The shadow president is gutting America’s vast humanitarian aid system. Millions may die.
Ryan Cooper
Ryan Cooper is a senior editor at The American Prospect, and author of How Are You Going to Pay for That?: Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics. He was previously a national correspondent for The Week. His work has also appeared in The Nation, The New Republic, and Current Affairs.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Donald Trump and Elon Musk Own the Bird Flu Epidemic
Bird flu is rampaging among chickens and cattle, while Trump and Musk gut the agencies responsible for stopping it.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Why Are Delaware Democrats Trying to Give Elon Musk $55 Billion?
There are more important things than the state’s corporate franchise fees.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Musk and Trump Are Causing the Dumbest Imperial Collapse in History
Empires have fallen before. But it’s never been this purely idiotic.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Donald Trump’s Thursday Afternoon Massacre
The president’s handpicked prosecutors balked at an openly corrupt legal bailout for New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Posted inPolitics
Elon Musk, General Secretary of DOGE
The richest man on Earth is setting himself up as dictator of the United States.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Elon Musk’s China Threat
The shadow president has deep ties to the Chinese dictatorship, and it shows. The risk to national security is unimaginable.
Posted inWorking in America
King Musk’s Government Purge Hits a Snag
Before Elon Musk can exercise authoritarian power, he must purge the federal bureaucracy. But federal workers aren’t playing ball.
Posted inPolitics
Elon Musk’s Pet U.S. Attorney Threatens Anyone Reporting on DOGE
The shadow president wants total secrecy around his seizure of government agencies.
Posted inTransportation
Donald Trump’s Second Term Begins With a Crash
If the president wanted to cause airline disasters, it’s hard to imagine what he would have done differently.
