Sasha Abramsky

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These are the voices of America's invisible poor. Here are their stories, in their own voices: the men, women, and children of America's poverty.

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Articles

Trump Looks to Libya in Its Latest Deportation Scheme

5 days ago | thenation.com | Sasha Abramsky

Politics / May 9, 2025 Trump Looks to Libya in Its Latest Deportation SchemeA judge has halted the plan, but only a fool would believe the threat is now over. Ad Policy “Don’t Open for ICE!” poster on a bridge over Los Angeles River, near the Frogtown/Ellysian Valley neighborhood of Los Angeles, on April, 30, 2025.
Is California's Plan to Trump-Proof the State Enough?

6 days ago | thenation.com | Sasha Abramsky |Robert Borosage |Gregg Gonsalves |Chris Lehmann

Politics / May 8, 2025 Is California’s Plan to Trump-Proof the State Enough? California officials shored up the state’s defenses to respond to Donald Trump’s lawless actions. But can their “Trump-proofing” strategy hold the line? Ad Policy California Governor Gavin Newsom (R) speaks as California Attorney general Rob Bonta looks on during a news conference at Gemperle Orchard on April 16, 2025 in Ceres, California.
Trump 2.0's First 100 Daze

1 week ago | sfreporter.com | Sasha Abramsky

As Trump passed his 100th day in office, he served up two visions of the military: first, he scrapped a program offering mortgage relief to thousands of veterans and their families at risk of having their homes foreclosed.
NIOSH Upheld Workplace Safety for Millions in the US. Trump Is Dismembering It.

1 week ago | znetwork.org | Sasha Abramsky

For more than half a century, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), a division of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), has worked to improve workplace safety and to study the effects on workers of exposures to toxins such as lead.
The First 100 Days of Self-Dealing Trump's Thugocracy

2 weeks ago | thenation.com | Sasha Abramsky

Politics / April 29, 2025 The First 100 Days of Self-Dealing Trump’s ThugocracyThis isn’t a government of, by, and for the people; it’s a government of, by, and for American oligarchs. Edit Ad Policy President Donald Trump and White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shake hands while attending the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship on March 22, 2025 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Tariffs on Pharmaceuticals May Be the Next Front in Trump’s War on Public Health

2 weeks ago | truthout.org | Sasha Abramsky

Over the last couple of weeks, even as tariffs have wreaked havoc on markets around the world, President Donald Trump and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick have repeatedly teased the notion of slapping hefty tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals. Lutnick has said these are likely to be introduced before the summer.
Trump Shreds the Constitution to Better Hound Immigrants and Eviscerate Universities

2 weeks ago | thenation.com | Sasha Abramsky

Politics / April 25, 2025 Trump Shreds the Constitution to Better Hound Immigrants and Eviscerate UniversitiesIn his first three months in office, Trump’s ire has been particularly ferocious on two policy areas: immigration and higher education. Ad Policy Protesters hold signs as they march toward the White House during a “Hands Off!” protest of President Donald Trump’s policies and executive actions in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2025.
Where are all the Small-Government Voices Now?

3 weeks ago | sfreporter.com | Sasha Abramsky

Nearly thirty years ago, I interviewed members of the far-right Michigan Militia about their world view. They were all heavily armed, and all told me they were ready to use their weapons to protect America from what they saw as government overreach. They feared an Orwellian government spying on them and intercepting their personal messages. They feared a government telling them what to think and punishing them for speaking words that weren’t approved.
Trump, Bukele, and the Growing Assault on the Rule of Law

3 weeks ago | thenation.com | Sasha Abramsky

Politics / April 18, 2025 Trump, Bukele, and the Growing Assault on the Rule of LawWhat’s going on here fits the description of “fascism” to a tee. Ad Policy US President Donald Trump, center right, and Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s president, center left, during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 14, 2025.
America Is Now One Giant Milgram Experiment

1 month ago | thenation.com | Sasha Abramsky

Politics / April 11, 2025 America Is Now One Giant Milgram ExperimentStanley Milgram would have understood this morally cretinous moment all too well. Edit Ad Policy A member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus holds a picture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia during a news conference to discuss Abrego Garcia’s arrest and deportation d at Cannon House Office Building on April 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.