The Politics of Permanent Disaster
By flooding the system with one outrageous act after the other, the Trump administration sidelines Congress and exhausts the public. His power concentrates while the problems metastasize.
Trumpism
America’s Polycrisis Has Arrived
Democracies do not fall from a single blow, but from cascading failures that overwhelm public attention. The U.S. is now in the midst of deliberate, converging assaults on American life and political structure to the benefit of no one but Trump.
How Trump Turned the Presidency Into a Profit Engine
‘State capture’ systematically rewires government so public power feeds private wealth, and it’s an authoritarian framework undoing American democracy.
Trump’s Insatiable Greed Is Destroying Us All
The president has always wanted to devour and destroy everything in his path. With an administration full of enablers, is there any way to stop him?
Minnesota Is the Test Case for an American Police State
The killing of Renee Good and the ICE occupation of Minneapolis mark a dangerous new phase in Trump’s assault on the rule of law and a warning of what’s coming next.
What Would a Vance Presidency Look Like?
For MAGA loyalists, Trump is a charismatic, even divine figure. But with the president’s questionable mental and physical health, the unpopular VP has been stealthily charting his succession plans, with a potentially more horrifying vision for the nation. Will he get in his own way?
Hey Jake Tapper, Have You Noticed Trump Is Old and Unwell?
The CNN journalist obsessively scrutinized President Biden’s age and health, but seems unaware that our current 79-year-old president is in rapid decline. We’re here to help.
What Is Behind Trump’s Attacks on Venezuela?
The administration claims it’s targeting “narcotraffickers” with deadly strikes on Venezuelan boats, a justification that falls apart under Trump’s pardon of Honduras’s cocaine-trafficking ex-president. These vicious acts of aggression echo a long U.S. tradition of strong-arming Latin America.
Trump Fakes It Til He Breaks It
The blustering, pro-wrestling-loving Trump administration is dedicated to the appearance of being strong and effective in the eyes of a credulous MAGA base, all while grifting from and destroying the nation right before our eyes.
Who Is Really Running the Oval Office?
As Trump’s mental acuity and health spirals, his closest advisers are increasingly gaining influence and power as they vie to accede his throne — following another page out of the authoritarian government playbook.