Politics

Employees and supporters gather to protest outside of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) headquarters on February 3, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Signs of a New Anti-Trump Opposition Amid Elon Musk’s Coup Signs of a New Anti-Trump Opposition Amid Elon Musk’s Coup

Legislators and grassroots groups are showing new muscle in the wake of Musk’s weekend usurpation of power. It needs to ramp up, and quickly. And the media needs to cover it.

Feb 4, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Trump media microphones

The MAGA Assault on the Media Is Picking Up Steam The MAGA Assault on the Media Is Picking Up Steam

Paramount’s settlement negotiations with President Trump are just one example of the administration’s encroaching suppression of free speech.

Feb 3, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he speaks during the inaugural parade in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025.

Who Will Stop Elon Musk’s Coup? Who Will Stop Elon Musk’s Coup?

The world’s richest man now has the power to override congressional spending decisions and access to private information about every US taxpayer.

Feb 3, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Trump border czar Tom Homan on CNN on January 27, 2025.

Think There’s Nothing You Can Do to Stop ICE? Think Again. Think There’s Nothing You Can Do to Stop ICE? Think Again.

Chicago’s years of organizing against immigration raids are a blueprint for real resistance to Trump’s attacks—as even his top goons acknowledge.

Feb 3, 2025 / Raeghn Draper

Chris Hayes on the Fight for Our Attention

Chris Hayes on the Fight for Our Attention Chris Hayes on the Fight for Our Attention

In this interview, the MSNBC host discusses Trump’s mastery of our age of attention, and his new book, The Sirens’ Call.

Feb 3, 2025 / Q&A / Jon Wiener

Trans rights activists and President Trump supporters near the White House on January 20, 2025.

The Right to Pee Is Everything The Right to Pee Is Everything

Trans peoples' basic right to exist in the world is under assault. Bathrooms are at the heart of that fight.

Feb 3, 2025 / Grace Byron

Candidates for DNC chair meet in Detroit on January 16, 2025.

What the Next DNC Chair Must Do to Save the Party What the Next DNC Chair Must Do to Save the Party

Yes, pushing back against Donald Trump is essential. But to do that, the Democrats must turn themselves into a fighting force for economic justice.

Jan 31, 2025 / John Nichols

The US Armed Forces recruiting station in Times Square.

Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Doesn’t Make Sense. It Didn’t the First Time Either. Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Doesn’t Make Sense. It Didn’t the First Time Either.

The ban will only serve to create chaos and risk the health and safety of Americans.

Jan 31, 2025 / Michele Goodwin

Bedlam in the Redrum

Bedlam in the Redrum Bedlam in the Redrum

Voughts and prayers.

Jan 31, 2025

Roberto Marquez from Dallas, Texas, sets up a makeshift memorial for the victims of the crash of an American Airlines flight and a Blackhawk helicopter in Arlington, Virginia.

Trump’s Racist Rants Conceal the Right’s Air Safety Failures Trump’s Racist Rants Conceal the Right’s Air Safety Failures

In the aftermath of the worst air crash in 25 years, the president stokes ugly resentments and conspiracy-mongering.

Jan 31, 2025 / Joseph A. McCartin

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