Is Bernie “Trumpian”?
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Michael Bloomberg Isn’t Going Anywhere
As badly as Michael Bloomberg performed in his first debate last night — and he was gloriously bad — he’s not going anywhere. Even if he doesn’t get a nomination, his billions will be a massive weapon for Bernie Sanders opponents within and outside the Democratic Party.
Melania Trump Is No Victim
A new book shows that the current first lady got to where she is through a combination of ambition, calculation, and persistence. But her path to becoming Donald Trump’s wife is tied up in the post-communist collapse in Eastern Europe — and the diminishing gender equality that followed.
So Much for a Newly Reborn Republican Party
People keep saying that economic populism and an antiwar, anti-interventionist spirit have swept the GOP. But there wasn’t much substantive evidence of that at the RNC.
Donald Trump’s Bailout of Fossil Fuel Companies May Cost States $280 Billion
Trump was asked to employ jobless workers to plug abandoned wells that are exacerbating climate change. Instead he bailed out oil and gas executives and shareholders — potentially putting states on the hook for $280 billion.
The Liberty Swindle
The choice between Donald Trump and Gary Johnson is a choice between austerity with an angry face and austerity with a vacant one.
The Imperial Presidency 3.0
Donald Trump’s first week in office is building on and amplifying the worst trends in American presidential history.
Mainstream Media Are Obsessed With Comparing Bernie to Trump
Corporate media can't stop equating Bernie Sanders with Donald Trump. That's because for them — and their bosses — Bernie is the bigger threat.
What Did Bernie Do?
Looking back at the Sanders campaign and the struggles to come.
How the Donald Came to Rule
A radical middle-class insurgency has stormed the Republican Party.
The Jebification of Ron DeSantis
Republican donors hoped Ron DeSantis could replace Donald Trump as a right-wing populist without the chaos and ineptitude. Instead, DeSantis is looking more and more like Jeb Bush.
America’s Theater
Journalist Nick Turse on drone warfare, US intervention in Africa, and foreign policy in the age of Trump.
Why They Hate Melania Trump
The media's coverage of Melania Trump has been rife with stereotypes about Eastern European women.
Let’s Measure the Far-Right Threat Seriously
Donald Trump’s second term could empower the organized far right much more than the first. Its current mobilizing strength suggests it’s far from ready to take over the state apparatus — but it does have opportunities to build a dangerous threat.
The First 103 Days
Forget the first 100 days — Jacobin contributors weigh in on Trump's first 103.
Instead of Taking Trump Off the Ballot, Democrats Should Run a Better Candidate
The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled to remove Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 election ballot. The attempt will likely fail and backfire — but it's indicative of American liberalism's current distaste for the unpredictable messiness of democracy.
Elizabeth Warren’s Electoral Track Record Is Incredibly Worrying
A new look at the 2018 midterms shows that while Bernie Sanders has already won back “Obama-Trump” voters, Elizabeth Warren was decimated in exactly the kinds of places Democrats need to win in 2020.
Last Night’s Debate Proves the GOP Is Still Very Much Trump’s Party
Anyone who doubts whether the GOP is still Donald Trump’s party should watch last night’s Republican candidate debate. From the positions staked out to the aping of some of Trump’s signature catchphrases, even in absentia, Trump loomed largest onstage.
The Lies Won’t End After Trump Leaves Office
The lies that have destroyed trust in US institutions didn’t begin with Donald Trump’s presidency, and they will not end with them. From the tobacco industry to fossil fuel companies and the military-industrial complex, the American people have been peddled bullshit for generations.
The January 6 Report Is a Christmas Gift to the Far Right. Thank Liz Cheney for That.
For the sake of her political ambitions and her desire to protect the national security state, Liz Cheney ensured the January 6 committee’s final report wouldn’t cover law enforcement’s failures. It’s a huge boon to the Trumpist forces she claims to oppose.