Start Making Sense: Naomi Klein on the Necessity of the Climate Protests in Paris Start Making Sense: Naomi Klein on the Necessity of the Climate Protests in Paris
On this week’s podcast, Naomi Klein on the Shock Doctrine and the Paris climate protests, Katha Pollitt on Europe’s refugee crisis, Eric Foner on Woodrow Wilson’s racism, and Joan ...
Dec 3, 2015 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Start Making Sense: Bernie Sanders’s Socialism Start Making Sense: Bernie Sanders’s Socialism
On this week’s podcast, Eric Foner on how Bernie should talk about socialism, Dave Zirin on parents and football, Ari Berman on the battle for the vote, and Julianne Hing on Republ...
Nov 25, 2015 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Start Making Sense: Where Did ISIS Come From—and What Can We Do About it Now? Start Making Sense: Where Did ISIS Come From—and What Can We Do About it Now?
The first episode of our podcast features Laila Lalami on Islamic extremism, Amy Wilentz on bad Bernie Sanders coverage, Charles Blow on growing up poor and black, and Terry Gross ...
Nov 19, 2015 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
10 Questions for Margo Jefferson 10 Questions for Margo Jefferson
The author of Negroland explains her long journey from cheerleader to literary critic.
Oct 22, 2015 / Jon Wiener
Thank You, Edward Snowden: Without You, Congress Would Not Have Ended the NSA’s Bulk Phone Data Collection Thank You, Edward Snowden: Without You, Congress Would Not Have Ended the NSA’s Bulk Phone Data Collection
It's time to drop the espionage charges against Snowden.
Jun 3, 2015 / Jon Wiener
Do Police Have a Right to Withhold Video When They Kill Someone? Do Police Have a Right to Withhold Video When They Kill Someone?
When the police kill somebody, it’s not “private.”
May 21, 2015 / Jon Wiener
Chris Burden and ‘The Other Vietnam Memorial’ Chris Burden and ‘The Other Vietnam Memorial’
Three million Vietnamese names, etched on copper plates 13 feet high.
May 11, 2015 / Jon Wiener
Defend Charlie Hebdo’s Publishing Disgusting Cartoons About Muslims? Yes. Give Them an Award for It? No. Defend Charlie Hebdo’s Publishing Disgusting Cartoons About Muslims? Yes. Give Them an Award for It? No.
The issue is the cartoons—and what they mean to ordinary French Muslims.
May 1, 2015 / Jon Wiener
New ACLU Cellphone App Automatically Preserves Video of Police Encounters New ACLU Cellphone App Automatically Preserves Video of Police Encounters
Even if the cops seize a phone and destroy it, the video will be saved.
May 1, 2015 / Jon Wiener
Vietnam in the Battlefield of Memory Vietnam in the Battlefield of Memory
On the war’s 50th anniversary, peace activists will be challenging the Pentagon’s whitewashed history.
Apr 15, 2015 / Feature / Jon Wiener