Pledge: Let’s Make February 16 National Stayaway Day Pledge: Let’s Make February 16 National Stayaway Day
If the shutdown resumes, we urge federal workers to stay away from work and their allies to occupy airports on 2/16.
Feb 7, 2019 / Sarita Gupta and Erica Smiley
The State of the Union Is Not Good The State of the Union Is Not Good
John Nichols on Trump; plus Sasha Abramsky on TPS and Elizabeth Kolbert on climate change.
Feb 7, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Socialism Is More Popular Than You Think, Mr. President Socialism Is More Popular Than You Think, Mr. President
Most surveys show Trump would lose in a matchup against a democratic socialist named Bernie Sanders.
Feb 6, 2019 / John Nichols
How Corporate Monopolies Are Dragging Down Your Paycheck How Corporate Monopolies Are Dragging Down Your Paycheck
If T-Mobile and Sprint merge, it could drive down wages for retail workers by thousands of dollars a year.
Feb 6, 2019 / Michelle Chen
Who Is Matt Duss, and Can He Take On Washington’s ‘Blob’? Who Is Matt Duss, and Can He Take On Washington’s ‘Blob’?
Bernie Sanders’s foreign-policy adviser is part of a new generation of progressives fighting an entrenched status quo.
Feb 6, 2019 / Feature / David Klion
The United States Is a Progressive Nation With a Democracy Problem The United States Is a Progressive Nation With a Democracy Problem
Voter suppression contributes to the myth that America is made up of centrists.
Feb 6, 2019 / David M. Perry
The Worst Super Bowl Ever The Worst Super Bowl Ever
Melissa Jacobs joins the show to talk Super Bowl.
Feb 6, 2019 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Trump’s Wildly Inconsistent Foreign-Policy Vision Trump’s Wildly Inconsistent Foreign-Policy Vision
Last night’s State of the Union speech showcased the president’s deeply contradictory approach toward foreign affairs.
Feb 6, 2019 / James Carden
The Making of Our Polluted Age The Making of Our Polluted Age
Three new books examine how the rise of coal, oil, and gas has permanently remade our world.
Feb 6, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Bill McKibben
The Climate Wall: Q&A With Todd Miller The Climate Wall: Q&A With Todd Miller
There is an inextricable link between border militarization and climate change.
Feb 6, 2019 / Q&A / Will Meyer