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President Donald Trump returns to the White House from Scotland on July 29, 2025. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump’s cruel policies have a human cost

Chauncey DeVega
President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on "reciprocal" tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled "Make America Wealthy Again" at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2025. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's trade tantrum hurts U.S. economy

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Stephen Henriques
ICE continue to arrest those they suspect of being "illegal aliens." Now, online, its supporters call for action, even against U.S. citizens. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Handout / Getty Images)

Mass deportations hurt local economies

Heather Digby Parton
Man Holding Empty Pockets (Getty Images/RUNSTUDIO)

Wake me up when we're not in a recession

Mark G. Sheppard
Pam Bondi, former Florida Attorney General, speaks during a press conference at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Trump will target all Americans' rights

Chauncey DeVega
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron in the East Room at the White House on February 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump bristles at TACO talk

Alex Galbraith
Couple traveling on the open road (Getty Images/anyaberkut)

How to save big on summer vacation

Daria Solovieva
Students want to work, but seasonal summer jobs are scarce now. Instead, they turn to unpaid internships, influencing, and the gig economy. (Rapeepong Puttakumwong/Getty Images)

Where did summer jobs go?

CK Smith
Man on the computer in a dark room (Getty Images/Shannon Fagan)

I'm already in a recession

Cara Michelle Smith
Donald Trump on a Twenty Dollar Bill (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Beware the new "Trump bucks" distraction

Chauncey DeVega
US President Donald Trump signed an executive at the Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit on December 08, 2020 in Washington, DC. The president signed an executive order stating the US would provide vaccines to Americans before aiding other nations. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Trump is treating the economy like COVID

Heather Digby Parton
President Donald Trump bows his head during a Easter blessing by Bishop Harry Jackson, senior pastor at Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Md., in the Oval Office of the White House on April 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Al Drago - Pool/Getty Images)

Want to beat Trump? Wait him out

Lucian K. Truscott IV
Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Kamala Harris (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Why Democrats are stuck in the past

Paul Rosenberg
Protesters holding banners and signs at a rally (Getty Images/Vanessa Nunes)

Why young people can't save democracy

Chauncey DeVega
Cubicle with box of personal belongings (Getty Images/Bill Varie)

This might be the year of the layoff

Melanie Lockert
Donald Trump reacts at the 2024 Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, TN. (Johnnie Izquierdo for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump is more popular than he appears

Chauncey DeVega
Woman purchasing clothes on a mobile app. (Getty Images/Alistair Berg)

Fast fashion's price hike is good for us

Leslie Vooris
Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump's "free" money will cost MAGA

Chauncey DeVega
Donald Trump signs a document reinstating sanctions against Iran after announcing the US withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear deal. (Getty/Saul Loeb)

Trump’s made for TV madman theory flops

Chauncey DeVega
Senior man discussion with financial advisor while sitting at dining table in house (Getty Images/simonkr)

Don't touch your retirement savings

Cara Michelle Smith
US President Donald Trump waves to the media as he makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on January 12, 2021. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Americans: Economy is bad under Trump

Alex Galbraith
Former President Donald Trump attends the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 287 mixed martial arts event at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, on April 8, 2023. (CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

The folly of Trump's tariff "game show"

Chauncey DeVega
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA), flanked by Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-CO), Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on January 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

GOP budget "just the first set of cuts"

Chauncey DeVega
Elon Musk, Department of Government Efficiency leader, speaks at the first cabinet meeting of President Donald J Trump's second term at the White House on Wednesday, Feb 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump's tariff message gets muddled

Heather Digby Parton
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