John Nichols on Crime and the Democrats, Plus Sarah Posner on Sex and the Southern Baptists John Nichols on Crime and the Democrats, Plus Sarah Posner on Sex and the Southern Baptists
Writers join the Start Making Sense podcast to discuss Tuesday’s primaries in California and the scandal that could shake the Christian right.
Jun 9, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
If Men Could Breastfeed If Men Could Breastfeed
Here’s a solution to the baby formula crisis.
Jun 9, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt
America Has Its Own Problems to Worry About America Has Its Own Problems to Worry About
Neither Russian “fascism” nor its Chinese variant poses a significant danger to American democracy, which is actually threatened from within.
Jun 8, 2022 / Andrew J. Bacevich
The Tampa Bay Rays, Pride, and the Perils of Corporate Branding The Tampa Bay Rays, Pride, and the Perils of Corporate Branding
The refusal of five Tampa Bay Rays to wear the Pride flag should raise questions about strategies in the struggle for LGBTQ rights.
Jun 8, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Say Their Names: Uvalde Victims Say Their Names: Uvalde Victims
Remembering victims of another mass shooting.
Jun 8, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo
The Reign of Reality TV The Reign of Reality TV
Danielle Lindemann’s True Story examines the pleasure and politics of what is quickly becoming the most influential genre of entertainment around the world.
Jun 8, 2022 / Jake Nevins
Matt Duss on the Ukrainian Dilemma Matt Duss on the Ukrainian Dilemma
Bernie Sanders’s foreign policy adviser joins The Time of Monsters to discuss how the war in Ukraine presents a difficult problem for the left.
Liz Cheney Wants the January 6 Committee to Pull Its Punches Liz Cheney Wants the January 6 Committee to Pull Its Punches
The key Republican on the committee investigating the deadly assault on democracy is reportedly wary of making bold recommendations. But the committee has to go big.
Jun 7, 2022 / John Nichols
The Second Destruction of a Black Community in Tulsa The Second Destruction of a Black Community in Tulsa
In 1921, a mob of white citizens largely destroyed the Greenwood District. Five decades later, Donald Thompson rushed to photograph the community before urban renewal demolished it...
Jun 7, 2022 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill
The January 6 Committee’s Audience Won’t Match Watergate’s. But It Should. The January 6 Committee’s Audience Won’t Match Watergate’s. But It Should.
Republicans have already accepted Trump’s “big lie” that the television landscape has changed.
Jun 7, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel