The Kamala Surprise, Plus the Crisis of the Constitution The Kamala Surprise, Plus the Crisis of the Constitution
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Harold Meyerson on the campaign and Erwin Chemerinsky on the case for a new Constitution.
Aug 28, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Black Women Are the Past, Present, and Future of the Democratic Party Black Women Are the Past, Present, and Future of the Democratic Party
This moment in history is almost too complex to be appreciated.
Aug 27, 2024 / Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Jennifer Taylor-Skinner
The Death Toll in Gaza Reaches Over 40,000 The Death Toll in Gaza Reaches Over 40,000
Israel’s war on Gaza has resulted in over 40,000 deaths, including nearly 16,500 children, with more than 94,743 people injured, over 10,000 people missing, and millions displaced....
Aug 27, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
Donald Trump Is Still Running Against Hillary Clinton Donald Trump Is Still Running Against Hillary Clinton
Flailing against a new Democratic ticket, the former president is reverting to the same strategy he used against the only electoral opponent he’s ever defeated.
Aug 27, 2024 / Chris Lehmann
Trump Sues the Justice Department for $100 Million Trump Sues the Justice Department for $100 Million
Déjà vu all over again.
Aug 27, 2024 / James D. Zirin
The US Media, Israel, and Palestinian Journalists The US Media, Israel, and Palestinian Journalists
On this episode of American Prestige, Séamus Malekafzali on media and the Middle East.
Aug 27, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner
The Surprising Origins and Politics of Equality The Surprising Origins and Politics of Equality
A series of new books unearth the long history of egalitarian politics. They also ask whether equality, instead of another political ideal, should be at the center of our politics...
Aug 27, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn
Rachel Kushner’s Brilliant Avant-Garde Spy Thriller Rachel Kushner’s Brilliant Avant-Garde Spy Thriller
In Creation Lake, Kushner transforms the genre's familiar plot twists and turns into a study of the many fictions we tell one another.
Aug 27, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Nicolás Medina Mora
The Mass Movement That Never Came The Mass Movement That Never Came
Four years after the “Summer of George Floyd,” the political climate has cooled.
Aug 27, 2024 / Column / Adolph Reed Jr.
In “We’re Not Going Back!” Dems Find an Antidote to the Politics of Nostalgia In “We’re Not Going Back!” Dems Find an Antidote to the Politics of Nostalgia
Underneath the cliché that “we’re all in this together” lie harder truths that will need to be faced if Harris and Walz want to rally the nation for real change.
Aug 27, 2024 / D.D. Guttenplan