House Republicans Defy Trump; Plus, When WWII Vets Came Home House Republicans Defy Trump; Plus, When WWII Vets Came Home
On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols comments on the politics around release of the Epstein files, and David Nasaw discusses The Wounded Generation.
Nov 19, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
I Tried to Deliver Aid to Gaza. Israel Kidnapped and Tortured Me. I Tried to Deliver Aid to Gaza. Israel Kidnapped and Tortured Me.
They stripped us naked, deprived us of sleep, food, and sanitary facilities, arbitrarily threatened us with guns, and physically attacked us.
Nov 12, 2025 / Thomas Becker
Militarism’s Violence Poisons Everyone—Even Soldiers Militarism’s Violence Poisons Everyone—Even Soldiers
The systematic violence of American militarism has shaped all our lives, including the soldiers who have come to realize that they were used to perpetrate it.
Nov 11, 2025 / Kelly Denton-Borhaug
The Eviction Kings The Eviction Kings
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
Nov 11, 2025 / Feature / Thomas Birmingham
Rethinking Nuremberg for the 21st Century Rethinking Nuremberg for the 21st Century
The new film Nuremberg may tell us as much about the present as about the past.
Nov 10, 2025 / Elizabeth Borgwardt
The Price of Silence in Sudan The Price of Silence in Sudan
The United Arab Emirates is arming a militia committing genocide in Darfur. In exchange for US silence, Biden got a Middle East partner, and Trump got cryptocurrency cash.
Nov 7, 2025 / Justin Lynch
More Journalists Are Killed in Gaza More Journalists Are Killed in Gaza
Over 200 media workers have been killed in Gaza. The Committee to Protect Journalists says is the deadliest period since it began tracking data in 1992. Community embroidery action...
Nov 6, 2025 / OppArt / Rosa Borrás
Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy
A wannabe emperor goes in search of an empire.
Nov 6, 2025 / Peter Kornbluh and William M. LeoGrande
His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies
As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in US history.
Nov 4, 2025 / Spencer Ackerman