@indigoolivier.bsky.social
reporter-researcher at The New Republic | politics, labor, higher ed | [email protected]
We’re not living beyond our means. We’re surviving beyond our wages.
My article for the November issue of @newrepublic.com looks at the consumer debt crisis—a story that the news media has struggled to adequately cover.
newrepublic.com/article/2011...
My article for the November issue of @newrepublic.com looks at the consumer debt crisis—a story that the news media has struggled to adequately cover.
newrepublic.com/article/2011...
The Invisible Economic Crisis
With consumer debt at record levels, the United States is sleepwalking toward disaster.
newrepublic.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
We’re not living beyond our means. We’re surviving beyond our wages.
My article for the November issue of @newrepublic.com looks at the consumer debt crisis—a story that the news media has struggled to adequately cover.
newrepublic.com/article/2011...
My article for the November issue of @newrepublic.com looks at the consumer debt crisis—a story that the news media has struggled to adequately cover.
newrepublic.com/article/2011...
Five companies dominate American weapons production. They’re funded by taxpayers but accountable to corporate shareholders. I make the case for nationalizing them for Compact Magazine.
www.compactmag.com/article/nati...
www.compactmag.com/article/nati...
Nationalize the Defense Industry
In 1934, Sen. Gerald Nye set out to investigate the “merchants of death” who had cashed in on World War I.
www.compactmag.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Five companies dominate American weapons production. They’re funded by taxpayers but accountable to corporate shareholders. I make the case for nationalizing them for Compact Magazine.
www.compactmag.com/article/nati...
www.compactmag.com/article/nati...
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FBI's domestic terror watchlist expected to DOUBLE in size as a result of NSPM-7, the new presidential directive targeting "anti-Christian," "anti-capitalism" and "anti-American" speech:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...
Trump’s NSPM-7 Alarms Law Firms While Congress Is Silent
Domestic terror watchlist to double, sources say
www.kenklippenstein.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
FBI's domestic terror watchlist expected to DOUBLE in size as a result of NSPM-7, the new presidential directive targeting "anti-Christian," "anti-capitalism" and "anti-American" speech:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...
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we have always had a "Department of War," from @indigoolivier.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2000...
newrepublic.com/article/2000...
The “Department of War” Is the Most Honest Thing Trump Has Ever Done
The president’s desired update to the agency’s name marks the collapse of the liberal international order—and a military finally marching with its mask off.
newrepublic.com
September 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
we have always had a "Department of War," from @indigoolivier.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2000...
newrepublic.com/article/2000...
“Defense” was the ultimate euphemism that gave America’s wars a moral gloss.
my latest @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2000...
my latest @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2000...
The “Department of War” Is the Most Honest Thing Trump Has Ever Done
The president’s desired update to the agency’s name marks the collapse of the liberal international order—and a military finally marching with its mask off.
newrepublic.com
September 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“Defense” was the ultimate euphemism that gave America’s wars a moral gloss.
my latest @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2000...
my latest @newrepublic.com
newrepublic.com/article/2000...
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With the news that President Trump has taken a sudden interest in renaming the Department of Defense the “Department of War,” one has to wonder: Was the U.S. military really in need of some kind of hypermuscular rebrand?
New @indigoolivier.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2000...
New @indigoolivier.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2000...
The “Department of War” Is the Most Honest Thing Trump Has Ever Done
The president’s desired update to the agency’s name marks the collapse of the liberal international order—and a military finally marching with its mask off.
newrepublic.com
September 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
With the news that President Trump has taken a sudden interest in renaming the Department of Defense the “Department of War,” one has to wonder: Was the U.S. military really in need of some kind of hypermuscular rebrand?
New @indigoolivier.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2000...
New @indigoolivier.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2000...
I wrote about how, in renaming the Department of Defense, Trump is telling the truth about American empire.
September 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I wrote about how, in renaming the Department of Defense, Trump is telling the truth about American empire.
Trump wants the government to own more of corporate America. Rather than scoffing, Democrats should ask: why stop at Intel? Why not defense and fossil fuels?
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
August 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Trump wants the government to own more of corporate America. Rather than scoffing, Democrats should ask: why stop at Intel? Why not defense and fossil fuels?
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
“In a country where birth is politicized, life is unaffordable, and death is ambient, it’s not hard to understand how anti-life philosophies might take root and flourish.”
I wrote about the IVF bomber’s manifesto for @newrepublic
newrepublic.com/article/1956...
I wrote about the IVF bomber’s manifesto for @newrepublic
newrepublic.com/article/1956...
The Dark, Nihilistic Philosophy Behind the IVF Clinic Bombing
The man who attacked the Palm Springs facility is an acolyte of “efilism”—an anti-life belief system arising from the despair our political choices have wrought.
newrepublic.com
May 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“In a country where birth is politicized, life is unaffordable, and death is ambient, it’s not hard to understand how anti-life philosophies might take root and flourish.”
