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.

Hillary Clinton at the DNC

Katha Pollitt: It’s Time to Get Active for Hillary Katha Pollitt: It’s Time to Get Active for Hillary

Plus, Kai Wright on Trump’s supporters and D.D. Guttenplan on the British left.

Sep 29, 2016 / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Speaks: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and Building a Revolution Bernie Sanders Speaks: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and Building a Revolution

Plus, Edward Snowden on the NSA and Greg Grandin on Henry Kissinger.

Sep 22, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

California State Capitol Building

The Corporate Democrats of California—and the Progressives Who Are Fighting Them The Corporate Democrats of California—and the Progressives Who Are Fighting Them

The so-called “moderates” are doing the bidding of the oil and gas industry, agribusiness, real-estate developers, and a whole host of monied interests.

Sep 16, 2016 / Jon Wiener

Oliver Stone: Edward Snowden Has Done Something ‘Quite Amazing’

Oliver Stone: Edward Snowden Has Done Something ‘Quite Amazing’ Oliver Stone: Edward Snowden Has Done Something ‘Quite Amazing’

Stone on his new Snowden biopic, Dave Zirin on Colin Kaepernick, and Margo Jefferson on Negroland.

Sep 15, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Snowden at a Canadian high school

What Should Happen to Edward Snowden? A Q&A With His Lawyer What Should Happen to Edward Snowden? A Q&A With His Lawyer

Ben Wizner speaks on what would happen in an espionage trial and why Obama should issue a pardon.

Sep 12, 2016 / Q&A / Jon Wiener

Can Clinton Win Over the White Working Class?

Can Clinton Win Over the White Working Class? Can Clinton Win Over the White Working Class?

Joan Walsh on the Democrats’ dilemma, Amy Wilentz on the Clinton Foundation, and Dr. Leah Torres on abortion in Utah.

Sep 8, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Jason Lewis and Angie Craig splitscreen

The Terrible Mini-Trump of Minnesota—and the Progressive Who’s Running Against Him The Terrible Mini-Trump of Minnesota—and the Progressive Who’s Running Against Him

He says the government shouldn’t regulate pollution, shouldn’t meddle in healthcare, and shouldn’t tell people they can’t own slaves. Lovely.

Sep 2, 2016 / Jon Wiener

Jill Stein

The Green Party’s Jill Stein Wants a Green New Deal The Green Party’s Jill Stein Wants a Green New Deal

Plus Katha Pollitt on burkinis, and Harold Meyerson on labor victories for Labor Day.

Sep 1, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Snowden in New York City

Why Obama Should Pardon Edward Snowden Why Obama Should Pardon Edward Snowden

Seth Freed Wessler on the power of independent journalism, Amy Wilentz on Jared Kushner, and Ben Wizner on Edward Snowden.

Aug 25, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

The Woman Behind Trump

The Woman Behind Trump The Woman Behind Trump

Amy Wilentz on Ivanka, plus Calvin Trillin on Mississippi in 1964, and Rosa Brooks on the militarization of everything.

Aug 18, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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