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April 17, 2025

Trump’s Tariff Madness Is About One Thing: His Thirst for One-Man Rule

The tariffs, the treatment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the DOGE moves—they’re all fundamentally about the same thing.

By E.J. Dionne Jr.

America’s Rarest Wolf Is Being Pushed to the Brink of Extinction

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This is a matter of survival or extinction. There are fewer than 20 wild red wolves left on Earth: But highways are tearing red wolf families apart, and a recent executive order has put funding for the red wolf crossing project in limbo.

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Trump Melts Down Over Fed Chair’s Dark Warning About Tariffs

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell had warned that Donald Trump’s pet tariffs would cause inflation to skyrocket.

By Edith Olmsted

Harvard Stood Up to Trump. Too Bad the School Wasn’t Always So Brave.

The university’s last "finest hour" was more than 200 years ago.

By Timothy Noah

The May Issue Is Available Now

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The New Far-Right Coalition That’s Out to Destroy American Democracy

"Money, Lies, and God" argues that the failed January 6 insurrection didn’t discourage those who want to dismantle the republic. If anything, it emboldened the anti-secularists, biblical literalists, deep-pocketed donors, and misogynists who now comprise the core of Trumpism—and next time, they may succeed.

By Casey Michel

The Common Thread Between Abrego Garcia and the EPA’s "Gold Bars"

A judge has now ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze billions in Inflation Reduction Act funding. But the White House’s lawless targeting of enemies may prove tough to stop.

By Kate Aronoff

Trump’s Power Grab Has Begun. Help Us Expose It.

Trump is breaking laws, purging watchdogs, and fast-tracking Project 2025—a plan to seize control and silence dissent. We’re tracking every move, but we need your support to keep going.

This fight depends on people like you stepping up. Will you help us hold the line?

Yes, I’ll help!

Fiasco for Trump as Judge Threatens Contempt amid New Warning in Polls

As President Trump gets hit by a harsh court ruling, the author of a piece about his deportation strategy explains why we’re heading toward a legal abyss—and how Dems should proceed now.

By The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent

How the Radical Right Captured the Culture

Blame Hollywood’s "unwokening" and the extraordinary rise of right-wing podcasters on slop: intellectually bereft, emotionally sterile content that’s shaped by data and optimized for clicks.

By Ana Marie Cox

RSVP Now: How Is Democracy Holding Up?

On April 29, Norm Eisen and Jen Rubin of The Contrarian and Michael Tomasky of The New Republic will convene leading political, legal, and media minds for a major livestreamed event—assessing the authoritarian onslaught of Trump’s first 100 days.

RSVP before it sells out!

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