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Zohran Mamdani, center, joined by members of his transition team, from left, Elana Leopold, Melanie Hartzog, Maria Torres-Springer, Grace Bonilla, and Lina Khan, in Queens, New York, on November 5, 2025.

Mamdani’s Momentum, Plus “The Radical Fund” Mamdani’s Momentum, Plus “The Radical Fund”

On Start Making Sense: Bhaskar Sunkara comments on the tasks facing New York City’s new socialist mayor, and historian John Fabian Witt talks about left politics in the 1920s.

Nov 12, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Protesters passing by the Google building during a rally for Palestine on October 4, 2025, in New York City.

Silicon Valley and the Israeli Occupation Silicon Valley and the Israeli Occupation

On this episode of American Prestige: Omar Zahzah on the consolidation of Big Tech with Israeli colonialism and genocide.

Nov 11, 2025 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

The American Right’s Civil War Over Israel

The American Right’s Civil War Over Israel The American Right’s Civil War Over Israel

On this episode of The Time of Monsters: David Austin Walsh on the deep roots of the Zionism debate among Republicans.

Nov 9, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Seeds of Resistance, With Vivien Sansour

Seeds of Resistance, With Vivien Sansour Seeds of Resistance, With Vivien Sansour

On A People's Climate: “If you want to support Palestine, get free.”

Nov 8, 2025 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray

Jeff Teat #7 of the New York Atlas in action during the Premier Lacrosse League Championship game between the New York Atlas and the Denver Outlaws at Sports Illustrated Stadium on September 14, 2025, in Harrison, New Jersey.

How Lacrosse and Boxing Explain the USA How Lacrosse and Boxing Explain the USA

On the latest episode of Edge of Sports.

Nov 7, 2025 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Traffic moves along the Brooklyn Queens Expressway on October 26, 2025, in Brooklyn, New York City.

Why We Need a War on Cars Why We Need a War on Cars

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us: Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear discuss how to create more equitable forms of mobility.

Nov 6, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Dem Voters Triumph— Plus, That Springsteen Movie

Dem Voters Triumph— Plus, That Springsteen Movie Dem Voters Triumph— Plus, That Springsteen Movie

On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols analyzes Tuesday’s elections, and Greil Marcus explains what’s missing in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.

Nov 5, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Donald Trump, left, greets John Roberts, chief justice of the US Supreme Court, arrives for a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Why the Supreme Court Will Never Stand Up to Trump Why the Supreme Court Will Never Stand Up to Trump

Podcast / The Nation Podcast / Nov 5, 2025 Why the Supreme Court Will Never Stand Up to Trump On The Nation Podcast: Elie Mystal on the Roberts court’s capitulation. D.D. Gu…

Nov 5, 2025 / Podcast

Donald Trump speaks in front of US Navy personnel on board the US Navy’s USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the US naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, on October 28, 2025.

After the American Empire After the American Empire

On this episode of The Time of Monsters: Trita Parsi on why Donald Trump’s retrenchment doesn’t go far enough.

Nov 2, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Memphis vs. Musk, With Representative Justin J. Pearson

Memphis vs. Musk, With Representative Justin J. Pearson Memphis vs. Musk, With Representative Justin J. Pearson

“No matter how many billions you have, you don't have enough to buy our lives.”

Nov 1, 2025 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray

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