How LA Defeated Trump! Plus, Bob Dylan’s Xmas How LA Defeated Trump! Plus, Bob Dylan’s Xmas
On Start Making Sense: Bill Gallegos on the withdrawal of the National Guard and marines from LA last summer, and Sean Wilentz on Dylan’s choice of songs for his Christmas album.
Dec 24, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Mobility in America’s Past, Present, and Future Mobility in America’s Past, Present, and Future
On this episode of American Prestige, Yoni Appelbaum on his new book.
Apr 1, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
Why Democrats Can't Write Off the Rural Vote Why Democrats Can't Write Off the Rural Vote
On this episode of See How They Run, Jane Kleeb, Anthony Flaccavento, and Sarah Taber on how the party can win in small-town America.
Oct 12, 2024 / Podcast / D.D. Guttenplan
What Kamala Accomplished at the Debate— Plus Victory for Homeless Vets What Kamala Accomplished at the Debate— Plus Victory for Homeless Vets
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, John Nichols analyzes the presidential debate, and Mark Rosenbaum reports on the VA’s defeat in LA.
Sep 11, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
How Kamala Can Win, and Homeless Vets Sue the VA How Kamala Can Win, and Homeless Vets Sue the VA
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Steve Phillips analyzes changes in the electorate and Mark Rosenbaum talks about the class action suit in LA.
Jul 31, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
“Renters Are the Sleeping Giants of LA Politics”—Plus the Hidden History of AIDS “Renters Are the Sleeping Giants of LA Politics”—Plus the Hidden History of AIDS
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Peter Dreier reports on the fight for control of LA, and Kai Wright and Lizzy Ratner talk about “the plague in the shadows.”
Feb 21, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
Naomi Klein: Pandemic Capitalism and the Black Lives Matter Protests Naomi Klein: Pandemic Capitalism and the Black Lives Matter Protests
Plus Zoë Carpenter on Portland, and Ivy Meeropol on Roy Cohn.
Jul 23, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
How a Black, Socialist City Councilman Won His Seat in the Heart of the South How a Black, Socialist City Councilman Won His Seat in the Heart of the South
khalid kamau is taking South Fulton, Georgia, to the next level.
Oct 8, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols
Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez: ‘I Was Scared, but I Did It Anyways’ Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez: ‘I Was Scared, but I Did It Anyways’
This week on Next Left we talk to Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez, one of the Democratic Socialists who now make up 10 percent of Chicago's City Council.
May 28, 2019 / Podcast / John Nichols