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Donald Trump in 2016

This Is How Trump Becomes a Dictator This Is How Trump Becomes a Dictator

The former president doesn’t want to destroy the security state. He wants to bend it to his will.

Aug 3, 2023 / Column / Spencer Ackerman

Gurney in execution chamber in Oklahoma.

The Painfully Blithe Business of Modern Executions The Painfully Blithe Business of Modern Executions

I witnessed the death of Jemaine Cannon. I was horrified.

Aug 3, 2023 / J.C. Hallman

A demonstrator stands outside the Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington, D.C., on August 1, 2023, the day of former president Donald Trump’s indictment related to his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

For Trump, the Stakes of the 2024 Election Just Became: Win—or Go to Jail For Trump, the Stakes of the 2024 Election Just Became: Win—or Go to Jail

The indictment Jack Smith brought against Donald Trump is strong. The only question is whether the former president can outrun the charges long enough to win reelection.

Aug 2, 2023 / Elie Mystal

Special counsel Jack Smith arrives to give remarks on a recently unsealed indictment including four felony counts against former US President Donald Trump on August 1, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

Why Did Trump’s January 6 Indictment Take So Long? Why Did Trump’s January 6 Indictment Take So Long?

There’s plenty of blame to go around—starting with Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Aug 2, 2023 / Chris Lehmann

Janet Protasiewicz, left, celebrates with Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley before being sworn in as a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, in Madison, Wis.

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Is No Longer a Threat to American Democracy Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Is No Longer a Threat to American Democracy

Politics / August 2, 2023 Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Is No Longer a Threat to American Democracy A hyper-partisan conservative majority that almost helped Trump try to steal the…

Aug 2, 2023 / John Nichols

President Trump Departs White House For Campaign Stops In Minnesota

The Latest Trump Indictment Is the One That Really Counts The Latest Trump Indictment Is the One That Really Counts

Special prosecutor Jack Smith charged the disgraced ex-president with multiple counts of conspiracy leading up to the January 6 insurrection. Republicans can't keep making excuses ...

Aug 2, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Members of Brazil's women's national team walk off the field after being knocked out of the 2023 tournament in Melbourne, Australia, on August 2, 2023.

Brazil Is Soccer’s Holy Land—Unless You’re a Woman Brazil Is Soccer’s Holy Land—Unless You’re a Woman

The women’s national team has never won a World Cup—thanks in part to a decades-long legacy of sexist exclusion from the game that's only starting to wane now.

Aug 2, 2023 / Mara Marques Cavallaro

Florida: A Laboratory of Fascist Politics

Florida: A Laboratory of Fascist Politics Florida: A Laboratory of Fascist Politics

Testing the limits of oppression and suppression.

Aug 2, 2023 / OppArt / Sue Coe

Striking hotel workers hold placards expressing their opinion outside the Hotel Figueroa, in downtown Los Angeles.

A Political Battle Within Political Science: Which Side Is the APSA On? A Political Battle Within Political Science: Which Side Is the APSA On?

The hotel workers’ strike in Los Angeles will force members of the American Political Science Association—and Taylor Swift fans—to decide whether or not to cross union picket lines...

Aug 2, 2023 / Peter Dreier

A mural by street artist Jorit Agoch, depicting Pier Paolo Pasolini, in the Scampia district of Naples, 2019.

Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Eye Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Eye

For the Italian filmmaker, the act of seeing was its own kind of art.

Aug 2, 2023 / Books & the Arts / T.J. Clark

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