In a tumultuous ten days, the president’s illusion of unchecked authority has collided with a hard wall of legal resistance, academic defiance, economic recoil, and a shifting public mood. The tide may be turning against a presidency testing the limits of American democracy
In an extraordinary clash between the Trump administration and America’s top colleges, a wave of federal pressure threatens academic freedom, civil rights, and the nation’s scientific research infrastructure—all rooted in what one columnist calls a “cruel farce” of personal vengeance and ideological hold
American resistance to the president has slowly grown in recognition of the cumulative impact of his continuous “shock and awe” campaign using executive orders to replace constitutional democracy
For years, activists around the world have argued that extreme concentration of wealth is leading to extreme concentration of power, allowing an ultra-rich few to tighten their grip on governments, economies, and media. America is now the cradle of the new oligarchs