Politics

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

Signs are left on the ground including two that read “This was a kidnapping” and “Bring Kilmar home now!” as protesters break outside the US District Court for the District of Maryland on May 16, 2025, in Greenbelt, Maryland. Protesters rallied outside the court during a hearing for a Maryland resident from El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was detained in a notoriously violent maximum-security prison in El Salvador.

Trump Is Weaponizing the Justice System in Plain Sight Trump Is Weaponizing the Justice System in Plain Sight

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is just the latest example of cases in which the administration is finding the flimsiest of reasons to label undocumented immigrants as “criminals.”

Jun 13, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

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

ABC News suspended journalist Terry Moran over a social media post calling President Donald Trump and his policy strategist Stephen Miller “world-class haters.”

Truth-Telling Now Gets You Canned Truth-Telling Now Gets You Canned

Terry Moran’s only mistake was speaking honestly at a time when loyalty to the presidency supersedes journalistic integrity.

Jun 11, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Democratic candidate for governor Representative Mikie Sherrill attends a Latinos for Mikie event at the Rancho Mateo restaurant.

New Jersey’s November Election Will Be a Referendum on Trump’s Autocracy New Jersey’s November Election Will Be a Referendum on Trump’s Autocracy

Voters nominated a Republican who is “all-in for MAGA” and a Democrat who pledges to “stand up to Trump and Musk with all I’ve got.” Buckle up.

Jun 11, 2025 / John Nichols

Boycotting

Boycotting Boycotting

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Jun 11, 2025 / OppArt / Drew Sheneman

Former Vice President Kamala Harris.

What Analyses of the 2024 Election Are Getting Wrong What Analyses of the 2024 Election Are Getting Wrong

Postelection autopsies are missing the forest for the trees.

Jun 11, 2025 / Steve Phillips

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

Ezra Klein and Sam Seder in the middle of an argument about abundance.

The Abundance Debate Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It. The Abundance Debate Is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It.

Populists and abundance proponents have retreated into factional warfare. But both sides need to realize that they need each other.

Jun 11, 2025 / Waleed Shahid

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