As the House finally votes to demand the release of the Epstein files, Gaslit Nation talks to journalist E. Jean Carroll about her new book Not My Type: One Woman vs. a President. Carroll shares her chilling story of taking on a serial predator, and how to defeat not just Trump but the system that empowers him.
Read MoreConvicted felon Donald Trump got booed at an NFL game after our euphoric election. So the elites in Congress hit the panic button. This is World War III in America: oligarchy, Big Tech, and Democratic Senators obeying in advance.
Read MoreIs Donald Trump dying, or just decomposing in real time? He’s slurring words, disappearing for days, and bragging that he “aced” an IQ test that was actually a dementia screening. Florida Man may be wilding out destroying our White House, but his VP seems to be circling.
Read MoreFor decades, Christian nationalists have insisted that controlling women’s bodies is a moral crusade. What Irin Carmon shows in her blistering new book, Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America, is that this crusade doesn’t just target abortion, it poisons every aspect of pregnancy care in America and forces authoritarianism into our homes and doctor visits.
Read MoreWhat do Stalin, Trump, and Viktor Orbán have in common? They’re all fragile men terrified of truth, artists, and of anyone with a moral compass.
Read MoreWith Trump’s health visibly in decline, attention is shifting to Peter Thiel’s invention, JD Vance, who may soon be president. Which means Thiel, a billionaire doomsday prepper who thinks the Anti-Christ is Greta Thunberg, could effectively rule the world. What does Thiel’s obsession with the Anti-Christ reveal about how we can resist him?
Read MoreIn this week’s Gaslit Nation, we examine the normalcy bias that many in white America, especially within the mainstream media, cling to. We also celebrate the defiant voices on the frontlines in MAGA-besieged cities like Portland and Chicago, who are calling this what it is: fascism.
Read MoreAndrea talks to Matthew Boedy, author of “The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy,” about the right’s 50-year plan to capture the government.
Read MoreWill we even have free and fair elections in 2026? That is the discussion with this week's guest, Shawn Werner, political director at Sister District, a grassroots organization working to build enduring progressive power in state legislatures across the country.
Read MoreGaslit Nation talks to Ahmed Gatnash, co-author of The Middle East Crisis Factory, about Russia’s expanding grip on the Middle East, the unbreakable spirit of the Syrian people, and the surprising ways bitcoin is being used as a lifeline for human rights activists who know how to navigate its pitfalls.
Read MoreAmerica has always had a sadistic streak. From the very beginning, this so-called land of liberty was built on slavery and genocide. Yes, the Founding Fathers were less “philosopher kings” and more “sweaty men in wigs who owned human beings and thought democracy was something best kept away from women, the poor, and anyone who wasn’t them.”
Read MoreWhat do theme parties, abortion rights, and feminist rebellion have in common? Historian Jennifer Wright unearths women who, in their own subtle and not so subtle ways, defied the patriarchy, mocking original incel Anthony Comstock whose 19th-century repressive tactics are being used today in the far-right’s war on women.
Read MoreThe fight for democracy in America didn’t begin, or end, at the ballot box. As labor organizer Erica Smiley, executive director of Jobs With Justice and co-author of The Future We Need: Organizing for a Better Democracy in the Twenty-First Century, reminds us, our democracy has always been "in training," a work in progress shaped as much by picket lines as polling places.
Read MoreIn this special episode, we’re joined by Tony Gilroy, the creative force behind the electrifying Star Wars series Andor. Critics and activists on the frontlines in America have praised Andor for its powerful portrayal of resistance, and with Season 2 up for 14 Emmy Awards, it’s clear this is no ordinary space opera. Gilroy’s vision grounds the story in centuries of history, showing us what it means to resist empire in all its brutality. Andor is an urgent guide for Americans today.
Read MoreIn Ukraine’s Revolution of Dignity, we find a roadmap for fighting oligarchy, injustice, and despair. Historian Marci Shore, author of The Ukrainian Night: An Intimate History of Revolution, reminds us that revolutions rarely begin with grand plans.
Read MoreIf you're still waiting for someone to save democracy, Mona Eltahawy has news for you: you are the one you’ve been waiting for.
Read MoreCourage often starts with saying the obvious out loud, unapologetically. Philosopher and author Kate Manne brings that rare, dangerous clarity, taking on the everyday cruelties of structural misogyny and the moral contortions America performs to pretend everything’s fine.
Read MoreIn a world awash with disinformation and fear-based politics, what cuts through the noise isn’t perfection; it’s authenticity. As Erin Reed, a trailblazing journalist and trans rights advocate, puts it: the most effective leaders and allies are the ones who show up with sincerity, values, and courage.
Read MoreIn the latest episode of Gaslit Nation, Jamila Raqib, the executive director of the Albert Einstein Institution, delivers a masterclass in radical defiance without a single weapon raised. Raqib doesn’t just talk resistance. She teaches the art of war, the nonviolent kind, built on discipline, planning, and unshakeable conviction.
Read MoreWe are told that if we tax the rich, that jobs will disappear. That prosperity will dry up. But the numbers tell a different story. In the latest Gaslit Nation, Amber Wallin, executive director of the State Revenue Alliance, joins Andrea to expose the lie at the heart of our economic system.
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