Archive - The Stakes with John Harwood of Zeteo

Meet the 30-Year-Old Far-Right Provocateur Nominated by Trump to Investigate Jack Smith

Paul Ingrassia, who has defended Nick Fuentes and Andrew Tate and was only admitted to the bar last year, is Donald Trump's nominee to run the…

Aug 5 •

July 2025

Can Democrats Win the Senate Next Year?

Thanks to Roy Cooper, the Dems just got a boost in their quest to recapture the upper chamber in 2026.

Jul 31 •

Trump Wants This Pro-Israel 'Alpha Male' Islamophobe to Be the Top Diplomat in Malaysia

Picking Nick Adams to be US ambassador to Malaysia is yet another sign of Trump's contempt for international cooperation.

Jul 23 •

Trump Is Behaving Like a Gang Leader. His Insignia? A Long Red Tie

The president of the United States is running a shakedown operation right out in the open.

Jul 9 •

June 2025

Trump Is Objectively Bad for America. Why Won't More Journalists Say So?

I'd be derelict in my duty as a reporter if I obscured this truth.

Jun 18 •

Trump Wants to Cut the Kind of Cancer Research that Saved My Life

More than 600,000 Americans will die from cancer this year. Trump's cuts to medical and other scientific research will have devastating consequences for…

Jun 12 •

Trumpism Is More American Than We Want to Believe

An acknowledgement of how the MAGA movement has shattered the flattering image of America many may have held – and what history says about what the US…

Jun 5 •

May 2025

Trump Is Screwing Over His Working-Class Supporters – and He’s Not Even Hiding It

At the same time, he's selling his name and presidential authority to fatten his bank account on a scale previously unimaginable. Will it spell trouble…

May 29 •

A GOP Attempt to Steal a State Supreme Court Seat Is a ‘Total Warning Sign for 2026’

Democrats should be preparing now for a Republican 'scorched-earth' campaign in the midterms.

May 21 •

Don't Fall for Republicans' Federal Debt Con

Long before Trump's 'big beautiful bill,' Republicans proved they don't really care about the budget deficit.

May 14 •

April 2025

'Remain Woke' – Revisiting the Past Reveals the Kind of Danger America Faces Under Trump

A trip to the cradle of the civil rights movement left a group of teens woke to danger, but also aware of how resistance can produce progress.

Apr 24 •

Can Trump’s Damage to Democracy Be Undone?

'How Democracies Die' co-author Daniel Ziblatt warns that it's 'easier to destroy a democracy than to build' one.

Apr 20 •

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