Political Ideologies

The future president in Trump Tower circa 1987.

Real Estate Is the Key to Trump’s Worldview Real Estate Is the Key to Trump’s Worldview

His policies and behavior may often baffle, but he is a developer at heart.

Apr 28, 2025 / Kate Wagner

Construction continues on a mixed-use apartment complex that will hold more than 700 units of housing and 95,000 square feet of commercial space on August 20, 2024, in Los Angeles.

A YIMBY Theory of Power A YIMBY Theory of Power

Pro-housing advocates offer an analysis of class relations that is more sophisticated and has more explanatory power than the one held by many critics of the “abundance agenda.”

Apr 28, 2025 / Ned Resnikoff

Protesters hold signs as they march toward the White House during a “Hands Off!” protest of President Donald Trump’s policies and executive actions in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2025.

Trump Shreds the Constitution to Better Hound Immigrants and Eviscerate Universities Trump Shreds the Constitution to Better Hound Immigrants and Eviscerate Universities

In his first three months in office, Trump’s ire has been particularly ferocious on two policy areas: immigration and higher education.

Apr 25, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Donald Trump kisses three-month-old Kellen Campbell, of Denver, right, and holds six-month-old Evelyn Keane, after Trump’s speech on the campus of the University of Colorado on July 29, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

A Trump Baby Boom? A Baby Bust Is More Likely. A Trump Baby Boom? A Baby Bust Is More Likely.

The New York Times credulously covers alleged administration plans to hike the US birthrate—as Trump slashes the safety net.

Apr 24, 2025 / Joan Walsh

California farmers face an uncertain financial future as the Trump administration's tariffs threaten to upend fruit and vegetables exports of fruits and vegetables and increase prices of farming equipment.

Rural Trump Voters Won’t Regret Their Vote Until Democrats Fight for Them Rural Trump Voters Won’t Regret Their Vote Until Democrats Fight for Them

Taking away healthcare coverage isn’t just “morally wrong and politically suicidal,” in Senator Josh Hawley’s apt phrase. It’s also putting pressure on rural members of Congress.

Apr 23, 2025 / Erica Etelson

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a proclamation in the Oval Office at the White House on April 17, 2025, in Washington, DC.

This President Has Many Puppet Masters This President Has Many Puppet Masters

Trump’s Weekend at Bernie’s White House is inherently chaotic.

Apr 21, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Supporters of transgender youth demonstrate outside Children's Hospital Los Angeles on February 6, 2025, in the wake of President Donald Trump's executive order threatening to pull federal funding from healthcare providers who offer gender-affirming care to children.

The Rise of Medical Fascism The Rise of Medical Fascism

The US medical profession’s long history of complicity with state violence has prepared it for compliance with Trump’s authoritarian orders.

Apr 21, 2025 / Eric Reinhart

Demonstration against far right movements at the Place de la République in Paris, France on April 6, 2025.

Report From Europe: The Center Does Not Hold Report From Europe: The Center Does Not Hold

Frustration with established parties across Europe has created openings the right has been quick to fill. Can a divided left rally in response?

Apr 21, 2025 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage

Presidential timber? United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain speaks to guests at an election-night watch party.

Shawn Fain for President! Shawn Fain for President!

Centrist Democrats hate the union leader because he puts the working class first.

Apr 18, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Demonstrators with signs stand around the John Harvard Statue in Harvard Yard after a rally was held against President Donald Trump's attacks on Harvard University.

Harvard Stands Up Harvard Stands Up

Very real pain is about to be inflicted on students, staff, researchers, and faculty. At least for now, most of the people here are willing to bear that price.

Apr 18, 2025 / Richard Parker

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