I wrote about the IVF bomber’s manifesto for @newrepublic
newrepublic.com/article/1956...
I wrote about the IVF bomber’s manifesto for @newrepublic
newrepublic.com/article/1956...
I wrote about Trump's attacks on international students, the chilling effect it's having on campuses, and how it's part of a broader war on higher ed.
newrepublic.com/article/1951...
newrepublic.com/article/1951...
Trump’s Attacks on International Students Are the Start of a Wider War
The administration is using immigration enforcement as a guise to mask its plans to decimate vital research and academic freedom.
newrepublic.com
May 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I wrote about Trump's attacks on international students, the chilling effect it's having on campuses, and how it's part of a broader war on higher ed.
newrepublic.com/article/1951...
newrepublic.com/article/1951...
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"What’s unfolding is not just a moral panic over campus protests, but a structural power grab: The ultimate goal is not merely to silence dissent, but to fundamentally remake higher education." newrepublic.com/article/1945...
Trump’s War on Higher Education Isn’t Just About Crushing Dissent
The administration’s assault on colleges and universities is a key part of a larger right-wing project to reassert control over gatekeeping institutions.
newrepublic.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
"What’s unfolding is not just a moral panic over campus protests, but a structural power grab: The ultimate goal is not merely to silence dissent, but to fundamentally remake higher education." newrepublic.com/article/1945...
Trump’s war on higher education isn’t just about silencing Gaza protesters. It’s part of a broader right-wing project to reassert control over who gets educated—and what they’re allowed to learn.
newrepublic.com/article/1945...
newrepublic.com/article/1945...
Trump’s War on Higher Education Isn’t Just About Crushing Dissent
The administration’s assault on colleges and universities is a key part of a larger right-wing project to reassert control over gatekeeping institutions.
newrepublic.com
April 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Trump’s war on higher education isn’t just about silencing Gaza protesters. It’s part of a broader right-wing project to reassert control over who gets educated—and what they’re allowed to learn.
newrepublic.com/article/1945...
newrepublic.com/article/1945...
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Military contractors have long been a mainstay on college campuses. At least a dozen campuses participated in Lockheed Martin Day to bolster recruitment of STEM students, reports @indigoolivier.bsky.social. inthesetimes.com/article/lock...
Inside Lockheed Martin’s Sweeping Recruitment on College Campuses
The engineering degree to defense industry pipeline.
inthesetimes.com
March 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Military contractors have long been a mainstay on college campuses. At least a dozen campuses participated in Lockheed Martin Day to bolster recruitment of STEM students, reports @indigoolivier.bsky.social. inthesetimes.com/article/lock...
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The labor movement is the best vehicle for defending all of our rights and advancing society, and it’s even more urgent to strengthen it under Trump.
The Underestimated Alliance That Could Beat Back Trumpism
Far from Capitol Hill, the groundwork for a potent counter to the administration’s misrule is already being laid.
newrepublic.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The labor movement is the best vehicle for defending all of our rights and advancing society, and it’s even more urgent to strengthen it under Trump.
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"Trump’s willingness to question Pentagon spending seems significant, but the deeper reality is that military contractors wield far more influence in Washington than any single man or administration could ever dream of."
DOGE Is Targeting the Wrong Agencies
The Department of Defense has a bloated budget, is ripe with corruption, and has never passed an audit. Hundreds of billions should be slashed.
newrepublic.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Trump’s willingness to question Pentagon spending seems significant, but the deeper reality is that military contractors wield far more influence in Washington than any single man or administration could ever dream of."
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The Department of Defense, which commands an $850 billion budget, failed its seventh audit in a row in November. In fact, it’s the only major federal agency that has never passed one.
DOGE Is Targeting the Wrong Agencies
The Department of Defense has a bloated budget, is ripe with corruption, and has never passed an audit. Hundreds of billions should be slashed.
newrepublic.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The Department of Defense, which commands an $850 billion budget, failed its seventh audit in a row in November. In fact, it’s the only major federal agency that has never passed one.
The Pentagon is the only major federal agency that has never passed an audit. War profiteering has been a problem since the Civil War and it’s only getting worse. If DOGE is serious about rooting out waste, it should start there—not USAID.
newrepublic.com/article/1916...
newrepublic.com/article/1916...
DOGE Is Targeting the Wrong Agencies
The Department of Defense has a bloated budget, is ripe with corruption, and has never passed an audit. Hundreds of billions should be slashed.
newrepublic.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The Pentagon is the only major federal agency that has never passed an audit. War profiteering has been a problem since the Civil War and it’s only getting worse. If DOGE is serious about rooting out waste, it should start there—not USAID.
newrepublic.com/article/1916...
newrepublic.com/article/1916...