Beverly Gage on J. Edgar Hoover, Plus Erwin Chemerinsky on Originalism Beverly Gage on J. Edgar Hoover, Plus Erwin Chemerinsky on Originalism
On this week of the Start Making Sense podcast, a look into the untold life of the former FBI director, and a discussion about “originalism” and the Supreme Court.
Dec 1, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
The Undocumented Can Work Jobs at the University of California, and Latinas Are Fighting Toxic Pollution The Undocumented Can Work Jobs at the University of California, and Latinas Are Fighting Toxic Pollution
On this week's episode of Start Making Sense, UCLA law professor Ahilan Arulanantham and writer Eliza Moreno join the show.
Nov 23, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
Joan Walsh on the Georgia Runoff; Gustavo Arellano on the LA Vote Joan Walsh on the Georgia Runoff; Gustavo Arellano on the LA Vote
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, discussions about the elections in Los Angeles and Georgia.
Nov 17, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
“The Nation” and the Midterms “The Nation” and the Midterms
This week, our own D.D. Guttenplan, Elie Mystal, Joan Walsh, John Nichols, and Chris Lehmann discuss the midterm election results.
Nov 10, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
How We Win the Midterms, Plus Black Landowners in North Carolina How We Win the Midterms, Plus Black Landowners in North Carolina
On this week's episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, Steve Phillips on voting, and Cameron Oglesby on Piney Woods.
Nov 3, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
Stacey Abrams Explains Her Work, and Remembering Mike Davis Stacey Abrams Explains Her Work, and Remembering Mike Davis
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, we talk with the Georgia gubernatorial candidate and play an interview with the late author and friend of The Nation, Mike Davis.
Oct 27, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
Mike Davis: 1946–2022 Mike Davis: 1946–2022
A brilliant radical reporter with a novelist’s eye and a historian’s memory.
Oct 25, 2022 / Obituary / Jon Wiener
Chris Lehmann on Republican Plans for 2023, Plus Adam Hochschild on Repression in WWI America Chris Lehmann on Republican Plans for 2023, Plus Adam Hochschild on Repression in WWI America
On this week’s episode of Start Making Sense, discussions on the GOP’s “Commitment to America” and how the First World War threatened democracy.
Oct 20, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
John Nichols on Democrats and Marijuana, Plus Greil Marcus on Bob Dylan John Nichols on Democrats and Marijuana, Plus Greil Marcus on Bob Dylan
On this week's episode of Start Making Sense, writers join the show to talk about Democratic strategy and a new biography.
Oct 13, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
Nurses on Strike and the Women Lawyers Who Challenged Trump Nurses on Strike and the Women Lawyers Who Challenged Trump
On this week’s episode of Start Making Sense, Bryce Covert on hospitals, plus Dahlia Lithwick on the courts.
Oct 6, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense