“Renters Are the Sleeping Giants of LA Politics”—Plus the Hidden History of AIDS “Renters Are the Sleeping Giants of LA Politics”—Plus the Hidden History of AIDS
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Peter Dreier reports on the fight for control of LA, and Kai Wright and Lizzy Ratner talk about “the plague in the shadows.”
Feb 21, 2024 / Audio / Jon Wiener
The Far Right’s Takeover of Shasta County, Plus the Enslaved Black Family The Far Right’s Takeover of Shasta County, Plus the Enslaved Black Family
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, Sasha Abramsky reports on politics, and Brenda Stevenson talks about history.
Jun 8, 2023 / Audio / Jon Wiener
John Nichols on January 6 and Peter Dreier on Progressive Prosecutors John Nichols on January 6 and Peter Dreier on Progressive Prosecutors
Writers join the Start Making Sense podcast to discuss the latest on the insurrection hearings and the ousting of San Francisco’s Chesa Boudin.
Jun 16, 2022 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Dianne Feinstein and the Centrist Gerontocracy Dianne Feinstein and the Centrist Gerontocracy
Rebecca Traister on a venerable senator and an out-of-touch elite.
California Dems’ Big Moves on Health Care California Dems’ Big Moves on Health Care
Sasha Abramsky on politics, plus Ellen Schrecker on the ’60s.
Jan 20, 2022 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Remembering Rennie Davis, Remembering Joan Didion Remembering Rennie Davis, Remembering Joan Didion
Interviews with two we lost in 2021.
Dec 30, 2021 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Mike Davis: Climate Change, Extreme Fires, and White Flight Mike Davis: Climate Change, Extreme Fires, and White Flight
Plus Rennie Davis on The Trial of the Chicago 7.
Oct 22, 2020 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
It Took Losing an Election to Really Crystalize Ro Khanna’s Vision It Took Losing an Election to Really Crystalize Ro Khanna’s Vision
The California Congressman joins Next Left to talk technology, economic justice, and reining in our endless wars.
Jun 25, 2019 / Audio / John Nichols