![Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks live via a video transmission during the election campaign launch rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party on January 25, 2025.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2195986713.jpg)
The Courts Can’t Stop the Trump-Musk Coup The Courts Can’t Stop the Trump-Musk Coup
While the lawsuits being filed against the Trump-Musk administration are righteous, they will not “save” us from this nightmare.
Feb 7, 2025 / Elie Mystal
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Trump’s Presence at the Super Bowl Is an Affront to Every NFL Player Trump’s Presence at the Super Bowl Is an Affront to Every NFL Player
From his position on Colin Kaepernick, to his slanders about those concerned about brain injury, the sitting president has demonstrated just how much he disrespects the NFL.
Feb 7, 2025 / Dave Zirin
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Immigrant Resilience Immigrant Resilience
Illegal raids at workplaces, schools, and churches are instilling fear in the most vulnerable communities, but immigrant resistance is growing stronger.
Feb 7, 2025 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
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The Dehumanization Is the Point The Dehumanization Is the Point
You know things are bad when you end up nostalgic for Trump's first term.
Feb 7, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky
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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
![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.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/GettyImages-2194583291.jpeg)
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
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Ilhan Omar's Superpower Against Elon Musk: The Constitution Ilhan Omar's Superpower Against Elon Musk: The Constitution
Attacked by the right for noting that Musk and Trump don't have monarchical powers, the member of Congress refers her critics to the nation's founding document.
Feb 7, 2025 / John Nichols
![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.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/musk-meloni-3.png)
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.](https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/trump-reporters-getty.jpg)
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