Politics

Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani (C) with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), left, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), right, during an election rally on October 26, 2025, in New York City.

Voters, Democrats, and Redistricting—Plus, Confederate Monuments in LA Voters, Democrats, and Redistricting—Plus, Confederate Monuments in LA

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Harold Meyerson previews the elections next Tuesday, and Christopher Knight comments on the new art exhibit at MOCA.

Oct 29, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base, in Yokosuka, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.

We Have to Talk About Donald Trump’s Brain We Have to Talk About Donald Trump’s Brain

Are we just going to sit around and pretend that the president isn’t having a lot of… questionable moments these days?

Oct 29, 2025 / Rafi Schwartz

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference at a federal office building on October 20, 2025, in Bradenton, Florida.

Minneapolis Braces Itself for the National Guard Minneapolis Braces Itself for the National Guard

Kristi Noem visited the Twin Cities and decried out-of-control crime. Is a federal occupation next?

Oct 28, 2025 / Alyssa Oursler

Russ Vought, Project 2025’s Architect of Destruction

Russ Vought, Project 2025’s Architect of Destruction Russ Vought, Project 2025’s Architect of Destruction

Pulling the strings to undo democracy.

Oct 28, 2025 / OppArt / Peter Kuper and Anonymous

Affordable Housing Is at Stake in the NYC Election, but Advocates Can’t Agree on How

Affordable Housing Is at Stake in the NYC Election, but Advocates Can’t Agree on How Affordable Housing Is at Stake in the NYC Election, but Advocates Can’t Agree on How

While half of the proposals on this year’s ballot deal with housing, elected officials and organizers in New York City are divided on their effectiveness.

Oct 28, 2025 / StudentNation / Nikole Rajgor

Andrew Cuomo greets Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani before participating in a mayoral debate at Rockefeller Center on October 16, 2025 in New York City.

Andrew Cuomo Is Going Out the Way He Came In: as a Vile Bigot Andrew Cuomo Is Going Out the Way He Came In: as a Vile Bigot

Vote for Zohran, not the moron.

Oct 27, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Right wing protestors yelling.

See No Evil? Canadian Government Media Blurs Out the Swastika on a Ukrainian Soldier. See No Evil? Canadian Government Media Blurs Out the Swastika on a Ukrainian Soldier.

Canada’s shameful refusal to acknowledge its support of the far right yesterday and today.

Oct 27, 2025 / Lev Golinkin

Donald Trump standing alongside Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Destroy the Metrics, Destroy the Truth Destroy the Metrics, Destroy the Truth

Trump’s decimation of public health systems isn’t about efficiency, cost-saving, or even ideology. It’s about building a world without truth or the possibility of accountability.

Oct 27, 2025 / Eric Reinhart

US Ashtray

US Ashtray US Ashtray

Constitutional democracy in the United States in under attack.

Oct 27, 2025 / OppArt / Holly Ballard Martz

Loretta Jasper, left, and Jo Schwartz, wave to a passing vehicle on Buckeye Avenue in downtown Abilene, Kan., on Saturday, June 14, 2025, during a

How to Place Rural Communities at the Heart of the Anti-Trump Movement How to Place Rural Communities at the Heart of the Anti-Trump Movement

Rural activists are ready to take their place and play their part in the coalitions that are forming.

Oct 27, 2025 / Column / Anthony Flaccavento

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