Donald Trump

Protesters gather against Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez’s decision to abide by President Donald Trump’s order to effectively abandon the county’s stance as a “sanctuary” for undocumented immigrants, as they make themselves heard outside the Stephen P. Clark Center Government Center on January 31, 2017 in Miami, Florida.

A Step-by-Step Guide to Trump’s Deportation Machine A Step-by-Step Guide to Trump’s Deportation Machine

March 20, 2025 A Step-by-Step Guide to Trump’s Deportation Machine The machinery of mass deportation is meant to be impossible to stop. But any machine can be brought to a halt, if…

Mar 20, 2025 / Michael Gould-Wartofsky

President-elect Donald Trump with Elon Musk at a launch of a test flight of the SpaceX rocket in Brownsville, Texas.

Science Fiction Predicted the Rise of the Tech Bro Oligarchy Science Fiction Predicted the Rise of the Tech Bro Oligarchy

The racist tinge to Elon Musk’s hacking of the government eerily reflects cyberpunk's vision of the future—especially the science fiction coming out of South Africa.

Mar 19, 2025 / Juan Cole

A statue modeled after the Statue of Liberty holds up a cross instead of a torch with “America Return to Christ” outside of World Overcomers Church in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 7, 2018.

The Battle of Theologies in the Age of Trump The Battle of Theologies in the Age of Trump

Trump and his people target those that the Bible is most concerned about: children, the poor, immigrants, the sick and disabled, women, the vulnerable, and the earth itself.

Mar 18, 2025 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Demonstrators from the human rights organization Jewish Voice for Peace are detained by NYPD officers as they hold a civil disobedience action inside Trump Tower in New York on March 13, 2025.

Trump’s Mob-Boss Offer to Us Jews: Accept “Protection”—or Else Trump’s Mob-Boss Offer to Us Jews: Accept “Protection”—or Else

Under the guise of “fighting antisemitism,” Trump is shredding our rights and telling us we are safe.

Mar 18, 2025 / Dave Zirin

Donald Trump speaks at the Justice Department March 14, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Trump Is Trying to Create His Own Personal Legal Strike Force Trump Is Trying to Create His Own Personal Legal Strike Force

With his speech at the DOJ, Trump officially declared his intention to reshape the legal system according to his whims and will.

Mar 18, 2025 / Elie Mystal

Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) applaud as US President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025.

Trump Left No Doubt That He and Musk Are Coming for Social Security Trump Left No Doubt That He and Musk Are Coming for Social Security

Democrats should be shouting from the rooftops about the threat to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

Mar 6, 2025 / John Nichols

Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order on halting federal funds for schools and universities that impose coronavirus vaccine mandates in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 14, 2025.

Universities Are Under Attack. Silence Is Not an Option. Universities Are Under Attack. Silence Is Not an Option.

University presidents are staying quiet as Trump tries to destroy their institutions. It won't work.

Mar 3, 2025 / Gregg Gonsalves

Linda McMahon, now Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, poses for a portrait when she was president and CEO of the World Wrestling Federation, on December 12, 1999.

Linda McMahon’s Only Qualification as Education Secretary Is a History of Spreading Hate Linda McMahon’s Only Qualification as Education Secretary Is a History of Spreading Hate

Even in Trump’s cabinet of hucksters, reality-show stars, and drunk white nationalists, Linda McMahon is a bizarre choice for education secretary.

Feb 25, 2025 / Dave Zirin

Picket signs lie on the ground as Amazon workers organized by the Teamsters Union go on strike in front of the DBK4 Amazon facility on December 20, 2024.

Trump Is Fumbling the NLRB. But Amazon Workers Can Still Build Momentum. Trump Is Fumbling the NLRB. But Amazon Workers Can Still Build Momentum.

Amazon Teamsters’ December strike was the biggest in the company’s history. What does their future look like under Trump 2.0?

Feb 25, 2025 / Ella Fanger

A screenshot from the White House's video showing the deportation of an unidentified immigrant.

Trump Is Taking His War on Immigrants to Despicable New Lows Trump Is Taking His War on Immigrants to Despicable New Lows

It’s not hyperbole to say that the White House is making slavery porn the hallmark of its immigration agenda.

Feb 20, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

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