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New Hampshire Left And Right, Plus Frantz Fanon Today

On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols analyzes the first primary of 2024, and Adam Shatz talks about his new book, The Rebel's Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon.

January 24, 2024

Jonathan Kipp prepares to cast his ballot in the New Hampshire Primary at Londonderry High School on January 23, 2024, in Londonderry.(Brandon Bell / Getty Images)

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New Hampshire Left And Right, Plus Frantz Fanon Today | Start Making Sense
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On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols has our analysis on the New Hampshire primary–Biden's big win, and Trump's furious victory speech.

Also: Adam Shatz talks about Franz Fanon, whose books Wretched of the Earth and Black Skin, White Masks made him a huge figure on the left, not just in the '60s when they were published, but in the era of Black Lives Matter when “his shadow looms larger than ever.” Now he's the subject of Adam's new book, The Rebel's Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon. Adam is the US editor of the London Review of Books, and former Literary Editor of The Nation.

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Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, first in the nation, was also the last chance for Republicans to move beyond Trump. It was also the first chance for Democrats to pressure Biden to push for a cease-fire in Gaza. John Nichols has our analysis.

Also on this episode: Adam Shatz talks about Frantz Fanon, whose books Wretched of the Earth and Black Skin, White Masks made him a huge figure on the left, not just in the 1960s when they were published, but in the era of Black Lives Matter when “his shadow looms larger than ever.” Now, he’s the subject of Adam’s new book, The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon. Adam is the US editor of the London Review of Books, and former literary editor of The Nation.

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Venezuela in American Politics, plus VA Housing for Homeless Vets | Start Making Sense
byThe Nation Magazine

Trump’s attack on Venezuela is likely to weaken his political support even further, because it does nothing about affordability or health care. And it’s not at all clear the big oil companies want to spend billions restoring Venezuelan production. John Nichols comments.

Also: the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered the VA to provide housing for disabled vets on its land in Los Angeles, something they have refused to do for more than a decade. The ruling should end homelessness among disabled vets everywhere – Mark Rosenbaum of Public Counsel, who won the case, explains.

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