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The richest man in the world attempted to buy an election in Wisconsin. His effort crashed and burned, establishing a model for the fight against Trumpism.
Apr 2, 2025 / John Nichols
Living and Learning in the Shadow of the Paris Commune Living and Learning in the Shadow of the Paris Commune
Kristin Ross’s The Commune Form traces a political tradition—based on reimagining class relations—that stretches from the 1871 uprising to the modern-day struggles of ZAD.
Apr 2, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Clinton Williamson
How Trump Is Outsourcing His Mass Deportation Agenda How Trump Is Outsourcing His Mass Deportation Agenda
The government is enlisting—or coercing—other countries into joining its efforts to purge immigrants from the United States.
Apr 2, 2025 / Felipe de la Hoz
The US Is Now in the Human-Trafficking Business The US Is Now in the Human-Trafficking Business
The Trump administration spent $6 million to knowingly disappear hundreds of people into a foreign prison where they are being made to work, without pay, in torturous conditions. ...
Apr 1, 2025 / Andrew Kornfeld and Esul Burton
The World’s Richest Man Wants Wisconsin to Give Up on Democracy The World’s Richest Man Wants Wisconsin to Give Up on Democracy
Elon Musk is spending tens of millions of dollars to block free and fair elections in the battleground state.
Apr 1, 2025 / John Nichols
Trump Is Exploiting the Paranoid Fantasies that Drove the War on Terror Trump Is Exploiting the Paranoid Fantasies that Drove the War on Terror
The antidemocratic policies put in place after 9/11 have come home to roost.
Apr 1, 2025 / Karen J. Greenberg
In the Le Pen Verdict, the French Far Right Sees a Political Declaration of War In the Le Pen Verdict, the French Far Right Sees a Political Declaration of War
A French court rules to bar Marine Le Pen from seeking office for five years.
Apr 1, 2025 / Harrison Stetler
Netanyahu’s War Netanyahu’s War
Bombing returns and the death toll rises.
Apr 1, 2025 / OppArt / Annabelle Heckler
Why Musk and Trump Really Want to Gut the Government Why Musk and Trump Really Want to Gut the Government
Dismantling the civil service isn’t just a tactic. It’s a necessity for their efforts to entrench white racial and economic supremacy.
Apr 1, 2025 / Kali Holloway