The Roots of Elon Musk’s War on Empathy The Roots of Elon Musk’s War on Empathy
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Julia Carrie Wong on Elon Musk, the Christian right, and longtermism.
May 8, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx
The Book MLK Historians Are Learning From The Book MLK Historians Are Learning From
On this episode of Edge of Sports, noted historian Jeanne Theoharis joins the show, and Arya Shirazi talks Celtics.
May 7, 2025 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Voted for Poor Health Voted for Poor Health
Buyers’ remorse for MAGA?
May 7, 2025 / OppArt / Jesse Duquette
When It Comes to Building New Housing, “Abundance” Is More Like Avoidance When It Comes to Building New Housing, “Abundance” Is More Like Avoidance
Neither Klein and Thompson nor many of their critics on the left offer a robust strategy for actually building affordable homes. Here’s one that has been proven to work.
May 7, 2025 / Mike Gecan
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Could Backfire for His Party Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Could Backfire for His Party
The long-awaited budget for the administration may end up scuttling key aspects of the president’s agenda.
May 7, 2025 / Chris Lehmann
Trump Is Taking a Wrecking Ball to Indigenous Education Trump Is Taking a Wrecking Ball to Indigenous Education
After mass layoffs and scholarship freezes, students and tribal leaders are suing the Trump administration for violating treaty obligations.
May 7, 2025 / StudentNation / Connor Arakaki
Sherrod Brown: Winning Back the Working Class— Plus, “The Tide Is Turning” Sherrod Brown: Winning Back the Working Class— Plus, “The Tide Is Turning”
On this episode of Start Making Sense, the former Ohio senator talks politics, and Dahlia Lithwick argues that Trump is failing in the courts, and also with the public.
May 7, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Rise of the Crypto Keepers Rise of the Crypto Keepers
The promoters of scam currency spent more money than any other group in 2024. They're now realizing a massive return on investment in Donald Trump’s White House.
May 7, 2025 / Feature / Jacob Silverman
DOGE Is Wreaking Havoc on Everything—Except the War Machine DOGE Is Wreaking Havoc on Everything—Except the War Machine
Activities that funnel revenue to weapons contractors have barely been touched—hardly surprising given that Musk himself presides over a significant Pentagon contractor.
May 6, 2025 / William D. Hartung
Trump Will Regret Messing With Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers Trump Will Regret Messing With Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers
The president’s bully politics are blowing up on him internationally, and threats to arrest a Midwestern governor will produce domestic blowback.
May 6, 2025 / John Nichols