Donald Trump

A Trump-themed flag is flown by supporters across the street from Trump Tower as former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a press conference after being found guilty over hush-money charges on May 31, 2024.

Trumpism Will Outlast Trump Trumpism Will Outlast Trump

We will have to overcome the MAGA project’s attacks on the electoral system even after the November election.

Aug 30, 2024 / Sasha Abramsky

Donald Trump looks on during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on August 26, 2024, in Arlington, Virginia.

The Trump Campaign Is Now Running on Pure Contempt The Trump Campaign Is Now Running on Pure Contempt

Both Trump and JD Vance are incapable of hiding their lack of basic humanity.

Aug 28, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 22, 2024.

After Chicago: The Challenge Facing Harris After Chicago: The Challenge Facing Harris

August 28, 2024 After Chicago: The Challenge Facing Harris Will she demonstrate clearly why she’s the true champion of working people? Robert L. Borosage Share Copy Link Facebook X…

Aug 28, 2024 / Robert L. Borosage

Vice President Kamala Harris

With Kamala Harris in the Race, Donald Trump Is Running Scared With Kamala Harris in the Race, Donald Trump Is Running Scared

What Trump assumed barely a month ago would be an essentially uncontested victory has been transformed into his worst nightmare.

Aug 22, 2024 / Clarence Lusane

Journalists work on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on August 19, 2024.

Real-Time “Fact-Checking” Is the Lowest Form of Journalism Real-Time “Fact-Checking” Is the Lowest Form of Journalism

Quibbling over technical errors is a fool’s errand when one major faction is seizing on organized lying as a mass recruitment tactic.

Aug 20, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

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The Press Has the Trump Campaign’s E-Mails. Why Haven’t We Seen Them? The Press Has the Trump Campaign’s E-Mails. Why Haven’t We Seen Them?

The media went berserk over Hillary Clinton's leaked e-mails in 2016. But when Trump campaign messages leaked this year, standards changed.

Aug 14, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

A section of empty seats at an event headlined by former president Donald Trump in Commerce, Georgia, on March 26, 2022.

The True Source of Trump’s Delusions: The Gospel of Positive Thinking The True Source of Trump’s Delusions: The Gospel of Positive Thinking

Trump’s obsession with crowd sizes is part of his lifelong quest to prevent reality from blocking his path to success.

Aug 13, 2024 / Chris Lehmann

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump holds an artwork of the assassination attempt, which he signed for the artist, during a campaign rally at the Georgia State University Convocation Center on August 3, in Atlanta.

Why Donald Trump Can’t Let Go of Joe Biden Why Donald Trump Can’t Let Go of Joe Biden

The former president is caught in a nostalgia trap of his own making.

Aug 12, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Former US president Donald Trump greets US Senator and vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance as they attend their first campaign rally together.

Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground Why JD Vance Is Unpopular and Project 2025 Has Gone Underground

The Heritage Foundation’s attempt to produce an intellectual and wonkish Trumpism turns off voters.

Aug 9, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump throwing hats at crowd

Project 2025 Is Coming for Your Rights Project 2025 Is Coming for Your Rights

The wholesale capture of the state is the ultimate goal of its Christian nationalist architects.

Aug 8, 2024 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Shailly Gupta Barnes

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