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Could This Pandemic End Up Making Our Health Care System Stronger?

Could This Pandemic End Up Making Our Health Care System Stronger? Could This Pandemic End Up Making Our Health Care System Stronger?

The poor Black and brown communities hit hardest by Covid-19 have the most to gain from an overhaul of how this country administers care.

Dec 18, 2020 / Audio / Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren

From Obama to Trump: Eric Foner   

From Obama to Trump: Eric Foner    From Obama to Trump: Eric Foner   

Plus John Powers on John le Carré.

Dec 17, 2020 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Attacking the Rim With NBA Hall-of-Famer Dave Bing

Attacking the Rim With NBA Hall-of-Famer Dave Bing Attacking the Rim With NBA Hall-of-Famer Dave Bing

The legendary basketball player joins the show to talk about his new book.

Dec 15, 2020 / Audio / Dave Zirin

The Pandemic Didn’t Have to Be This Bad

The Pandemic Didn’t Have to Be This Bad The Pandemic Didn’t Have to Be This Bad

The decades of disinvestment in our public health infrastructure has now cost hundreds of thousands of lives.

Dec 11, 2020 / Audio / Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren

Mike Davis: We Need a Commission to Investigate Trump’s Covid Response

Mike Davis: We Need a Commission to Investigate Trump’s Covid Response Mike Davis: We Need a Commission to Investigate Trump’s Covid Response

Plus Amy Wilentz on pardons for the Trump kids.

Dec 10, 2020 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

The Producer of ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Explains the Show’s Unlikely Success

The Producer of ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Explains the Show’s Unlikely Success The Producer of ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Explains the Show’s Unlikely Success

The Queen’s Gambit producer William Horberg joins the pod to talk about his much discussed show.

Dec 8, 2020 / Audio / Dave Zirin

There Is No Room to Mess Up This Presidential Transition

There Is No Room to Mess Up This Presidential Transition There Is No Room to Mess Up This Presidential Transition

Thousands of appointments will have consequences for the next four years, and beyond.

Dec 4, 2020 / Audio / Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren

How the Dems Can Win in Georgia

How the Dems Can Win in Georgia How the Dems Can Win in Georgia

Joan Walsh on politics, plus David Cole on the Supreme Court and reapportionment of the House of Representatives.

Dec 3, 2020 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

It’s Time America Abolished Poverty

It’s Time America Abolished Poverty It’s Time America Abolished Poverty

We know how to do it. On this week’s show, we lay out the path to a poverty-free future.

Nov 27, 2020 / Audio / Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren

Stacey Abrams: The Fight for Georgia

Stacey Abrams: The Fight for Georgia Stacey Abrams: The Fight for Georgia

Plus Amy Wilentz on Ivanka, Don, Jr., Eric—and Lara

Nov 25, 2020 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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