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Senate Dems Still Have Tools to Fight Trump’s Appointees. Will They Use Them?
Democrats will have to cohere around a unified strategy if they want to have any chance at blocking Trump’s worst picks.
Trump’s Education Agenda for Teachers: Sanitize US History or Leave the Field
Teachers fear Trump may use federal funding as a bludgeon to push “uncritical race theory” on K-12 schools and colleges.
Building a Better World in Trump’s Term Seems Difficult, But It’s Not Impossible
Let’s work toward a world where people’s needs are met with real programs, not diversionary rhetoric and false promises.
UAW President Is “Ready to Work With Trump” Weeks After Calling Him a Scab
Rather than promoting working class unity, Shawn Fain is normalizing and giving labor cover to Trump’s divisive agenda.
Trump’s Vision for a “Golden Age of America”: Oligarchy Plus Ultranationalism
Parallels between European fascism in the 1930s and Trump’s MAGA vision were on full display this week.
Trump Needs Public Cooperation to Enact a Fascist Vision. Here’s How We Refuse.
Our resistance to fascistic policies must be grounded in our sense of justice, rather than arguments about what’s legal.
TikTok Shouldn’t Be Banned, But It Still Values Profit Over Privacy
A ban would be a nightmare for civil liberties. But TikTok, like all Big Tech platforms, is no friend to the left.
Trump’s Inauguration Speech Threatened New Depths of State Cruelty
In his 2017 speech, Trump pretended to stand with “struggling families.” This time, the emphasis was solely on cruelty.
Israel Destroyed My Medical School, But Students Like Me Pledge to Rebuild Gaza
Those of us who survived the genocide vow to carry the legacy of those martyred forward.
As Billionaires Consolidate Power, We Need to Recommit to MLK’s Radical Vision
MLK was assassinated on the cusp of a strike wave in a time of counterrevolution. We need his “revolution in values.”