The Radical Past and Future of Debt Resistance The Radical Past and Future of Debt Resistance
The deep roots of debt relief activism in the United States.
Sep 25, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Astra Taylor
How Immigration Became a Lightning Rod in American Politics How Immigration Became a Lightning Rod in American Politics
Anti-immigrant think tanks and advocacy groups operated on the margins until Trump became president. Now they have molded not only the GOP but also Democrats in their image.
Sep 25, 2024 / Feature / Gaby Del Valle
Trump and Vance, Cats and Dogs, and Haiti; Plus, Small-Town Trumpers Trump and Vance, Cats and Dogs, and Haiti; Plus, Small-Town Trumpers
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Amy Wilentz talks about Haitians in the US, and Sasha Abramsky reports on MAGA as a local political movement.
Sep 25, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
A Native Movement Hopes to Get Out the Vote. But Some Native Americans Say, “No Thanks!” A Native Movement Hopes to Get Out the Vote. But Some Native Americans Say, “No Thanks!”
Democrats in Indian Country are organizing under a slogan: “Voting is sacred.” But some Native Americans wonder why they should participate in a system that ignores them.
Sep 25, 2024 / Simon Moya-Smith
In 2024, the Pundits Are Wronger Than Ever In 2024, the Pundits Are Wronger Than Ever
Most of the predictions, advice, and scolding emanating from the glow of TV news this year have proved flat-out wrong. Democrats should stop listening once and for all.
Sep 25, 2024 / Column / Chris Lehmann
Stop Killing Our Children! Stop Killing Our Children!
Is Netanyahu’s genocidal war making Israel safer?
Sep 24, 2024 / OppArt / Jos Sances
Trump Is Spiraling, and Getting Creepier, About Women Voters Trump Is Spiraling, and Getting Creepier, About Women Voters
In 2012, the GOP fielded candidates who didn’t know how our bodies worked. In 2024, Trump drones on about protecting us, and is equally disturbing.
Sep 24, 2024 / Joan Walsh
Donald Trump’s Weak Ground Game Could Be His Undoing Donald Trump’s Weak Ground Game Could Be His Undoing
There is growing concern within the GOP that the Trump campaign’s get-out-the-vote operation is dangerously anemic.
Sep 24, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Sally Rooney’s Open Question Sally Rooney’s Open Question
In Intermezzo, we get characters acting out their political commitments instead of just talking about them. But is their vision of domestic cooperation enough?
Sep 24, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Jess Bergman