The Degradation of Big Law
By intimidating and disarming potential sources of legal resistance, Trump weakens one of the last institutional barriers standing between his administration and unbridled executive power.
Winter 2025
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Will Federal Workers Rediscover Their Militancy?
Trump has destroyed a federal system of labor relations that helped contain conflict for decades. The move could have unintended consequences.
Trump’s Antisocial State
The administration is attempting to incapacitate the redistributive and social protective arms of the state, while exploiting its vast bureaucratic powers to silence, threaten, and deport.
The Abduction of Mahmoud Khalil
If the secretary of state can simply declare a legal permanent resident deportable based on their constitutionally protected activities, the First Amendment no longer applies to noncitizens.
Fissures in Trumpworld?
There will surely be turf wars and palace intrigue within the administration, but there is little reason to think that its core figures will fracture in the pursuit of their basic goal: to break the twentieth-century state.
How Sheriffs Undermine Democracy
An interview with Jessica Pishko, author of The Highest Law in the Land.
Settler Terror Continues in the West Bank
Our documentary No Other Land won an Oscar, but the conditions it depicts are only getting worse.
The Ideology Behind Trump’s Favorite President
Following the teachings of Murray Rothbard, Javier Milei wants to dismantle the state while also using it to consolidate his power.
Remembering Is Not Enough
I’m Still Here defies the far right’s attempts to redeem Brazil’s military dictatorship. But it suggests a tidier closure to the regime’s disappearances than many real families have experienced.
Market Failure
A discussion between Brett Christophers and Adam Tooze, moderated by Kate Aronoff, about the climate crisis and the limits of capitalism.
Trump and Musk’s War on Workers
Organized labor and its allies can and must do much more to respond to the crisis created by DOGE and the Trump administration.
A New Era of Punitive Social Policy
Red state governors and legislators are parroting Trump’s every move, promising to slash spending, and looking to tear down federal standards or guardrails that get in their way.
China’s Long Economic Slowdown
The Chinese government has rebuffed bold consumption stimulus policy. But boosting domestic household spending is precisely what the country needs to achieve healthy growth.
“The Worst of the Worst”
Guantánamo represents a place beyond the reach of morality and the law, where America’s most dangerous enemies can be thrown, never to be seen again.
A Fragile Ceasefire in Gaza
The chances for durable peace may depend on Trump’s whims.
