One Man Killed Jordan Neely—but We All Failed Him One Man Killed Jordan Neely—but We All Failed Him
Everything about Neely’s death is a symptom of our collective rot—from the way we treat poverty as a crime to the way we treat soldiers as weapons that can be stowed.
May 4, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Impeach Clarence Thomas—Plus Joe Biden, the GOP, and “Freedom” Impeach Clarence Thomas—Plus Joe Biden, the GOP, and “Freedom”
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, The Nation's editor, D.D. Guttenplan makes the case for impeaching the Supreme Court Justice, and Eric Foner comments o...
May 4, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
Writers Like Me Have Shut Down Hollywood. Here’s Why. Writers Like Me Have Shut Down Hollywood. Here’s Why.
The Writers Guild of America is on strike because Hollywood bosses have treated our demands for fair and sustainable working conditions with contempt.
May 4, 2023 / Josh Gondelman
Lamar Jackson and the State of the Black Quarterback Lamar Jackson and the State of the Black Quarterback
Louis Moore, author of We Will Win The Day, discusses the Baltimore quarterback’s new contract, the NFL Draft, and what both say about the state of the Black QB in the NFL.
May 3, 2023 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Tucker Carlson’s Racist Text Didn’t Get Him Fired Tucker Carlson’s Racist Text Didn’t Get Him Fired
He regularly said worse things on his highly rated White Power Hour on Fox—and Fox let it happen for years.
May 3, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Guns Paralyze Guns Paralyze
For every American killed by gunfire, an estimated two or more survive, often with terrible injuries.
May 3, 2023 / OppArt / Emilio Maldonado
The Consequences of Underestimating China The Consequences of Underestimating China
Every step Beijing takes to consolidate its control over Eurasia weakens Washington’s presence and erodes its once formidable global power.
May 3, 2023 / Alfred McCoy
A Corrupt Court Faces No Accountability A Corrupt Court Faces No Accountability
On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Moira Donegan discusses the coming constitutional crisis.
If Biden Really Believes in Press Freedom, He’ll Stop Targeting Julian Assange If Biden Really Believes in Press Freedom, He’ll Stop Targeting Julian Assange
The president spoke powerfully about the importance of journalism. He needs to back those words up and end US efforts to prosecute the WikiLeaks founder.
May 3, 2023 / John Nichols
Ron DeSantis Declares War on Disney Ron DeSantis Declares War on Disney
A handpicked panel of the Florida governor's cronies has voted to sue the corporation after it clashed with him over his “Don't Say Gay” bill.
May 3, 2023 / Chris Lehmann