A Guide to Some of the Key Movers and Influencers in Trump's Orbit A Guide to Some of the Key Movers and Influencers in Trump's Orbit
While showboats like Elon Musk and RFK Jr. get all the attention, the real power in a second Trump term is likely to be wielded by quietly effective bureaucrats and policy intelle...
Dec 18, 2024 / Feature / Chris Lehmann
Working-Class Wins—Plus, Hot Rod Racing Working-Class Wins—Plus, Hot Rod Racing
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Harold Meyerson reports on recent union victories, and Rachel Kushner talks about nostalgia dragsters.
Dec 18, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
War Games War Games
Around the world catastrophic wars rage.
Dec 17, 2024 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards
Biden’s Legacy on Cuba Biden’s Legacy on Cuba
On the 10th anniversary of Obama’s opening, the outgoing president should take immediate action because it is good for the US, good for the Cuban people—and the right thing to do....
Dec 17, 2024 / Peter Kornbluh
It Would Be Idiotic to Make Mitch McConnell the Face of Anti-Trump Resistance It Would Be Idiotic to Make Mitch McConnell the Face of Anti-Trump Resistance
Countering imaginary isolationism, the outgoing Senate Republican leader advocates a return to Cold War militarism.
Dec 17, 2024 / Jeet Heer
RFK Jr. Is Giving Infectious Diseases a Promotional Tour RFK Jr. Is Giving Infectious Diseases a Promotional Tour
We nearly eradicated polio with a vaccine in the 1950’s. But the probable new leader of the HHS has plans that will bring back such life-threatening illnesses.
Dec 17, 2024 / Gregg Gonsalves
How America Invented the Red State How America Invented the Red State
According to conventional wisdom, the last quarter century of elections has proved that most of the country leans conservative. It all started with a map.
Dec 17, 2024 / Feature / Tarence Ray
The Dead Hand of the Democratic Consultant Class The Dead Hand of the Democratic Consultant Class
Breaking the grip of grifters who refuse to learn or leave won’t be easy. But it is essential to effectively opposing the coming plutocracy.
Dec 17, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan
David Montgomery and the Vitality of Labor History David Montgomery and the Vitality of Labor History
From his first book to his landmark account of the politics of the pre-WWI labor movement, Montgomery explored how people’s experiences of work shaped their political horizons.
Dec 17, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein