Politics

Eggflation

Eggflation Eggflation

Egg prices skyrocketed to more than $12 a dozen in certain regions of the country. Is America great again?

Apr 17, 2025 / OppArt / Martha Lewis

Trade, Monopoly, and the Fight We Can’t Let Trump Define

Trade, Monopoly, and the Fight We Can’t Let Trump Define Trade, Monopoly, and the Fight We Can’t Let Trump Define

Tariffs and trade are not side issues, but a central front in the battle against monopoly power—and for self-government.

Apr 17, 2025 / Zephyr Teachout

People take part in a massive anti-Trump “Hands Off” protest and march in New York City, New York, April 5, 2025.

We Can Defeat Trump’s Lawlessness. We’ve Done It Before. We Can Defeat Trump’s Lawlessness. We’ve Done It Before.

Donald Trump’s intimidation tactics are not new. At the height of the civil rights movement, segregationists harassed our civil rights lawyers.

Apr 17, 2025 / Janai Nelson

An interfaith prayer vigil for Kilmar Abrego Garcia is held at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2025, during the visit of El Salvador's president.

Trump Could Bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia Home if He Wanted To Trump Could Bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia Home if He Wanted To

As much as Donald Trump wants the public to believe this is in the hands of “the world’s coolest dictator,” he is holding all the cards.

Apr 16, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Hands Off!

Hands Off! Hands Off!

Signs from the NYC rally and march, April 5, 2025.

Apr 16, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

The Faces of the Republican Party

The Faces of the Republican Party The Faces of the Republican Party

A cabinet full of poison apples.

Apr 16, 2025 / OppArt / Jeff Gates

Workers pack a school bus, riding from one of Central Romana’s sugar cane fields to their company housing, dank shacks that often lack electricity and running water, in El Seibo, Dominican Republic.

The Bitter Taste of Labor Violations The Bitter Taste of Labor Violations

A Trump-aligned company wins a pardon for labor violations in sugar production.

Apr 16, 2025 / Melissa Ditmore

The Bank of China on April 10, 2025, in New York City. US stocks tumbled as investors assessed the worsening trade war with China.

Trump’s Tariff Shock and the China Supply Chain Trump’s Tariff Shock and the China Supply Chain

We are now in a trade war with China, and the only question is: How long before Trump (and America) blink?

Apr 16, 2025 / James K. Galbraith

Bernie Sanders at the Coachella music festival.

Why Bernie Sanders Went to Coachella Why Bernie Sanders Went to Coachella

The senator is building a movement, and he knows young voters are essential to making it work.

Apr 16, 2025 / John Nichols

Employees and supporters protest outside the headquarters for United States Agency for International Development (USAID), on Monday, February 3, 2025, after Elon Musk posted on social media that he and President Donald Trump would shut down the agency.

Elon Musk Has No Idea How USAID Works. This Former Staffer Knows. Elon Musk Has No Idea How USAID Works. This Former Staffer Knows.

USAID programs demonstrate a moral commitment that Americans today urgently need to preserve, not destroy.

Apr 15, 2025 / Arnold Isaacs

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