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Campaigns and ElectionsMay 19, 2022
John Nichols on Progressives in the Primaries, Plus Lynn Garafola on “La Nijinska”
On this week’s show, an analysis on pro-Israel groups trying to sway Democratic primaries and a discussion about the amazing life of a Russian avant-garde dancer.
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PoliticsMay 12, 2022
Amy Littlefield on the Abortion Fight and Chesa Boudin on Progressive Prosecutors
How Americans are fighting back to protect abortion rights.
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CultureMay 4, 2022
Rebecca Solnit on How People Change and Why We Care
On this week’s episode of Start Making Sense, we have discussions on forgiveness and the American Revolution.
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War and PeaceApril 28, 2022
David Nasaw on Biden’s “Disgraceful” Ukrainian Refugee Policy and Katha Pollitt on What Abortion Opponents Are Really Thinking
On this week’s episode, Nation contributor Nasaw gives bad marks to the president’s “new and improved” approach to asylum seekers, and columnist Pollitt reveals what we’re getting wrong about opponents to abortion.
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Labor OrganizingApril 21, 2022
Jane McAlevey on Amazon Workers’ Next Big Battles and Margo Jefferson on “Constructing a Nervous System”
On this week's podcast, we discuss what the Amazon workers have to do next—and how they should do it.
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Racism and DiscriminationApril 14, 2022
Gustavo Arellano on the Sheriff vs. Black LA, and Michele Goodwin on Ketanji Brown Jackson
The LA Times columnist comes on our podcast to discuss deputies' war on Los Angeles's Black community.
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War and PeaceApril 7, 2022
Anatol Lieven on How the Ukraine War Could End
Plus E.J. Dionne and Miles Rapoport on Universal Voting.
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Supreme CourtMarch 31, 2022
Ginni Thomas, the Supreme Court, and Abolishing Student Debt
On this week’s podcast, Joan Walsh on January 6 and Astra Taylor on April 4.
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Mental HealthMarch 24, 2022
Senate Confirmation Hearings and the Missing Fight About the Constitution
Joseph Fishkin and William E. Forbath on the Supreme Court, plus P.E. Moskowitz on antidepressants.
Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
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MediaMarch 17, 2022
What the Media Should Do During Wartime
Founder of Jacobin and president of The Nation Bhaskar Sunkara weighs in.
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