Jon Wiener

Contributing Editor

@JonWiener1

Jon Wiener is a contributing editor of The Nation and co-author (with Mike Davis) of Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties.

Can Progressive Momentum Transform the Democratic Party?

Can Progressive Momentum Transform the Democratic Party? Can Progressive Momentum Transform the Democratic Party?

Jeff Cohen, plus Sasha Abramsky on Arizona and Joan Walsh on Georgia.

Oct 18, 2018 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

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Donald Trump Is a Criminal Tax Cheat Donald Trump Is a Criminal Tax Cheat

David Cay Johnston on the financial crimes of President Trump.

Oct 12, 2018 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Rebecca Traister: The Politics of Women’s Anger

Rebecca Traister: The Politics of Women’s Anger Rebecca Traister: The Politics of Women’s Anger

Rebecca Traister on women’s activism—before and after the Kavanaugh hearings.

Oct 12, 2018 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

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Women’s Anger—and Kavanaugh’s Rage Women’s Anger—and Kavanaugh’s Rage

Rebecca Traister, plus David Cay Johnston on Trump’s tax crimes and John Nichols on impeaching Kavanaugh.

Oct 11, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

These Senators Need to Be Told: Do Not Vote for Kavanaugh

These Senators Need to Be Told: Do Not Vote for Kavanaugh These Senators Need to Be Told: Do Not Vote for Kavanaugh

Joan Walsh on the confirmation hearings, D.D. Guttenplan on a new radical majority, and Michelle Chen on the Fight for $15.

Oct 4, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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The Kavanaugh Hearings Have Been an Outrage From the Beginning The Kavanaugh Hearings Have Been an Outrage From the Beginning

John Nichols on the hearings, plus Sasha Abramsky on voting rights in Florida, and Bryce Covert on Universal Basic Income.

Sep 27, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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Michael Moore: How Democrats Paved the Way to Trump Michael Moore: How Democrats Paved the Way to Trump

Moore’s new film Fahrenheit 11/9 opens September 21.

Sep 21, 2018 / Jon Wiener

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The Case Against Kavanaugh: Katha Pollitt The Case Against Kavanaugh: Katha Pollitt

Plus, Harold Meyerson on the 2008 financial crisis and Mouin Rabbani on the Oslo Accords.

Sep 20, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Bill McKibben: Hurricane Florence Will Be Made Worse by ‘Stupid Political Decisions’

Bill McKibben: Hurricane Florence Will Be Made Worse by ‘Stupid Political Decisions’ Bill McKibben: Hurricane Florence Will Be Made Worse by ‘Stupid Political Decisions’

The 350.org founder on the California climate summit and the importance of “keeping it in the ground.”

Sep 13, 2018 / Jon Wiener

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How Bad Is Trump for the Environment? How Bad Is Trump for the Environment?

Bill McKibben on the polluter in chief, Steve Phillips on moderate Republicans, and Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on the inequality industry.

Sep 13, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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