Sasha Abramsky

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Trump Is Delivering on Project 2025's Promise to Gut the NLRB

1 week ago | thenation.com | Sasha Abramsky

Politics / June 20, 2025 Trump Is Delivering on Project 2025’s Promise to Gut the NLRBIf there is a silver lining, it is that blue states and municipalities are doubling down on protecting workers. Edit Ad Policy The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seal hangs inside a hearing room at the headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019.
A Birthday Grift for America

1 week ago | sfreporter.com | Sasha Abramsky

I can think of two birthday homages to US presidents that will be remembered as iconic moments in American history. The first is Marilyn Monroe’s unforgettably sultry, yearning, rendition of Happy Birthday to John F. Kennedy, in Madison Square Gardens in May of 1962.
After Massive Cuts to Forest Service, US Enters Fire Season Woefully Unprepared

1 week ago | truthout.org | Sasha Abramsky |Samantha Borek

The results could be catastrophic, especially in states that have experienced unprecedented fires in recent years.
Trump Is Weaponizing the Justice System in Plain Sight

2 weeks ago | thenation.com | Sasha Abramsky

Trump Is Weaponizing the Justice System in Plain SightKilmar Abrego Garcia is just the latest example of cases in which the administration is finding the flimsiest of reasons to label undocumented immigrants as “criminals.” Ad Policy Signs are left on the ground including two that read “This was a kidnapping” and “Bring Kilmar home now!” as protesters break outside the US District Court for the District of Maryland on May 16, 2025, in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Trump Calls Up the Marines. Democracy Is in Danger.

2 weeks ago | thenation.com | Sasha Abramsky

Politics / June 9, 2025 Trump Calls Up the Marines. Democracy Is in Danger. The president is creating fake emergencies and then implementing real military interventions. Edit Ad Policy National Guard soldiers stand in front of a federal building on June 09, 2025, in Los Angeles, California.
Trump’s Dangerous Escalation in LA

2 weeks ago | thenation.com | Sasha Abramsky

June 8, 2025 Trump’s Dangerous Escalation in LAFederalizing the National Guard in response to ICE protests risks bloodshed—which is exactly what this administration wants. Ad Policy LAPD clear the street outside the Metropolitan Detention Center as demonstrators gather in response to ICE raids in Los Angeles.
The Trump-Musk Feud Heard Round the World

3 weeks ago | thenation.com | Sasha Abramsky

Politics / June 5, 2025 The Trump-Musk Feud Heard Round the WorldQuite frankly, I’m rooting for both of them to destroy the other. Ad Policy Elon Musk and Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Friday, May 30, 2025. (Photographer: Francis Chung / Politico / Bloomberg) What happens when two of the largest egos on the planet have a falling out? We are about to find out.
ICE Actions Turning US into Cold-Blood Nation

3 weeks ago | sfreporter.com | Sasha Abramsky

Last week, Buona Forchetta restaurant, in San Diego’s South Park neighborhood, was raided by dozens of heavily armed officers from ICE’s investigations unit on a grab-and-snatch mission against suspected undocumented immigrants. The raid, which occurred mid-afternoon while diners were eating their meals, led to all of the staff being handcuffed, their IDs demanded, and the detention of at least four workers.
Los Angeles Passes United State’s Highest Minimum Wage

4 weeks ago | popularresistance.org | Sasha Abramsky

Above photo: Manny Morales, an employee at Flying Food Group at LAX, UNITE HERE Local 11 union, joins dozens ahead of a city council vote on minimum wage for hotel and airport workers on May 14, 2025. Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images. As Labor Prepares For 2028 Olympics. Meanwhile, unions organize as over 100 hotel and catering contracts in the area expire in the run-up to the Olympics.
The Week That Proved Trump Is Far From Invincible

4 weeks ago | thenation.com | Sasha Abramsky

Politics / May 30, 2025 The Week That Proved Trump Is Far From InvincibleCourt rulings this week suggest Trump’s lawless actions will not go unnoticed. Edit Ad Policy US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on May 28, 2025. (Photographer: Chris Kleponis / CNP / Bloomberg) There are weeks when, it seems, everything comes to a head. This week could well be viewed, in hindsight, as one of those—as the moment the wheels started to come off the Trump train.