The Celebration of the Nation's Birth Is Still a Sham The Celebration of the Nation's Birth Is Still a Sham
If America must observe its 250th anniversary, let it be by taking stock of Reconstruction’s unfinished mission.
Jun 24, 2026 / Feature / Madiba K. Dennie
Norm Eisen: Fighting Trump’s Threats to Voting— Plus Protest Success Stories Norm Eisen: Fighting Trump’s Threats to Voting— Plus Protest Success Stories
On this episode of Start Making Sense, the attorney who founded Democracy Defenders
talks about election protection, and John Nichols reports on this week’s Republican defeats.
Jun 24, 2026 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
How Can We Reimagine Higher Education in the Age of Climate Change? How Can We Reimagine Higher Education in the Age of Climate Change?
An interview with the founders of Gull Island Institute.
Jun 24, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
4 Years After “Dobbs,” How Do We Count the Dead? 4 Years After “Dobbs,” How Do We Count the Dead?
In the post-Roe world, we know that abortion bans don’t stop safe abortions, but they do kill people.
Jun 24, 2026 / Amy Littlefield
Matt Taibbi and the New Threat to Free Speech Matt Taibbi and the New Threat to Free Speech
Eoin Higgins on the weaponization of lawsuits.
Requiem for Alan Greenspan the Bubble Master Requiem for Alan Greenspan the Bubble Master
Greenspan enthusiastically promoted the deregulation that characterized the era of high neoliberalism.
Jun 23, 2026 / Doug Henwood
The Small-Town Revolt Against Big Tech The Small-Town Revolt Against Big Tech
Rural communities are leading the charge against AI data centers.
Jun 23, 2026 / Erica Etelson
The Unlikely History of Israel Bonds The Unlikely History of Israel Bonds
How a little-known investment vehicle became a major source of financing for Israel—and a flash point in New York State politics.
Jun 23, 2026 / Aviva Stahl
JD Vance’s Latest Memoir Preaches to the MAGA Choir JD Vance’s Latest Memoir Preaches to the MAGA Choir
The vice president claims to have reached a new level of spiritual maturity, but the evidence is nowhere in the pages of Communion.
Jun 23, 2026 / Elizabeth Spiers
Brainless: Artificial Intelligence Brainless: Artificial Intelligence
The promise of AI comes with risks—from misinformation and bias to the erosion of human agency.
Jun 23, 2026 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo