The MAGA Think Tank Behind Linda McMahon’s Education Agenda The MAGA Think Tank Behind Linda McMahon’s Education Agenda
The WWE executive has no real background in education, but she proved a loyal administrator of Trumpworld’s pet think tank, the America First Policy Institute
Jan 9, 2025 / Christopher Lewis and Jacob Plaza
The Toxic Legacy of Jean-Marie Le Pen The Toxic Legacy of Jean-Marie Le Pen
The elder Le Pen is dead, but far-right populists across the world still echo his mix of violent rhetoric, brazen lies, and outreach to mainstream conservatives.
Jan 8, 2025 / Obituary / David A. Bell
The Syrian Diaspora in Germany After Assad The Syrian Diaspora in Germany After Assad
Some refugees may return to Syria because they want to live there again. But many won’t—for the same reasons many refugees from Nazi-occupied Europe didn’t after World War II.
Jan 8, 2025 / Linda Mannheim
How Jimmy Carter Lost Evangelical Christians to the Right How Jimmy Carter Lost Evangelical Christians to the Right
The Baptist Georgia governor won a majority of evangelical Christian voters in the 1976 presidential election. Next time around, those voters had changed sides—for the long haul.
Dec 30, 2024 / Obituary / Chris Lehmann
A Far-Right Attacker Kills 5 in a Christmas Market. The German Far Right Takes Advantage. A Far-Right Attacker Kills 5 in a Christmas Market. The German Far Right Takes Advantage.
The eastern German city of Magdeburg mourns as the Alternative für Deutschland party sees an opportunity after one of its supporters plowed into a fairy-tale Christmas market.
Dec 23, 2024 / Carol Schaeffer
The Billionaire Who Stole Christmas The Billionaire Who Stole Christmas
Elon Musk torpedoed a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown. Trump one-upped him by demanding that the bill hike the debt ceiling. A new bill failed. Who’s in charge here...
Dec 20, 2024 / Joan Walsh
A Guide to Some of the Key Movers and Influencers in Trump's Orbit A Guide to Some of the Key Movers and Influencers in Trump's Orbit
While showboats like Elon Musk and RFK Jr. get all the attention, the real power in a second Trump term is likely to be wielded by quietly effective bureaucrats and policy intelle...
Dec 18, 2024 / Feature / Chris Lehmann
It Would Be Idiotic to Make Mitch McConnell the Face of Anti-Trump Resistance It Would Be Idiotic to Make Mitch McConnell the Face of Anti-Trump Resistance
Countering imaginary isolationism, the outgoing Senate Republican leader advocates a return to Cold War militarism.
Dec 17, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Donald Trump Is the Authentic American Berserk Donald Trump Is the Authentic American Berserk
Far from being an alien interloper, the incoming president draws from homegrown authoritarianism.
Dec 13, 2024 / Jeet Heer
At CPAC Argentina, a Preview of Donald Trump’s Second Term At CPAC Argentina, a Preview of Donald Trump’s Second Term
A far-right international extending from Lara Trump and Steve Bannon to Jair Bolsonaro and Javier Milei joined reactionaries across Europe to promise no safe quarter for the left....
Dec 6, 2024 / Jacob Sugarman