What Was the Wiretap? What Was the Wiretap?
How the long and strange history of wiretapping continues to shape how Americans conceive of surveillance and privacy.
May 26, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Lora Kelley
John Nichols on Politics in 2024 and Amy Wilentz on Reparations for Haiti John Nichols on Politics in 2024 and Amy Wilentz on Reparations for Haiti
On this week's episode of Start Making Sense, a discussion about Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial race and an investigation into Haiti’s forced payments to France.
May 26, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
Ruben Gallego’s Fury Over Uvalde Is Exactly Why He Must Challenge Sinema Ruben Gallego’s Fury Over Uvalde Is Exactly Why He Must Challenge Sinema
The Arizona Democrat spoke for a good many when he called out Republicans and Democrats after the massacre of 19 children and two teachers in Texas.
May 25, 2022 / John Nichols
The Walter Tevis Renaissance The Walter Tevis Renaissance
On the revival of one of the most perceptive American chroniclers of addiction.
May 25, 2022 / Jackson Arn
How the Western Media Missed the Story of Shireen Abu Akleh’s Death How the Western Media Missed the Story of Shireen Abu Akleh’s Death
From the fact of Abu Akleh’s murder to the true, liberatory meaning of her funeral, the media proved yet again that it’s not equipped to cover Palestine.
May 25, 2022 / Mohammed El-Kurd
The Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder The Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder
Mural in NYC (Bowery and Houston).
May 25, 2022 / OppArt / Anonymous and Karen Green
Midge Decter’s Reactionary Legacy Midge Decter’s Reactionary Legacy
Ronnie Grinberg joins the Time of Monsters podcast to discuss the leading advocate of anti-feminism and homophobia.
The Most Important Recent Labor Victory You Never Read About The Most Important Recent Labor Victory You Never Read About
At this GM plant in Mexico, workers on both sides of the border came together across national boundaries to challenge corporate power.
May 25, 2022 / Bruce Hobson
Fossil Fuels Are a Threat to National Security Fossil Fuels Are a Threat to National Security
The youth movement urges President Biden to act—with or without Congress.
May 25, 2022 / Jerome Foster, Julia Jackson, and Alexandria Villaseñor
The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That. The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That.
Does arming Ukraine really make Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and their cohorts “defenders of democracy”?
May 25, 2022 / William D. Hartung