Politics

People march past NYU Langone Health during a rally demanding that NYU Langone commit to providing gender-affirming care for transgender youth, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in New York.

“We’re Living Through Hell”: What Trump’s Anti-Trans War Really Means “We’re Living Through Hell”: What Trump’s Anti-Trans War Really Means

When hospitals suddenly stop treatment for trans patients, real people are harmed: “I was sent links to suicide hotlines instead of a prescription.”

Feb 21, 2025 / Elsie Carson-Holt

The Mud King

The Mud King The Mud King

Putrid bladderdump.

Feb 21, 2025

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Labor Department, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 19, 2025

Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick Turns Out to Be Super Anti-Labor Trump’s Labor Secretary Pick Turns Out to Be Super Anti-Labor

Surprise, surprise: Former representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer supports anti-union “right to work” laws and rejects a national minimum-wage hike.

Feb 21, 2025 / John Nichols

Worms

Worms Worms

Free at last.

Feb 21, 2025 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

A protester holds a poster with an image of Elon Musk that reads “I Am Stealing From You” at the US Department of Education in Washington, DC, on February 14, 2025.

Why Hasn’t Trump Already Closed the Department of Education? Why Hasn’t Trump Already Closed the Department of Education?

Maybe because its support for students is popular with Republicans as well as Democrats. And because cutting that funding would blow a big hole in the budgets of red states.

Feb 21, 2025 / Jack Schneider

Man waring a suit sits in a courtroom.

A Half Century of Failure to Reform the FBI Has Gifted Patel With Alarming Power A Half Century of Failure to Reform the FBI Has Gifted Patel With Alarming Power

Fifty years ago, lawmakers started lifting the lid on the shocking abuses of the new Bureau chief’s most famous predecessor. The trouble is, very little changed.

Feb 21, 2025 / Steve Howell

Activists wearing masks of (L-R) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Co-leader and main candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel, US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and US Vice President JD Vance, hold up placards which read “Stop Aid, Screw the poor,” “More Warming More War,” and “Make Russia Great Again” as they stage a protest against the perceived support of the US and Russia for the far-right AfD party in front of the landmark Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, on February 20, 2025, ahead of the upcoming German elections on February 23.

The Endless Conflicts of Interest in the Trump Administration The Endless Conflicts of Interest in the Trump Administration

Each day, another ethics scandal unfolds—and each day, it gets lost in the white noise.

Feb 21, 2025 / Sasha Abramsky

Members of the American Federation of Government Employees protest against firings during a rally to defend federal workers in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2025.

Trump’s Firing Frenzy Is Hitting the GOP Where It Hurts Trump’s Firing Frenzy Is Hitting the GOP Where It Hurts

As layoffs skyrocket, Trump’s own voters are feeling the pain. Will the backlash begin?

Feb 21, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Trump Border Wall

Biden Built the Deportation Machine Trump Is About to Exploit Biden Built the Deportation Machine Trump Is About to Exploit

Biden left office as the king of border contracts, creating a massive border-and-deportation arsenal now at Trump's disposal.

Feb 20, 2025 / Todd Miller

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is Mannheim_20Feb.jpg The CDU offices in the Berlin district of Tempelhof-Schoeneberg splashed with light-blue paint—the AfDs party’s color.

Germany’s Suddenly Turbulent Election Germany’s Suddenly Turbulent Election

In the wake of Trump’s victory—and his administration’s transformation from staunch ally to sneering adversary—Germany’s firewall against the far right is beginning to crack.

Feb 20, 2025 / Linda Mannheim

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