Politics
America Is Now One Giant Milgram Experiment America Is Now One Giant Milgram Experiment
Stanley Milgram would have understood this morally cretinous moment all too well.
How to Fight Trump’s Attack on Farmworkers How to Fight Trump’s Attack on Farmworkers
“We work in the heat and cold to put food on the table [in] this country, but they call us criminals,” said one worker. “We need to lift up our voice.”
Trump’s Tariff Pause Sets Back the “Make Men Manly Again” Movement Trump’s Tariff Pause Sets Back the “Make Men Manly Again” Movement
Parts of the online “manosphere” welcomed Trump’s tariffs as a way to bring back men’s work.
Were They “Getting Yippy” or Was Trump Manipulating the Market? Were They “Getting Yippy” or Was Trump Manipulating the Market?
I don’t know exactly what went down in the hours before Trump publicly announced a “pause” on tariffs, but it merits investigation.
Student Deportations Spark a Rift Between Ritchie Torres and Former Backers Student Deportations Spark a Rift Between Ritchie Torres and Former Backers
The pro-Israel New York congressman denounces protester detentions and faces blowback from former funders who are aiding them.
State Politics
Democracy 1, Elon Musk 0 Democracy 1, Elon Musk 0
The richest man in the world attempted to buy an election in Wisconsin. His effort crashed and burned, establishing a model for the fight against Trumpism.
The World’s Richest Man Wants Wisconsin to Give Up on Democracy The World’s Richest Man Wants Wisconsin to Give Up on Democracy
Elon Musk is spending tens of millions of dollars to block free and fair elections in the battleground state.
Wisconsin’s AG Sues Over Musk’s Scheme to Distribute Checks Before a State Supreme Court Vote Wisconsin’s AG Sues Over Musk’s Scheme to Distribute Checks Before a State Supreme Court Vote
On the eve of a crucial election, Musk stirred huge controversy with the promise of $1 million payments to backers of his crusade against “activist judges.”
The Right
The Rev. William Barber II’s “Hands Off” Rally Speech: “We Cannot and Must Not Bow” The Rev. William Barber II’s “Hands Off” Rally Speech: “We Cannot and Must Not Bow”
“We cannot be at ease in America. History is pushing us; the present is demanding us; the future is calling us.”
Trump Is Loomering His Own Administration Trump Is Loomering His Own Administration
The ongoing internal witch hunt led by the far-right provocateur is a sign of a GOP crack-up.
Why Universities Must Start Litigating—and How Why Universities Must Start Litigating—and How
The litigation would afford schools a high-profile venue in which to detail the Trump administration’s lawlessness and aggression.
Democrats
The Democrats’ Lost Millions The Democrats’ Lost Millions
The people who really decided the 2024 election are the ones who didn’t vote at all—and they could hold the key to a Democratic comeback.
The New McCarthyism Was Started by Liberals The New McCarthyism Was Started by Liberals
As with earlier Red Scares, Democrats laid the groundwork for the current crackdown on dissent.
The Epidemic of Capitulation Suggests the Liberal Order Has Been Rotting From Within The Epidemic of Capitulation Suggests the Liberal Order Has Been Rotting From Within
What old-school civics taught us about checks and balances isn’t working. The absence of a will to fight, to defend the institutions of liberal democracy, is breathtaking.
Jodi Dean for The Nation
A Cowardly Congress Is Letting Trump Crash the Economy A Cowardly Congress Is Letting Trump Crash the Economy
The president’s tariff war is also a constitutional crisis.
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