This Executive Order Reveals the Trump-Musk Endgame This Executive Order Reveals the Trump-Musk Endgame
A recent order aimed at destroying independent regulatory agencies isn’t just about taking control of the state—it’s a giant cash-grab in disguise.
Feb 21, 2025 / Elie Mystal
Trump Is Unpopular—and So Are the Do-Nothing Democrats Trump Is Unpopular—and So Are the Do-Nothing Democrats
The president is increasingly hated, but so is an opposition party that fails to oppose.
Feb 21, 2025 / Jeet Heer
A Half Century of Failure to Reform the FBI Has Gifted Patel With Alarming Power A Half Century of Failure to Reform the FBI Has Gifted Patel With Alarming Power
Fifty years ago, lawmakers started lifting the lid on the shocking abuses of the new Bureau chief’s most famous predecessor. The trouble is, very little changed.
Feb 21, 2025 / Steve Howell
Biden Built the Deportation Machine Trump Is About to Exploit Biden Built the Deportation Machine Trump Is About to Exploit
Biden left office as the king of border contracts, creating a massive border-and-deportation arsenal now at Trump's disposal.
Feb 20, 2025 / Todd Miller
Trump Is Taking His War on Immigrants to Despicable New Lows Trump Is Taking His War on Immigrants to Despicable New Lows
It’s not hyperbole to say that the White House is making slavery porn the hallmark of its immigration agenda.
Feb 20, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
How Donald Trump Dismantled a Worker Protection Agency With One Late-Night E-Mail How Donald Trump Dismantled a Worker Protection Agency With One Late-Night E-Mail
By firing Gwynne Wilcox, Trump is hoping the Supreme Court will overrule 90 years of legal precedent and give him the authority to fire members of independent boards.
Feb 19, 2025 / Lynn Rhinehart
Francesca Albanese Wants to Put an End to Israel’s Impunity Francesca Albanese Wants to Put an End to Israel’s Impunity
A conversation with the UN special rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories on the plain facts of Israel’s war crimes.
Feb 19, 2025 / Nadine Talaat
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
Trump’s Mafia Shakedown Might Destroy NATO—if We’re Lucky Trump’s Mafia Shakedown Might Destroy NATO—if We’re Lucky
America’s greedy gangster president is forcing European elites to finally reckon with the high price of protection.
Feb 17, 2025 / Jeet Heer