Tag: trumpism

The U.S. Park Police had kettling (cordoning off) a group of marchers up against a building (1201 L Street NW). January 20, 2017. Photo Credit: Moblius in Mobili

Democratic Party

Hands Off!

Nate Holdren argues that both Trump and the legalistic opposition to his “lawlessness” are varieties of the same law-and-order politics that left movements should oppose.

Nate Holdren June 13, 2025

1905 artist's rendering of the assassination of William McKinley. Photo Credit: Library of Congress.

Capitalism

Trump, Protectionism, and Imperial Conflict in Global Capitalism

Ashley Smith talks to Michael Roberts about the strategy of Trump’s tariffs, their likely outcomes, and what international labor must do to respond to them.

Ashley Smith May 13, 2025

Former President of the United States Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a "Save America" rally at Country Thunder Arizona in Florence, Arizona. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore

Authoritarianism

Trump, Fascism, and the Authoritarian Turn

DK Renton looks to historic fascism to analyze the direction of Trump’s authoritarianism and for examples of a counterpolitics to fight it.

DK Renton April 1, 2025

Anti-capitalism

Under Postfascism, Fractures in the State Will Make Openings for Protest

What does Trump’s election mean for the immediate future of social struggles?

Mattie Armstrong-Price November 13, 2024

Class

Dressing the Emperor

Thomas Watters explains why a class analysis of the petite bourgeoisie is crucial to understanding the current political moment.

Thomas Watters January 28, 2021