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The MAGA Assault on the Media Is Picking Up Steam The MAGA Assault on the Media Is Picking Up Steam

Paramount’s settlement negotiations with President Trump are just one example of the administration’s encroaching suppression of free speech.

Feb 3, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.

Who Will Stop Elon Musk’s Coup? Who Will Stop Elon Musk’s Coup?

The world’s richest man now has the power to override congressional spending decisions and access to private information about every US taxpayer.

Feb 3, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Trump border czar Tom Homan on CNN on January 27, 2025.

Think There’s Nothing You Can Do to Stop ICE? Think Again. Think There’s Nothing You Can Do to Stop ICE? Think Again.

Chicago’s years of organizing against immigration raids are a blueprint for real resistance to Trump’s attacks—as even his top goons acknowledge.

Feb 3, 2025 / Raeghn Draper

Chris Hayes on the Fight for Our Attention

Chris Hayes on the Fight for Our Attention Chris Hayes on the Fight for Our Attention

In this interview, the MSNBC host discusses Trump’s mastery of our age of attention, and his new book, The Sirens’ Call.

Feb 3, 2025 / Q&A / Jon Wiener

Newspapers inn Tehran, Iran, report that Donald Trump has officially taken office as president of United States, on January 21, 2025.

Can Trump Make a Deal With Iran? Can Trump Make a Deal With Iran?

More likely, things will unravel quickly, with war on the horizon.

Feb 3, 2025 / Bob Dreyfuss

Trans rights activists and President Trump supporters near the White House on January 20, 2025.

The Right to Pee Is Everything The Right to Pee Is Everything

Trans peoples' basic right to exist in the world is under assault. Bathrooms are at the heart of that fight.

Feb 3, 2025 / Grace Byron

The Elion-Hitchings Building in 2020 before its demolition.

The Dubious Return of the Brutalists The Dubious Return of the Brutalists

Why the stark 20th-century architectural style is back in vogue.

Feb 3, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Brook

High school students in a classroom.

My High School Wanted to Expand Opportunities for Low-Income Students. Did It Limit Them Instead? My High School Wanted to Expand Opportunities for Low-Income Students. Did It Limit Them Instead?

A well-meaning effort to increase educational equity in Utah might not be helping those most in need. But there are ways to make these programs more accessible.

Feb 3, 2025 / StudentNation / Adelaide Parker

Candidates for DNC chair meet in Detroit on January 16, 2025.

What the Next DNC Chair Must Do to Save the Party What the Next DNC Chair Must Do to Save the Party

Yes, pushing back against Donald Trump is essential. But to do that, the Democrats must turn themselves into a fighting force for economic justice.

Jan 31, 2025 / John Nichols

The US Armed Forces recruiting station in Times Square.

Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Doesn’t Make Sense. It Didn’t the First Time Either. Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Doesn’t Make Sense. It Didn’t the First Time Either.

The ban will only serve to create chaos and risk the health and safety of Americans.

Jan 31, 2025 / Michele Goodwin

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