LoginA Vast Sea of Protests Against Trump
8 April 2025 at 00:40
Readers, including participants, discuss the nationwide anti-Trump rallies on Saturday. Also: President Trump’s “hang tough” comment; veterans’ plight.
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Yesterday — 7 April 2025Main stream
Everything Is Going According to Plan
7 April 2025 at 17:03
Will President Trump’s tariffs go down as one of the 100 worst decisions in presidential history? 50? 10?
Stocks Plunge Worldwide, and Trump Faces Mass Protests
7 April 2025 at 18:00
Plus, Wayne Gretzky’s record finally falls.
Stocks around the world plunged on Monday as President Trump doubled down on global tariffs.
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Everything Is Going According to Plan
7 April 2025 at 17:03
Will President Trump’s tariffs go down as one of the 100 worst decisions in presidential history? 50? 10?
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Defiant, Le Pen Tells Supporters ‘I Won’t Give Up’ Despite 5-Year Ban
7 April 2025 at 03:21
In a speech, Marine Le Pen, the French far-right leader, cast a judicial decision prohibiting her from running for office as a threat to democracy.
Marine Le Pen arriving to deliver a speech in Paris on Sunday.
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Used Tesla Market Heats Up as Owners Sell to Protest Elon Musk
6 April 2025 at 17:00
Teslas that have been sold or traded in during the backlash against the company’s chief executive have become bargains on lots.
Used Teslas at Hayward Honda in Hayward, Calif. Many owners began selling their Teslas as a form of protest or because they no longer wanted to be associated with the company, led by Elon Musk.
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‘0 to 1939 in 3 seconds’: Why Anti-Elon Musk Satire Is Flourishing in Britain
6 April 2025 at 12:01
Humor and art have been used to mock the powerful in Britain for centuries. Now Elon Musk is on the receiving end.
A fake advertisement on a bus stop in London last month.
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Trump and Musk Have Created a New Kind of Opposition in Federal Workers
5 April 2025 at 19:00
Federal workers can become the standard bearers of the Democratic opposition.
Anti-Trump Protests Get Underway Across the Country
6 April 2025 at 21:53
Demonstrators packed the streets in cities and towns to rail against government cutbacks, financial turmoil and what they viewed as attacks on democracy.
The crowds stretched for nearly 20 blocks in Manhattan.
© Adam Gray for The New York Times
Trump and Musk Have Created a New Kind of Opposition in Federal Workers
5 April 2025 at 19:00
Federal workers can become the standard bearers of the Democratic opposition.
How South Korea’s Democracy Prevailed Over a Reckless Leader
5 April 2025 at 17:44
The rise and fall of Yoon Suk Yeol exposed a vulnerability in South Korean democracy, but also a resilience. Its people were always ready to fight for it.
Demonstrators in Seoul last month calling for the ouster of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.
© Chang W. Lee/The New York Times
Detained in The Hague, Duterte Pursues a Political Comeback at Home
5 April 2025 at 12:01
Rodrigo Duterte, the former Philippine president who is facing charges of crimes against humanity, is running for mayor in a race analysts say he could win.
Supporters of Rodrigo Duterte, the arrested former Philippine president, gathered on his 80th birthday on March 28 in Davao City, the Philippines.
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Trump Is Turning America Into Something Else. Four Columnists Zero In On What.
4 April 2025 at 17:03
America is in a period of profound national regression. Where will the country end up?
Here Is the Real Route to Freeing Palestinians
2 April 2025 at 23:49
Protests in Gaza against Hamas are the first necessary steps on the road to real peace.
Should Universities Resist Trump’s Tactics?
2 April 2025 at 00:55
Readers discuss how universities should respond to the administration’s demands and threats to cut off funding.
Universities Should Not be Afraid of Contentious Ideas
31 March 2025 at 17:02
Higher education cannot cede the space of public discourse and the free exchange of ideas.
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NYT | Opinion
- ‘Many Americans Feel in Real Peril’: Four Columnists on the Democrats’ Weak Response to Trump
‘Many Americans Feel in Real Peril’: Four Columnists on the Democrats’ Weak Response to Trump
28 March 2025 at 20:56
Why has fighting and opposing Trump proved so hard? It’s not just because Republicans hold all the cards in government.
Trump and Musk Are Suffering From Soros Derangement Syndrome
26 March 2025 at 17:02
The president thinks popular political opposition to his policies is manufactured.
Don’t Like What Trump Is Doing? You Have More Power Than You Think.
23 March 2025 at 19:00
Church-led campaigns against businesses for retreating from D.E.I. promises are a form of pastoral ministry for those who feel ignored or forgotten.
Trump’s Imaginary Emergencies Are Doing Real Damage
21 March 2025 at 17:02
It is one thing to sacrifice liberty in the face of a real threat. To manufacture threats in order to sacrifice liberty is another matter altogether.
Democrats Can Stop Trump and Save America
21 March 2025 at 17:01
The Democratic Party can’t stop America’s spiral into autocracy and oligarchy unless it casts off its stale talking points and reimagines what it stands for.
The Complexities of Family Estrangement
21 March 2025 at 00:47
Readers reflect on troubled parent-child relationships. Also: Support for a pro-Palestinian activist; what President Trump means by “great.”
Elon Musk Rescued the Astronauts. So What?
20 March 2025 at 17:04
Recent launch failures point to challenges facing Elon Musk's space venture.
