New Future

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.

Trump has destroyed a federal system of labor relations that helped contain conflict for decades. The move could have unintended consequences.

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.

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.

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.

An interview with Jessica Pishko, author of The Highest Law in the Land.

The documentary No Other Land won an Oscar, but the conditions it depicts are only getting worse.

Following the teachings of Murray Rothbard, Javier Milei wants to dismantle the state while also using it to consolidate his power.

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.

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A discussion between Brett Christophers and Adam Tooze, moderated by Kate Aronoff, about the climate crisis and the limits of capitalism.

Organized labor and its allies can and must do much more to respond to the crisis created by DOGE and the Trump administration.

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.

How do we achieve housing for all?