On Start Making Sense: Leah Greenberg, cofounder of Indivisble, talks about preparing for Saturday’s protests, and John Powers comments on Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film.
A protester in a Trump mask gestures in front of soldiers during a No Kings demonstration in Los Angeles, California on June 14, 2025. (Lauren Puente / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)
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Saturday is the second No Kings Day – it should be the biggest single day of protest in American history, with more than 2,500 events planned. Leah Greenberg will explain the preparations – she’s co-founder of Indivisible, the group that called the first No Kings day, June 14 – five million people participated in that one, held the same day as Trump’s birthday parade – the one no one came to.
Also: there’s “a forthrightly antifascist film” that critics call “wild and thrilling” — of course, that’s “One Battle After Another,” the Paul Thomas Anderson movie starring Leonardo di Caprio as a burnt out left wing bomber, targeted by an ICE captain played by Sean Penn. John Powers will comment—he’s critic at large on Fresh Air with Terry Gross.
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Saturday is the second No Kings Day—it should be the biggest single day of protest in American history, with more than 2,000 events planned. Leah Greenberg will explain the preparations—she’s cofounder of Indivisible, the group that called the first No Kings day, June 14. Five million people participated in that one, held the same day as Trump’s birthday parade—the one no one came to.
Also: There’s “a forthrightly antifascist film” that critics call “wild and thrilling”—of course, that’s One Battle After Another, the Paul Thomas Anderson movie starring Leonardo di Caprio as a burnt-out left-wing bomber, targeted by an ICE captain played by Sean Penn. John Powers will comment—he’s critic at large on Fresh Air with Terry Gross.
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The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Trump could proceed with construction of his ballroom—they explicitly did not rule on the merits of the case, but on the issue of standing for the plaintiff. Robert Weismann has our analysis – he’s co-president of Public Citizen.
Also: The Democrats are now favored to win not only the House but also the Senate in November – they need to flip four seats, and their candidates are ahead in five. John Nichols explains.
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