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Chauncey DeVega

Chauncey DeVega is a senior politics writer for Salon. His essays can also be found at Chaunceydevega.com. He also hosts two weekly podcasts, The Chauncey DeVega Show and The Truth Report. Chauncey can be followed on Twitter and Facebook.

President Donald Trump prepares to speak after watching the 250th birthday parade of the U.S. Army, which also coincides with his own birthday, on June 14, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Excluded from Beijing, Trump confronts the limits of his global power

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Donald Trump holding a bible (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How’s Trump’s health? He’d rather talk about the state of his soul

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A National Guard soldier holds an M4 carbine while on patrol in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 26, 2025. (BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

With American democracy crumbling, we must “look for the helpers”

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New poll says 3 of 4 Americans believe democracy is at risk and trust their political leaders even less. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP / Getty Images)

Donald Trump is conservatism’s realization — not its betrayal

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Donald Trump | A supporter of President Donald Trump prays outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Why Donald Trump keeps talking about heaven

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Demonstrators protest the Trump administration's executive actions aimed at the Smithsonian Institution march to the National Museum of African American History and Culture on May 3, 2025. (Craig Hudson For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump’s assault on the Smithsonian is a crime against history

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President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Aug. 18, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Peace talks in Budapest? Beware of Trump’s ulterior motive

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Zohran Mamdani speaks to supporters during a Democratic primary election night gathering after running on a platform of affordability. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

To defeat Trumpism, Democrats must speak the language of pain

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

By taking over DC, Trump may have outflanked the Democrats — again

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott listens to President Donald Trump's address during a tour to an unfinished section of the border wall on June 30, 2021 in Pharr, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Trump, Abbott and the GOP bring Orbán-style autocracy to Texas

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President Donald Trump announced his decision to place Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department under federal control on August 11, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump’s DC takeover is an ominous move

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New poll says 3 of 4 Americans believe democracy is at risk and trust their political leaders even less. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP / Getty Images)

Trump escalates his racist attacks on Black Americans

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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

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump speak to reporters before touring a migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz." (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Florida is the laboratory for MAGA — and American autocracy

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at an even in the early primary state of South Carolina on July 8, 2025. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Forget the 2024 autopsies. Democrats need to be bold — and ruthless

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Hulk Hogan takes the stage during a campaign rally for Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

We’re living in the world Hulk Hogan — and Donald Trump — made

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Former President Barack Obama speaks with President-elect Donald Trump before the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral on January 9, 2025. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s threats against Obama are very real — and dangerous

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President Donald Trump at the 2025 FIFA World Cup on July 13, 2025 (Image Photo Agency/Getty Images)

Trump’s poll numbers are cratering. Why won’t he change course?

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Donald Trump | Trump Tower (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Greed vs. integrity in Trump’s Gilded Age

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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on July 13, 2025. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

With Trump as pilot, America is experiencing emotional turbulence

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Federal immigration agents near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles on July 7, 2025. (Carlin Steihl/Los Angeles Times)

Trump continues to tighten his authoritarian grip

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Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at dinner in the Blue Room of the White House, July 7, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Israeli insiders on Iran war and building a “different Middle East”

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President Donald Trump speaks to the press before departing the White House for Alligator Alcatraz, Florida on July 1, 2025. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images)

In his vengeful second term, Donald Trump becomes “the hunter”

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President Donald Trump arrives at the "One, Big, Beautiful Event" in the East Room of the White House on June 26, 2025. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Public health expert: Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” will cause misery and death

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