‘Page one of repressive playbook’: critics warn of Trump’s conspiratorial attacks President’s outlandish and extensive conspiracy theories endanger US freedoms, health and science, experts say The Guardian - US · Oct 1
The man who shaped Trump: book sheds fresh light on ruthless Roy Cohn American Scoundrel tells story of McCarthy attack dog, mob lawyer and Trump mentor – will the president be thumbing its pages? The Guardian - US · Sep 1
Is Donald Trump’s bid to brand Democrats as ‘radical’ communists working? In deep red South Carolina, the president helped stoke apprehension of a deeper red surge ahead of November’s US midterm elections The Guardian - US · Aug 29
Angels in America review – Tony Kushner’s five-hour fever dream predicts and reflects the US at 250 People, ideas and scenes wash over each other in Ivo van Hove’s masterly staging at the Edinburgh international festival The Guardian - UK · Aug 16
Trump revives old tropes as he pushes warnings of ‘communist menace’ President harks back to red scare of his childhood to attack US left – but will such language resonate beyond Maga base? The Guardian - US · Jul 26
The trouble with Trump’s latest nominees lies in one word: integrity As Todd Blanche, Erica Schwartz and Jay Clayton face the Senate, a fundamental disconnect becomes clear The Guardian - US · Jul 20
Trump revives the Red Scare Recent wins by democratic socialists have Trump reviving Cold War-era fears Salon · Jul 7
Why is Trump attacking ‘communists’? Because he’s run out of cards to play With the economy, foreign policy and immigration all going poorly for the president, he’s scrambling before the midterms The Guardian - US · Jul 7
Trump as Don Corleone: ‘Every time he does somebody a favour … he expects a quid pro quo’ Barbara McQuade’s book is a piercing exposé of how Trump is eroding democracy by turning the US into a mafia state The Guardian - US · Jun 13
Sebastian Stan Blasts Donald Trump and Sounds Alarm on US Crisis: 'We're in a Really Bad Place' Sebastian Stan issues a stark warning about the current American political climate, citing media censorship and ongoing threats as he reflects on his role in 'The Apprentice'. International Business Times UK · May 20
Sebastian Stan chides Cannes audience for laughing at Donald Trump question: ‘It’s just not a laughing matter’ Stan portrayed the president in the 2024 movie ‘The Apprentice’ The Independent UK · May 19
Why Trump built a staff of incompetent sycophants Leaders who value loyalty above all else have a symbiotic relationship with those unable to succeed on their own merits The Guardian - US · Aug 25, 2025
Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ is the ultimate betrayal of his base The measure exposes the most elaborate charade in recent US political history. But betrayal is Trump’s operating principle The Guardian - US · Jul 11, 2025
On Iran, Trump is as befuddled as ever America's alleged strongman can't seem to make a decision Salon · Jun 20, 2025
Salon · Jun 13, 2025 Barbara Walters, the unflattering truth The director of "Barbara Walters Tell Me Everything" discusses the challenge of telling Walters' multifaceted story
The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2025 Sebastian Stan says ‘narcissist’ Trump enjoyed one part of his controversial biopic about the president The Oscar-nominated film was called ‘classless’ by Trump
The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2025 Jeremy Strong’s reaction to Kieran Culkin’s Oscar win explained Actors who play brothers in ‘Succession’ were both up for Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2025 The Apprentice director Ali Abbasi dropped by management after allegedly groping A-list star Ali Abbasi has parted ways with CAA and Entertainment360
The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025 Jeremy Strong admits Apprentice role ‘probably’ changed how he sees Trump ‘on a human level’ ‘Succession’ star played Trump’s mentor and lawyer Roy Cohn in Ali Abbasi’s controversial biopic about the president
BANG Premier · Feb 11, 2025 Sebastian Stan was warned that The Apprentice wouldn't win any awards Oscar nominee Sebastian Stan was told that the Donald Trump biopic 'The Apprentice' wouldn't win any awards because of the movie's contentious subject matter.
BANG Premier · Feb 7, 2025 Jeremy Strong: The Apprentice is more of a horror movie since Donald Trump's US election win 'The Apprentice' actor Jeremy Strong believes the flick has become "more of a horror movie" since Donald Trump won the US presidential election last year.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025 ‘Stick-it-to-the-man sentiment’: Oscar-nominated films compete to bait Donald Trump Almost all the shortlisted movies this year can be seen as a critique of the incoming president. Accident or design?
The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2024 McCarthyism stalked my family. Its paranoia contains a lesson for Trump’s second term Trump’s eerily familiar evocations of the ‘enemy within’ may be harder to shake off than the man who targeted my parents, says Richard Sennett, chair of the London Centre for the Humanities
The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024 Succession actor expresses ‘empathy’ towards Murdoch family amid real-life drama ‘My feeling is ‘I take that very seriously’’ said Strong after hearing about the Murdoch family situation
The Guardian - US · Dec 10, 2024 ‘Incredibly harmful’: why Trump’s FBI and DoJ picks scare civil liberties experts Ex-DoJ prosecutors fear loyalists Kash Patel and Pam Bondi will pursue Trump’s calls for revenge on ‘deep state’ foes