Venita Blackburn’s Stages of Grief Venita Blackburn’s Stages of Grief
In Dead in Long Beach, California, the novelist looks at how integral lying is to any story we tell about death.
Jul 25, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Christopher Soto
Silicon Valley Is Backing Donald Trump Silicon Valley Is Backing Donald Trump
On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Jacob Silverman on why tech billionaires have grown fonder of the former president.
Jul 25, 2024 / Audio / Paris Marx
The Appalling Social Cleansing of Olympic Paris The Appalling Social Cleansing of Olympic Paris
In the last year, an estimated 12,500 vulnerable Paris residents were forced from their homes.
Jul 24, 2024 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff
Andy Beshear Is Shredding J.D. Vance in the Virtual VP Debate Andy Beshear Is Shredding J.D. Vance in the Virtual VP Debate
The Kentucky governor is doing exactly what a vice presidential pick is supposed to. Kamala Harris is surely watching.
Jul 24, 2024 / John Nichols
Biden Steps Down, Kamala Harris Steps Up Biden Steps Down, Kamala Harris Steps Up
Democrats get energized!
Jul 24, 2024 / OppArt / Colleen Quinn
Everything You’ve Heard About the Keffiyeh Is Wrong Everything You’ve Heard About the Keffiyeh Is Wrong
The iconic Palestinian scarf has been demonized as a symbol of Nazi-like hatred. This bigoted nonsense couldn’t be further from the truth.
Jul 24, 2024 / Samaa Khullar
Kamala Harris Steps Up Kamala Harris Steps Up
The future of American democracy now rests on the vice president’s shoulders. That’s why it’s more important than ever to understand who she is.
Jul 24, 2024 / Feature / Joan Walsh
Kamala and America; plus the Fight for Arizona Kamala and America; plus the Fight for Arizona
On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols examines the tasks facing the Democrats, and Sasha Abramsky reports on politics in the swing state of Arizona.
Jul 24, 2024 / Audio / Jon Wiener
How an Investigation Into a Homelessness Nonprofit Turned Into a LA Power Struggle How an Investigation Into a Homelessness Nonprofit Turned Into a LA Power Struggle
By promising to clamp down on corruption, City Controller Kenneth Mejia received more votes than any citywide elected official in Los Angeles history. He’s already making enemies....
Jul 24, 2024 / Paige Oamek and Rohan Montgomery
Clarice Lispector’s Cosmology Clarice Lispector’s Cosmology
To understand the philosophical dimensions of her fiction you must read her 1961 novel The Apple in the Dark.
Jul 24, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Shaj Mathew