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Let the Data Show: Trump Killed Biden's Manufacturing Boom on Day One

It should not be a surprise that factory construction rose under Biden, this was by design. But the overall picture for manufacturing does not look...

yesterday 10

Dean Baker

The Tide Is Turning Against Trump’s Big Steal

Our population has been shocked and awed, just as intended. Yet we are waking up to great effect, beginning to fight back.

yesterday 10

Joan Steinau Lester

An Invitation to President Trump From Harvard Law Students

What if this was the letter the U.S. president received from those at what some consider the nation's premiere institution for aspiring lawyers.

yesterday 1

Ralph Nader

Trump and Musk Will Kill Social Security—But Only If We Let Them

Their intent is to make the service so bad that they can then let profiteering corporations privatize your retirement. But cons like this only work...

yesterday 10

Jim Hightower

Kristi Noem and the Greenland War–A Dog’s Tale?

As the struggle against Denmark over the island heats up, who better qualified to conduct a national anti-Great Dane campaign than Noem?

yesterday 1

Tom Gallagher

Will Trump Come for the Climate Movement on Earth Day?

After decimating federally funded climate science, the administration is targeting those who take that science and try to turn it into change.

previous day 2

Bill Mckibben

Why April 20, 2025 Could Alter the Course of American Democracy

April 20 is the deadline Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Agency head Kristi Noem have for submitting a joint report to...

previous day 2

Bill Blum

How to Beat a Presidential Bully

While Columbia University capitulated to Trump’s demands, Harvard is offering U.S. institutions a lesson in fighting back.

previous day 2

Steven Harper

Why the History of the Wilmington Coup Can Help Make Sense of Our American Present

If people knew about the Wilmington Coup, they would understand that white supremacist violence has long been a feature—not a glitch—of the...

previous day 2

Jesse Hagopian

Why Is It Happening Here? And Why Now?

In the early 1970s the corporate elite, conservatives, and neoliberals launched what became a 50-year-long class war from above against the...

previous day 1

Harvey J. Kaye

A Nation of Sheep? Trump's Fascist Tactics Working All Too Easily

Where are the nationwide protests? The national strikes against the destruction of what is left of U.S. democracy? As for the eerie complacency of...

previous day 20

C.j. Polychroniou

Home Growns Are Next

In a "breathtaking departure from the rule of law" - and facing multiple legal routs - Trump and his fascist flunkies continue to lie, stall and...

previous day 9

Abby Zimet

When 6,000 Immigrants Can Be Declared Dead, No One’s Benefits Are Safe

It would be short-sighted to view this as an immigration issue. In fact, this move reveals both our common vulnerability to the whims of high-up...

thursday 5

Annie Abbott

How to Turn the Anti-Trump Resistance Into a Movement

All these protests, marches, emails, petitions, and social media posts will naturally be somewhat anarchic and disarrayed, but if they don’t build...

thursday 3

Christopher D. Cook

Progressive Taxation Is Our Last Best Defense Against the Oligarch Takeover

Will what’s left of American democracy survive for much longer if this wealth-concentrating trend continues?

thursday 2

Bob Lord

The Handbook of Survival My Mother Gave Me: Fighting Authoritarianism Then and Now

The tools of resilience that carried my family through Romania's darkness are the same ones that will carry us through Trump's America.

thursday 2

Emese Ilyés

Trump's Bait and Switch: Promise Immediate Gain, Then Inflict 'Temporary' Pain

When private corporations employ bait and switch advertising, Americans are rightfully indignant. Why should we accept similarly dishonest...

thursday 1

Paul F. Delespinasse

Dear Dem Leaders: We Need Strategies, Not Speeches

I understand that you, like so many of us, are overwhelmed. But with respect, that is not an excuse. You are a leader in the Democratic Party, and...

thursday 3

Laura Anne Hughes

Tell Congress to Stop Spending Your Tax Dollars on Nuclear Weapons

We have the answer to realize significant cost savings, while simultaneously promoting sound fiscal policies that benefit us all and don’t threaten...

16.04.2025 10

Robert Dodge

Memo to Washington Insiders: Stop Pretending That Trump Is Normal!

Refusals to comply with Supreme Court decisions equal a constitutional crisis.

16.04.2025 20

Martin Burns

Protect the US Postal Service From Trump’s Privatization Scheme

Rather than selling this public treasure off to the highest bidder, we should explore opportunities for strengthening the Postal Service to deliver...

16.04.2025 4