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Covid is spreading, but incarcerated people are being told vaccines aren’t necessary.
Oct 24, 2025 / Victoria Law
Don’t Fall for the Supreme Court’s “Pro-Weed” Gun Case Don’t Fall for the Supreme Court’s “Pro-Weed” Gun Case
The case, which proposes expanding gun access to drug users, is not an opportunity—it‘s a trap.
Oct 23, 2025 / Elie Mystal
Coming for Your Rights! Coming for Your Rights!
Will the USA rise to the occasion?
Rebecca Solnit on No Kings—Plus, Reforming the LAPD After Rodney King Rebecca Solnit on No Kings—Plus, Reforming the LAPD After Rodney King
On this episode of Start Making Sense, the author of Hope in the Dark looks ahead, and Danny Goldberg explains how the Rodney King riots led to greater control of the LAPD.
Oct 22, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks With the Clear Voice of a Free Man Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks With the Clear Voice of a Free Man
Incarcerated for 44 years, the political prisoner remains unbowed in the face of medical neglect.
Oct 22, 2025 / Dave Zirin
Trump Is Waging War on His Own Country Trump Is Waging War on His Own Country
The president’s deployments continue to nudge this country ever closer to becoming a genuine police state.
Oct 21, 2025 / Nick Turse
The Double-Edged Virality of Portland's Protests The Double-Edged Virality of Portland's Protests
The city’s anti-ICE actions and No Kings demonstration have commanded mass attention, but still are no match for the impunity of the MAGA deportation state.
Oct 21, 2025 / Nathaniel Friedman
Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree
The president’s unprecedented and lawless attacks supposedly target drug cartels, but serve a far more troubling political agenda.
Oct 21, 2025 / Greg Grandin