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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 speaks to members of the press aboard Air Force One on Oct. 19, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s “No Kings” sewage video is no joke

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Former President Barack Obama speaks during day two of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Barack Obama tries to rally Americans to defend their democracy

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Demonstrators at a "No Kings" protest in Montpelier, Vermont. (John Lazenby/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

No Kings protests offer hope — and peril

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US President Donald Trump speaks during a summit on transforming mental health treatment to combat homelessness, violence and substance abuse at the White House. ((Photo by BrendanPhoto by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s new “American Midnight” is upon us

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Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump turns to the prosperity gospel for fundraising efforts

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President Donald Trump greets Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Sept. 30, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump and Hegseth’s “warrior culture” invades Chicago

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Donald Trump; James Comey (Getty/AP/Salon)

A new Red Scare? This could be much worse

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Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks about immigration and border security near Coronado National Memorial in Montezuma Pass, Arizona, August 22, 2024. (OLIVIER TOURON/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s welcome message to new citizens isn’t very welcoming

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President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Sept. 23, 2025. (pencer Platt/Getty Images)

An Ugly American berates the United Nations — and shames the rest of us

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Demonstrators march through downtown Chicago to protest President Donald Trump's threats against the city. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Ready to invade: Donald Trump shifts his focus back to Chicago

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Woman holds an upside down US flag to protest against President Donald Trump outside the US Capitol ahead of his joint address to Congress in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025. (ALLISON ROBBERT/AFP via Getty Images)

Even under Trump, American democracy is not a lost cause — yet

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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speak at a press conference on June 11, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Democrats should play hardball in looming funding showdown

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President Donald Trump speaks in the newly decorated Oval Office on April 7, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Poverty is fueling Trumpism — and there’s a sinister reason why

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President Donald Trump departing the White House on Sept. 11, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images))

Why is it so hard to stop Donald Trump?

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President Donald Trump speaks to the media after signing an executive order renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine (R) look on in the Oval Office on Sept. 5, 2025. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump attacks wokeness — and betrays his own voters

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President Donald Trump pumps his fist before boarding Marine One at the White House on Sept. 7, 2025. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

Trump is invading Chicago — just like he promised

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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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