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May 19, 2023
The Midwest Academy Is Still Training the Organizers Who Make Another World Possible
Fifty years after its founding, the organization keeps, in the words of Bernie Sanders, doing “exactly what needs to be done in the country.”
John Nichols
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May 18, 2023
Philadelphia’s Next Mayor Will Almost Certainly Be a Black Woman
Yet, for all her claims to history, primary winner Cherelle Parker was the status quo candidate in a city where the status quo is badly broken.
Gene Seymour
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May 18, 2023
More “Dangerous Nonsense” From “The New York Times” on the Debt Ceiling
There are multiple legal pathways to resolve the current debt “crisis.” Having the president and House speaker agree on spending cuts to programs already approved by Congress is not one of them.
James K. Galbraith
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May 18, 2023
Jeffrey Toobin on the Roots of Jan. 6 and Adam Hochschild on Anti-Woke History
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, the legacy of the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building; and reading Hillsdale College’s “1776 Curriculum.”
Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
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May 17, 2023
How Medicare Advantage Could Kill Medicare
Once corporations privatize every inch of the public provision of health care, we may never get Medicare back.
Ady Barkan
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May 17, 2023
Violence and Injustice
Violence against women and the LGBTQI+ and Black communities continues worldwide.
Chee Bravo
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May 17, 2023
Minnesota Enacts Landmark Protections for Amazon Warehouse Workers
Passed over strenuous opposition from the company, the new law is the fruit of a long campaign by Amazon workers and the local community.
Abdirahman Muse, Emma Greenman and Erin Murphy
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May 17, 2023
Can America Go Car-Free? Gen Z Hopes So.
Young people today are already driving less, but breaking the country’s car-dependency will require unprecedented investment in infrastructure and public transit.
Hannah Reynolds
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May 17, 2023
After 50 Years, What’s Left for Hip Hop to Teach?
Chuck D and Rosa Clemente discuss the past and future of music and politics.
Laura Flanders
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May 17, 2023
When Racial Justice Meant Universal Social Benefits
The left used to believe that reducing inequality across the board was the best way to combat racial injustice. What happened?
Adolph Reed Jr.