement?

Feb 21, 2025 / Rebecca Gordon

The Mud King

The Mud King The Mud King

Putrid bladderdump.

Feb 21, 2025 / Steve Brodner

Worms

Worms Worms

Free at last.

Feb 21, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

5 Stages of GOP

5 Stages of GOP 5 Stages of GOP

The Republican Party’s fealty to a totalitarian leader.

Feb 19, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Wreckage

Wreckage Wreckage

Unto dump.

Feb 18, 2025 / OppArt / Gary Taxali

President Donald Trump throws sharpies to the crowd after signing executive orders during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.

David Cole on How the Courts Can Stop Trump David Cole on How the Courts Can Stop Trump

The former national legal director of the ACLU analyzes recent efforts to block the president’s executive orders.

Feb 18, 2025 / Q&A / Jon Wiener

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