Politics

Elon Musk attends the inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the US Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025, in Washington, DC.

The Tech Oligarchy’s Campaign Against the Media The Tech Oligarchy’s Campaign Against the Media

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Eoin Higgins on tech billionaires' effect on the media ecosystem.

Feb 13, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

https://www.c-span.org/video/?532147-1/university-presidents-testify-college-campus-antisemitism-part-1.

The Courts v. Trump and Musk The Courts v. Trump and Musk

On this episode of Start Making Sense, David Cole and Robert Weissman on Trump’s current losing streak in federal court.

Feb 12, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Employees and supporters protest outside the headquarters for United States Agency for International Development (USAID), on Monday, February 3, 2025, after Elon Musk posted on social media that he and President Donald Trump would shut down the agency.

Mobilizing Against Trump in Week 3 Mobilizing Against Trump in Week 3

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Rebecca Solnit and Leah Greenberg talk strategy, tactics, and the big picture.

Feb 5, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

President Donald Trump talks to reporters from the Resolute Desk after signing an executive order to appoint the deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in the Oval Office at the White House on January 30, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Project 2025 For Real Project 2025 For Real

On this episode of the Time of Monsters, Chris Lehmann on what can strop Trump’s wrecking ball.

Feb 1, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

The Problem With Cyberlibertarianism

The Problem With Cyberlibertarianism The Problem With Cyberlibertarianism

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Chris Gilliard on how politics shaped the way we think about the internet.

Jan 30, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

RFK Trump debate

Chris Hayes: How Trump Wins the Battle for Attention Chris Hayes: How Trump Wins the Battle for Attention

On this episode of Start Making Sense, the MSNBC host says information is infinite, but attention is limited—and that’s what makes it valuable.

Jan 29, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

The New Tech Oligarchy

The New Tech Oligarchy The New Tech Oligarchy

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Gaby Del Valle on the billionaires at the inauguration.

Jan 23, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Donald Trump points at a group of photographers and says, “Fake news” while posing with the National Border Patrol Council during a campaign rally on October 13, 2024, in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

How We Got Here, and Thanking the Undocumented How We Got Here, and Thanking the Undocumented

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Harold Meyerson analyzes how Trump “won,” and Gustavo Arellano pays tribute to the immigrants Trump says he’ll deport.

Jan 22, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Donald Trump, George Stephanopoulos

The DNC v. Trump, Nonprofits v. Trump The DNC v. Trump, Nonprofits v. Trump

On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols on the candidates for DNC chair, and Katha Pollitt on groups that may help Trump’s victims.

Jan 15, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

President Barack Obama

The Paranoid Style of David Samuels The Paranoid Style of David Samuels

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, David Klion and Matt Duss on a popular right-wing fabulist.

Jan 5, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

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