The Gilded Presidency • How Optical Extravagance and Vanity Projects are Alienating a Struggling America.
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A Modern Fight for America’s Future • In conversation with Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate, State Rep. Francesca Hong.
Politics Should Work for Working People • In conversation with Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong.
The Planet Is on Fire. Only America’s Politics Is Still Debating Whether the Match Exists. • While the rest of the world confronts the climate crisis, the American right remains trapped in the fantasy that physics can be defeated by ideology.
A President Unfit for War • Trump’s latest threat of war crimes against Iran exposes the danger of impulsive power and desperation in the face of a failed military campaign.
Atoms for Allies: Trump’s Saudi Nuclear Gamble • A decision that raises profound questions about money, power, and America’s commitment to nuclear non-proliferation.
Andy Burnham’s Britain: A New Prime Minister, A Familiar Crisis • Burnham now faces the urgent task of rescuing Britain from despair and the far-right Farage threat of populism.
Why the Iran Conflict Cannot Be Solved by Force • The path to peace grows narrower for the United States, Iran and the wider world.
Trump’s Election Narrative Risks Becoming a Self-Fulfilling Crisis • His bonkers address to the nation is a blatant plan to rig elections under the guise of protecting elections from people just like himself.
Dismantling the ICC Feels Like an Admission of Guilt • Trump's campaign against the International Criminal Court speaks volumes about a litany of alleged war crimes.
Has America Lost Sight of the Value of Human Life? • As two more men die in ICE operations, the United States faces tough questions about due process and state violence.
Lindsey Graham’s Death is Proof of a Politics Riddled with Double Standards • How an outspoken Trump critic became one of his closest allies.
When Weakness Is Forbidden • From Donald Trump to Mitch McConnell, the Republican impulse to project strength often comes at the expense of national security and international reputation.
The Pattern Is the Point • Why Donald Trump Cannot Separate Power from Personal Interest.
America at 250: A Country Not So Divided • Has Trumpism become so extreme that society might reject it organically?
America’s Second Founding • Why Two Constitutional Scholars Believe Democracy Must Be Rebuilt.
Trump Celebrates Himself on July 4th • Anthony debriefs on Freedom 250 events and Trump's rambling speech.
Habit or Burka? • The arrest of a Catholic nun offers a glimpse of where aggressive immigration enforcement has lead.
Trump Undeterred By Birthright Citizenship Ruling • Even the high court won’t curb his enthusiasm for blatant racism.
How Democracy Dies — One Loophole at a Time • From criminalizing free speech to the rise of white nationalism, history shows democracy survives only when citizens refuse to surrender it.