Politics

20 Lessons from the 20th Century on How to Survive in Trump’s America

A history professor looks to the past to remind us to do what we can in the face of the unthinkable.

Timothy Snyder

Why Donald Trump’s Election Moved This 19-Year-Old to Tears

A college student reacts to her first election: "We were on the precipice of breaking the glass ceiling."

Samantha Knapp

A Q&A with Jane McAlevey: “We Can Turn This Thing Around More Quickly Than Most People Think”

The longtime labor organizer reflects on the election and talks about where we go from here.

Kate Aronoff

Why Our Universities Must Provide Sanctuary to Undocumented Immigrants

In the age of Trump, it's more important than ever for our learning institutions to join the fight against racism and xenophobia.

Alecia Richards

Trump’s Victory Is a Wake-Up Call to the Left

Did we do enough in 2016? And how can we build a broader electoral movement?

Lynn Koh

How Inequality Guts Democracy, Suppresses the Vote And Keeps the GOP in Power

If you're poor, you're more likely to prefer Democrats, but not vote. If you're affluent, you're more likely to favor Republicans and actually vote.

Theo Anderson

Donald Trump May Have Won—But This Is No Right-Wing Revolution

What the data can tell us on what went wrong, and how to move forward.

Mike Davis

“The Death of the Optimism of an Entire Generation”: College Students React to Trump’s Election

Millennials—who overwhelmingly voted for Hillary Clinton—had a range of reactions, from despair to defiance.

Olivia Adams

Fighting Trump Isn’t Enough—We Must Also Wage War Within the Democratic Party

Absent our activism, the changing face of the GOP will continue to drag the Democrats further to the right.

Shaun Richman

Meet the 21-year-old Undocumented Student Who Called Out Rahm Emanuel to His Face Over Immigration

Luis Gomez publicly blasted Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Rep. Luis Gutiérrez for failing to do enough to protect all immigrants facing the threat of a Trump presidency—and for supporting Hillary Clinton and “stale neoliberal policies” over Bernie Sanders’ campaign.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

After Trump’s Election, I Regret Being Leftier-Than-Thou. It’s Time To Get To Know My Neighbors.

In addition to organizing resistance, progressives should build communities that support and protect the vulnerable.

Frida Berrigan

America Is About to Become a Global Pariah

No matter how the rest of the world looked at us on Nov. 7, Donald Trump's win means they will now look at us differently.

Neal Gabler

Trump Won Because the Democratic Party Failed, Not Because the White Working Class Revolted

It’s time to stop uselessly pouring energy into the black hole of the Democratic Party.

Arun Gupta

Robert Reich: It’s Time to Dismantle the Democratic Party and Start Anew

Trump's victory only confirms that the Democratic Party as it stands is a corporate fundraising machine that doesn't speak to the needs of working people. We need to build a party that actually represents the working class.

Robert Reich

The Election was a Referendum on Globalization and Demographics—Not Neoliberalism

It also represented the consolidation of a misogynistic white united front.

Bill Fletcher, Jr.

Don’t Blame Voters of Color for Not Turning Out. Blame Voter Suppression and the Clinton Campaign.

Liberals took people of color's votes for granted, while conservatives kept them from the polls.

Marc Daalder

Trump Won Because Democrats Have Lost Touch With the Working Class

The Republican nominee tapped into the anger, pain and fear that motivated voters this election.

Marilyn Katz

What Trump’s Victory Tells Us: The Culture Wars Continue, But There’s a New “Wedge”

Trump used economics as a wedge issue in a novel way for the GOP, while submerging the old social issues.

Theo Anderson