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Dec 27, 2023 • 7min
Trump’s Plan to Police Gender
His campaign is promising a more repressive and dangerous America.From the January/February 2024 issue.Want to share unlimited access to The Atlantic with your loved ones? Give a gift today at theatlantic.com/podgift. For a limited time, select new subscriptions will come with the bold Atlantic tote bag as a free holiday bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 26, 2023 • 7min
A Plan to Outlaw Abortion Everywhere
Activists hope a Trump Justice Department would criminalize the procedure, with or without a federal ban. By Elaine Godfrey. From the January/February 2024 issue.Want to share unlimited access to The Atlantic with your loved ones? Give a gift today at theatlantic.com/podgift. For a limited time, select new subscriptions will come with the bold Atlantic tote bag as a free holiday bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 26, 2023 • 9min
Civil Rights Undone
How Trump could unwind generations of progress. By Vann Newkirk II. From the January/February 2024 issue.Want to share unlimited access to The Atlantic with your loved ones? Give a gift today at theatlantic.com/podgift. For a limited time, select new subscriptions will come with the bold Atlantic tote bag as a free holiday bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 25, 2023 • 5min
The Proud Boys Love a Winner
A second Trump term would validate the violent ideologies of far-right extremists—and allow them to escape legal jeopardy. By Juliette Kayyem. From the January/February 2024 issue. Want to share unlimited access to The Atlantic with your loved ones? Give a gift today at theatlantic.com/podgift. For a limited time, select new subscriptions will come with the bold Atlantic tote bag as a free holiday bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 25, 2023 • 9min
A War on Blue America
In a second term, Trump would punish the cities and states that don’t support him. By Ronald Brownstein.From the January/February 2024 issue.Want to share unlimited access to The Atlantic with your loved ones? Give a gift today at theatlantic.com/podgift. For a limited time, select new subscriptions will come with the bold Atlantic tote bag as a free holiday bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 24, 2023 • 14min
A MAGA Judiciary
In a second term, Donald Trump would appoint more judges who don’t care about the law. By Adam Serwer. From the January/February 2024 issue.Want to share unlimited access to The Atlantic with your loved ones? Give a gift today at theatlantic.com/podgift. For a limited time, select new subscriptions will come with the bold Atlantic tote bag as a free holiday bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 24, 2023 • 6min
Why Xi Wants Trump to Win
A second Trump term would allow China to cement its grip on the developing world.From the January/February 2024 issue. Want to share unlimited access to The Atlantic with your loved ones? Give a gift today at theatlantic.com/podgift. For a limited time, select new subscriptions will come with the bold Atlantic tote bag as a free holiday bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 23, 2023 • 11min
Corruption Unbound
Donald Trump and his cronies left his first administration with a playbook for self-enrichment in a second term. By Franklin Foer. From the January/February 2024 issue.Want to share unlimited access to The Atlantic with your loved ones? Give a gift today at theatlantic.com/podgift. For a limited time, select new subscriptions will come with the bold Atlantic tote bag as a free holiday bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 23, 2023 • 7min
Four More Years of Unchecked Misogyny
In a second Trump term, women would once again be targets. By Sophie Gilbert. From the January/February 2024 issue.Want to share unlimited access to The Atlantic with your loved ones? Give a gift today at theatlantic.com/podgift. For a limited time, select new subscriptions will come with the bold Atlantic tote bag as a free holiday bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2023 • 14min
How Trump Gets Away With It
If reelected, he could use the powers of the presidency to evade justice and punish his enemies. By Barton Gellman. From the January/February 2024 issue. Want to share unlimited access to The Atlantic with your loved ones? Give a gift today at theatlantic.com/podgift. For a limited time, select new subscriptions will come with the bold Atlantic tote bag as a free holiday bonus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
