SHOCKING: 3 - What They Never Told You

I’ve spent my life fighting bullies. I still believe there’s hope for America

As a child, an activist, and secretary of labor, I’ve seen the harm bullies cause. Yet I can see what led to Trump’s rise

The Guardian - US · Aug 6, 2025

I was the US labor secretary. Trump’s latest firing undermines a key agency

The firing of Erika McEntarfer, head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, destroys the credibility of essential information

The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2025

We are witnessing the silencing of American media

From the Washington Post to CBS, companies are caving to Trump. This is how democracy dies

The Guardian - US · Jul 30, 2025

We are witnessing the first stages of a Trump police state

The national guard’s deployment in Los Angeles sets the US on a familiar authoritarian pathway. History shows the results

The Guardian - US · Jun 9, 2025

Mayor says Los Angeles being used as ‘test case’ by federal government – as it happened

Mayor says ‘nothing warranted’ the intervention and that cannot ‘emphasize enough the level of fear and terror that is in Angelenos right now’ due to Ice raids

The Guardian - US · Jun 9, 2025

A hidden measure in the Republican budget bill would crown Trump king

The bill could stop federal courts from enforcing their rulings, eliminating any restraint on Trump

The Guardian - US · May 27, 2025

The US credit rating has been downgraded. But there’s an easy fix for our debt

Instead of cutting taxes on the richest Americans – who hold much of the country’s debt – simply raise them

The Guardian - US · May 21, 2025

I was secretary of labor. Trump’s bizarre tariff scheme won’t revive American jobs

Manufacturing and coalmining aren’t the way to make America great again. Here’s what would actually restore good-paying jobs

The Guardian - US · May 13, 2025

We can’t just be against Trump. It’s time for a bold, progressive populism

A populist – anti-establishment – revolution was inevitable. But it didn’t have to be a tyrannical one

The Guardian - US · May 7, 2025

If leaders stay silent, the US won’t survive Trump’s next 100 days

We are tottering on the edge of dictatorship. Powerful voices across institutions, from politics to academia and religion, must speak out

The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2025