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Mark Carney speaks in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Mark Carney Proclaims the End of American Hegemony Mark Carney Proclaims the End of American Hegemony

Stephen Maher on an unexpected speech at Davos.

Jan 25, 2026 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Bring Back Meddling with Tech Hardware—With Chris Person

Bring Back Meddling with Tech Hardware—With Chris Person Bring Back Meddling with Tech Hardware—With Chris Person

Podcast / Tech Won’t Save Us / Jan 23, 2026 Bring Back Meddling with Tech Hardware—With Chris Person Paris Marx and Chris Person on the state of hardware in the tech in…

Jan 23, 2026 / Podcast

Minneapolis: the Landscape of Resistance; plus the Destruction Brought by DOGE

Minneapolis: the Landscape of Resistance; plus the Destruction Brought by DOGE Minneapolis: the Landscape of Resistance; plus the Destruction Brought by DOGE

Podcast / Start Making Sense / Jan 21, 2026 Minneapolis: the Landscape of Resistance; plus the Destruction Brought by DOGE John Nichols on Minneapolis groups preparing for Fr…

Jan 21, 2026 / Podcast

Gambling With the Future of Sports—Plus, a Minneapolis Teacher Speaks Out

Gambling With the Future of Sports—Plus, a Minneapolis Teacher Speaks Out Gambling With the Future of Sports—Plus, a Minneapolis Teacher Speaks Out

Dannu Fun joins Edge of Sports to talk about sports gambling, and we talk to Daniel Troccoli in Minneapolis about what’s happening there.

Jan 20, 2026 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Donald Trump speaks to the press upon returning to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

Bombing Iran Won’t Help the Protesters Bombing Iran Won’t Help the Protesters

Annelle Sheline on Trump’s embrace of chaos in the Middle East.

Jan 16, 2026 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Young woman holding smartphone, with a computer-generated background.

Reimagining Our Relationship With Digital Tech Reimagining Our Relationship With Digital Tech

Paris Marx on some of the big themes that will move conversations he’ll be having this year like digital sovereignty and rethinking the value of the tech we admit into our lives.

Jan 15, 2026 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Trump, from Minneapolis to Caracas—Plus, How Capitalism Came to Communist China

Trump, from Minneapolis to Caracas—Plus, How Capitalism Came to Communist China Trump, from Minneapolis to Caracas—Plus, How Capitalism Came to Communist China

On Start Making Sense, Harold Meyerson on Trump’s efforts to overcome collapsing support, and critic John Powers talks about the new TV series “Blossoms Shanghai” by Wong Kar Wai....

Jan 14, 2026 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Donald Trump boards Air Force One before departing Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michigan on January 13, 2026.

Can American Power Be Redeemed? Can American Power Be Redeemed?

On American Prestige: Shadi Hamid on American hegemony and whether it can be a force for good.

Jan 13, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Donald Trump departs after speaking during a House Republican retreat at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on January 6, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Venezuela in American Politics—Plus, VA Housing for Homeless Vets Venezuela in American Politics—Plus, VA Housing for Homeless Vets

On Start Making Sense: John Nichols on the lack of support for Trump’s attack on Venezuela, and Mark Rosenbaum on the court victory that should end homelessness for disabled vets....

Jan 7, 2026 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are seen in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by heavily armed Federal agents as they make their way into an armored car en route to a federal courthouse in Manhattan on January 5, 2026 in New York City.

Venezuela, Latin America, and the Future of US Foreign Policy, With Greg Grandin Venezuela, Latin America, and the Future of US Foreign Policy, With Greg Grandin

On the latest American Prestige.

Jan 6, 2026 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner, Derek Davison, and Greg Grandin

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