Following the rise of right-wing populism throughout the 2010s and the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, center-left political parties sought to reinvent themselves under a new interventionist economic agenda. Often dubbed “supply-side progressivism,” this approach includes a stronger state role in directing economic development, investing in infrastructure, promoting a green […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (at right) and Putin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov (second to right) attend a meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 18, 2025 with Secretary of State Marco Rubio (second to left), Trump Nation Security Advisor Mike Waltz (third to left), and Trump Middle East […]

(Composite / Photos: GettyImages) I know that most people don’t care about foreign policy, but this is kind of important. Yesterday it became clear that America hasn’t abandoned its allies so much as switched sides. The Trump administration is trying to bully Canada, Denmark, and the NATO countries. It just […]

President Donald Trump has thrown the nation’s health systems into chaos. In just the first month of his presidency, the administration has made drastic cuts to medical research and epidemic surveillance, and mounted serious threats to Medicaid, Medicare, and essential childhood vaccination. With last week’s confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy […]

Mayfreed Durán-Arape. (Photo provided by Doris Arape. Background: GettyImages / Shutterstock) SO MUCH OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S mass deportation policy hinges on the word “criminals.” Most Americans agree that real criminals in the country illegally are bad and should be deported. Where the administration has outrun the public is in […]

In the 1960s, leftist filmmakers from France to Japan revolutionized the documentary. Anti-fascism was not just the heritage of past generations but a message carried forward by the avant-garde on-screen. French director Agnès Varda. (Jacques Prayer / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) Leftist filmmakers of the 1960s revolutionized the art of […]

In August of last year, I wrote a piece for the New York Times in which I argued that the Starbucks unionization campaign illustrates the inherent limitations of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in facilitating mass unionization in America. The piece analyzes how much NLRB effort was required to produce 11,000 […]

Over the years, we’ve piled up some indelible images of gutless Republican surrender to Trump. Ted Cruz’s face of pure pain as he phone-banked for Trump in 2016. Mitt Romney’s rueful smile at dinner with Trump after that election. And now, a dead-eyed Marco Rubio cheerleading Trump’s abandonment of Ukraine […]

Sam Stein discusses the long-lasting damages of DOGE’s cut on science and innovation, as academic whistleblowers ring the alarms on the impacts that could last generations. Read More from Sam Stein, “The DOGE Brain Drain Has Begun” Leave a comment As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes […]

Police overreach and restrictions on civil liberties have been a hallmark of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency. Even compared to previous French leaders, his administration has brought a surge in police violence against protest movements and residents of the banlieues. The authoritarian thrust was also visible in a lockdown regime considerably harsher […]

Elon Musk speaks with President Donald J. Trump and reporters in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) THREE DAYS AFTER the National Institutes of Health abruptly announced it would place a strict, low cap on the […]

Tim Miller and Sam Stein talk Sean Hannity’s soft ball interview with Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Leave a comment As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Don’t care for video? Use the controls […]