In a world where democracy feels increasingly under siege, this episode is a call to action. Join us as we dissect the disturbing narratives brewing in MAGA circles and rally together to defend democracy against the rising tides of authoritarianism. Now, more than ever, we must stand as the resistance…
In their latest display of billionaire-backed cruelty, Donald Trump and Elon Musk have decided that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is just too much kindness for their liking. Cutting off global aid programs means shutting down clinics, laying off nurses, and abandoning some of the world’s most vulnerable…
California is suiting up for another round in the ring against Donald Trump’s authoritarian nonsense. Governor Gavin Newsom just signed off on $50 million to take Trump to court and protect immigrants—because someone has to. As MAGA gears up for another wave of mass deportations, attacks on federal aid, and…
What happens when the world’s wealthiest man and the world’s most indicted former president join forces? A dystopian nightmare of corruption, secrecy, and sheer incompetence. Elon Musk, now Trump’s official government efficiency czar (because that’s a thing now), is slashing agencies, cutting public services, and making sweeping decisions—all while keeping…
Donald Trump has officially crowned himself the king of culture—at least in his own mind. In a move straight out of a banana republic, he’s firing the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees and appointing himself as chairman, because of course he is. Not content with just gutting federal agencies and…
Donald Trump is at it again—this time proposing a wildly illegal and morally bankrupt plan to take over Gaza and forcibly remove its population. With zero understanding of international law (or basic human decency), he actually thinks he can “cherish” occupied land like a real estate deal gone wrong. Meanwhile,…
The Trump administration has begun drafting an executive order that would begin the process of eliminating the Department of Education, CNN reports. This order would instruct the Secretary of Education to create a plan to diminish the department through executive action. Since Congressional approval is required to eliminate any agency…
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights,…
China announced retaliatory tariffs on select American imports and an antitrust investigation into Google on Tuesday, just minutes after a sweeping levy on Chinese products imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump took effect. American tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico were also set to go into effect Tuesday before…