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This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is GettyImages-2194583291.jpeg President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2025.

The White Nationalist in Chief’s Return to Power The White Nationalist in Chief’s Return to Power

No president in the post-civil-rights era has been as racially aggressive as the now-47th president.

Feb 7, 2025 / Clarence Lusane for The Nation

Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) (C) joins other lawmakers for the signing ceremony for the Laken Riley Act

Democrats Are Helping Trump Carry Out His Nativist Agenda Democrats Are Helping Trump Carry Out His Nativist Agenda

Trump and his white-nationalist allies are pursuing a shock-and-awe strategy against immigrants—and many Democrats seem all too eager to join him.

Feb 7, 2025 / Gaby Del Valle

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni posts a picture of herself with Elon Musk in Brussels, Belgium, on her personal X account on January 6, 2025.

Elon Musk Does Europe Elon Musk Does Europe

As Musk wrote in a January post, “From MAGA to MEGA: Make Europe Great Again.”

Feb 6, 2025 / Harrison Stetler

President Donald Trump speaks to the press upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on February 2, 2025, as he returns to the White House from Florida.

How Journalists Can Stand Up to Trump’s Bluster How Journalists Can Stand Up to Trump’s Bluster

Newsroom layoffs make it harder, but reporters must keep telling the truth about climate change.

Feb 6, 2025 / Mark Hertsgaard

Google office building in Cambridge, with view across Charles River to Boston, Massachusetts.

EU vs. US or People vs. Billionaires? EU vs. US or People vs. Billionaires?

Trump’s latest geopolitical moves are scary. But Americans and Europeans share a common foe.

Feb 6, 2025 / Nick Shaxson

Brookings Hall at Washington University, Danforth Campus, the main campus in St Louis, Missouri, on a sunny day.

The Ivory Tower Doesn’t Pay Taxes, but It Should Still Pay Up The Ivory Tower Doesn’t Pay Taxes, but It Should Still Pay Up

Activists in St. Louis want Washington University—with its multibillion-dollar endowment—to pony up to help rebuild public schools.

Feb 6, 2025 / Devin Thomas O’Shea

An NYPD officer in front of pro-Palestinian protesters outside of Columbia University in New York City in April 2024.

Columbia Students Sue the University for Its “Heinous” Crackdown on Palestine Protests Columbia Students Sue the University for Its “Heinous” Crackdown on Palestine Protests

Three graduate students identified over 30 violations of long-standing protocols, including using the NYPD to mass-arrest activists, in a New York civil suit against the universit...

Feb 6, 2025 / StudentNation / Lara-Nour Walton

Elon Musk Straight-Arms the World

Elon Musk Straight-Arms the World Elon Musk Straight-Arms the World

From X to rallies, Musk’s fascist messages are clear.

Feb 5, 2025 / OppArt / Giulio Bonasera

A woman with a ponytail walks through a door.

Trump’s Phony Trade Wars Are Evidence of American Imperial Decline Trump’s Phony Trade Wars Are Evidence of American Imperial Decline

President’s bullying of allies yields symbolic results—but betrays substantive weakness.

Feb 5, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Inaugural Brawl

Inaugural Brawl Inaugural Brawl

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Feb 4, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

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