Bridging the Red-Blue Divide, One Concrete Deed at a Time Bridging the Red-Blue Divide, One Concrete Deed at a Time
The evidence is in: working together to solve local problems reduces polarization.
Mar 19, 2026 / Anthony Flaccavento
Getting Iran Wrong, to the Nth Power Getting Iran Wrong, to the Nth Power
Trump’s unhinged war in Iran is but an escalation of our willful misapprehension of the country’s history and makeup.
Mar 19, 2026 / David Faris
Dolores Huerta: “My Silence Ends Here” Dolores Huerta: “My Silence Ends Here”
The labor movement icon speaks out after revealing that she was sexually assaulted by Cesar Chavez.
Mar 18, 2026 / Dolores Huerta
Illinois’s Next Black Senator Deserves Credit for Her Own Campaign Illinois’s Next Black Senator Deserves Credit for Her Own Campaign
Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton was buoyed by millions spent by Governor JB Pritzker, but she won a tough race on her own merit.
Mar 18, 2026 / Joan Walsh
Woman, Life, Freedom Woman, Life, Freedom
Women’s history month: standing with Iranian women — street mural, Barcelona.
Mar 18, 2026 / OppArt / Anonymous and Andrea Arroyo
How to Defend Democracy One State at a Time How to Defend Democracy One State at a Time
Laura Flanders speaks with Christopher Armitage and Sumathy Kumar about “soft secession” and building a government that actually works for people.
Mar 18, 2026 / Q&A / Laura Flanders
The Hidden History of Free Choice The Hidden History of Free Choice
A conversation with Sophia Rosenfeld about her recent book on the roots of the concept of choice.
Mar 18, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Gisèle Pelicot Shows Us Why “Shame Must Change Sides” Gisèle Pelicot Shows Us Why “Shame Must Change Sides”
Fifty-one ordinary men raped an unconscious woman. Her case reveals the limits of anti-carceral feminism.
Mar 18, 2026 / Katha Pollitt
From the Strait of Hormuz to the Streets of Minneapolis—Plus, Mamdani and the Midterms From the Strait of Hormuz to the Streets of Minneapolis—Plus, Mamdani and the Midterms
On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols analyzes the politics of the Iran war, and Maurice Mitchell talks about political movements and voting.
Mar 18, 2026 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
The Iran War Is America’s Own Suez Crisis The Iran War Is America’s Own Suez Crisis
The recent US military assault on Iran looks like past desperate bids to reclaim fading imperial glory.
Mar 18, 2026 / Alfred McCoy