The Presidency of Donald Trump has been unlike any other in America’s history. While many of his core promises remain unfulfilled, he managed to reshape our politics in just four years. On the cusp of the 2020 election, David Remnick assesses the Trump Administration’s impact on immigration policy, the climate, white identity politics, and the judiciary. He’s joined by Jeannie Suk Gersen, Jonathan Blitzer, Bill McKibben, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and Andrew Marantz.
Remaking the Federal Courts
The legal scholar Jeannie Suk Gersen on the call for Democrats to pack the Supreme Court.
The Trump Administration’s Chaotic Attack on the Undocumented
The White House launched its campaign against undocumented immigrants with high drama and executive orders. But its efforts have become more sophisticated over time.
Bill McKibben on the Trumpocene
The climate expert Bill McKibben explains how the Trump Administration has steadily undone the momentum of the Obama era.
The Race Politics of the Trump Era
Donald Trump’s rhetoric toward people of color and the Black protest movement have changed what it means to be white in America.
