Welcome to the Department of Government Idiocy Welcome to the Department of Government Idiocy
Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency or “DOGE” will comprise of two clueless tech bros. What targets, exactly, will Musk and Ramaswamy try to hit?
Nov 14, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Congress Must Reject a Bill That Would Give Trump New Power to Silence Critics Congress Must Reject a Bill That Would Give Trump New Power to Silence Critics
How a new House bill could chill dissent from nonprofits.
Nov 13, 2024 / Kia Hamadanchy
The Future of Public Health—or Lack Thereof—Under Trump The Future of Public Health—or Lack Thereof—Under Trump
Any significant influence of RFK Jr. in Trump’s orbit would represent a recklessness never before seen in America’s public health history.
Nov 12, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves
Trump Will Take Unilateral Presidential Powers to a New Level Trump Will Take Unilateral Presidential Powers to a New Level
With Donald Trump’s reelection, the slide toward a dangerously empowered president has reached a moment of reckoning,
Nov 11, 2024 / Karen J. Greenberg
Bernie Sanders Is Right: Democrats Have Abandoned the Working Class Bernie Sanders Is Right: Democrats Have Abandoned the Working Class
The party chased former Republicans and rich donors, while alienating the working-class majority.
Nov 11, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Executive Actions Biden Could Take Executive Actions Biden Could Take
Shoring up the guardrails Trump endangers.
Nov 7, 2024 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Chuck Schumer Should Resign Chuck Schumer Should Resign
Democrats never learned the lessons of Trump's successes on tariffs and trade. Now the party's leaders must take responsibility for their failure to embrace economic populism.
Nov 6, 2024 / Zephyr Teachout
This Time We Have to Hold the Democratic Party Elite Responsible for This Catastrophe This Time We Have to Hold the Democratic Party Elite Responsible for This Catastrophe
Trump won because the opposition party is committed to ancien régime restoration in a country that desperately wants change.
Nov 6, 2024 / Jeet Heer
Pennsylvania’s Undecided Voters Might Swing This Election Pennsylvania’s Undecided Voters Might Swing This Election
In an election in which polls have recorded a swing-state dead heat between Harris and Trump, even a tiny number might be enough to tilt the final result.
Nov 5, 2024 / Bob Dreyfuss
Scared of E. Coli? Donald Trump Should Terrify You. Scared of E. Coli? Donald Trump Should Terrify You.
During his presidency, Donald Trump worked to deregulate food safety—a deadly idea—and he has promised to roll back more protections if he is elected again.
Nov 4, 2024 / Tom Colicchio