This Week / November 22, 2024

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Trump’s Pardon of Ross Ulbricht Is a Sign of the Corruption to Come Trump’s Pardon of Ross Ulbricht Is a Sign of the Corruption to Come

The president granted the unconditional release of the online drug impresario as a favor to libertarians and cryptocurrency partisans.

Chris Lehmann

James Zogby speaks at a forum with candidates to become the Democratic National Committee's vice chair in Detroit on Jan. 16, 2025.

James Zogby Wants to "Democratize the Democratic Party" James Zogby Wants to "Democratize the Democratic Party"

The progressive stalwart is running for DNC vice chair to "recreate the organic link between people and the party."

John Nichols

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The Klown from Kweens.

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Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office on January 23, 2025.

Trump’s Attacks on DEI Are a Green Light for the Government to Discriminate Trump’s Attacks on DEI Are a Green Light for the Government to Discriminate

Under the guise of eliminating racial discrimination against white men, the Trump administration is launching a frontal assault on the country’s civil rights infrastructure.

Elie Mystal

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on January 23, 2025, in Washington, DC, shows a signed executive order.

Trump’s All-Out Assault on American Democracy Has Begun Trump’s All-Out Assault on American Democracy Has Begun

If the next four years will be anything like this past week, it’s going to be a hell of a ride.

Sasha Abramsky

President Donald Trump and Linda McMahon, now his nominee for education secretary, at Mar-a-Lago in 2019.

Fixing the Student Loan Crisis Starts With Defending the Department of Education Fixing the Student Loan Crisis Starts With Defending the Department of Education

Borrowers stand to lose more than they could ever gain if the department is shut down.

StudentNation / Sabrina Cereceres