How to Stop Trump How to Stop Trump
David Cole has some ideas. Plus Gary Younge on the vote in Muncie, Indiana, and Michelle Chen on refugees in America.
Nov 24, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Real Revolution of 2016 Was Not Trump’s The Real Revolution of 2016 Was Not Trump’s
Mike Davis on how Trumpism won’t last long. Plus Joan Walsh on women voters, Kai Wright on Obama and race, and Adam Shatz on “law and order.”
Nov 17, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Bracing for Trump Bracing for Trump
What do the next four years look like for those who voted for Trump, and those who fear him?
Nov 10, 2016 / Audio / Kai Wright
Mourn. Resist. Organize. These Are Our Tasks Now. Mourn. Resist. Organize. These Are Our Tasks Now.
Katrina vanden Heuvel on Trump’s win, John Nichols on the Democrats, and Laila Lalami on vulnerable Muslims.
Nov 10, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Donald Trump: The View From the Rust Belt Donald Trump: The View From the Rust Belt
Gary Younge on Indiana’s Trump supporters, Katha Pollitt on women voters, Tom Frank on e-mail leaks, and Adam Shatz on Obama, race, and racism
Nov 3, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The United States of Anxiety, Episode 7: Does Our Response to Stress Determine How Conservative We Are? The United States of Anxiety, Episode 7: Does Our Response to Stress Determine How Conservative We Are?
How the burgeoning field of biopolitics can explain how you’ll vote.
Nov 3, 2016 / Audio / Kai Wright
The United States of Anxiety, Episode 6: Drugs, Gang Violence, and Other Suburban Problems The United States of Anxiety, Episode 6: Drugs, Gang Violence, and Other Suburban Problems
What does all of that have to do with Trump’s appeal?
Oct 27, 2016 / Audio / Kai Wright
The Progressive Candidates Who Are Shaking Up This Election The Progressive Candidates Who Are Shaking Up This Election
John Nichols on the best candidates, plus Katrina vanden Heuvel on Tom Hayden, and the environmental journalist arrested for doing her job.
Oct 27, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Donald Trump’s ‘Horrifying’ Refusal to Accept the Election Results Donald Trump’s ‘Horrifying’ Refusal to Accept the Election Results
Joan Walsh on the debate, Kai Wright on right-wing media, and Greil Marcus on Bob Dylan.
Oct 20, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The United States of Anxiety, Episode 5: White People, Masculinity, and Donald Trump’s Appeal The United States of Anxiety, Episode 5: White People, Masculinity, and Donald Trump’s Appeal
How does a more racially equitable country with a declining manual-labor base feed into Trump’s campaign?
Oct 20, 2016 / Audio / Kai Wright