Politics

Rashid Khalidi speaks during a welcome rally for Mahmoud Khalil in Manhattan, New York.

Columbia, Trump, and the Palestine Exception Columbia, Trump, and the Palestine Exception

On this episode of American Prestige.

Aug 26, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Donald Trump speaks during the “Winning the AI Race” summit on July 23, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Why Countries Must Fight for Digital Sovereignty Why Countries Must Fight for Digital Sovereignty

On Tech Won’t Save Us, Cecilia Rikap warns against overdependence on US tech companies.

Aug 21, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Zohran Mamdani attends a campaign canvass relaunch event in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

The Mamdani Interview—Plus, Trump in Court The Mamdani Interview—Plus, Trump in Court

On Start Making Sense: Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols break down their exclusive chat, and David Cole talks about the president's lawfare tactics.

Aug 20, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

This 1943 photo shows a boat carrying people during the escape across the Oresound of some of 7,000 Danish Jews who fled to safety in neighboring Sweden as Denmark three years after the German Nazi invasion.

Danish Resistance to Fascism, and Ours Today—Plus, Trump vs. UCLA Danish Resistance to Fascism, and Ours Today—Plus, Trump vs. UCLA

On Start Making Sense: Sarah Sophie Flicker finds lessons for us in the Danes’ refusal to cooperate with Hitler, and historian David Myers on Trump’s $1 billion fine against UCLA....

Aug 13, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest former secretary of labor Robert Reich during the Monday, August 4, 2025 show.

Katrina vanden Heuvel on Where We’re Going, and Robert Reich on How We Got Here Katrina vanden Heuvel on Where We’re Going, and Robert Reich on How We Got Here

On Start Making Sense: The Nation’s editor on our tasks now, and the Berkeley economist on understanding our historic mistakes.

Aug 6, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Zohran Mamdani, who won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, attends an endorsement event from the union DC 37 on July 15, 2025.

Zohran Mamdani’s Social Media Triumph Zohran Mamdani’s Social Media Triumph

On The Time of Monsters: Greg Sargent on the New York mayoral candidate's peerless digital efforts.

Aug 4, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, US, on Saturday, July 27, 2024.

Trump’s Crypto Profiteering Is Worse Than You Think Trump’s Crypto Profiteering Is Worse Than You Think

On Tech Won't Save Us: Jacob Silverman on how Trump is enriching himself through crypto scams.

Jul 31, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Kamala Harris pauses as she speaks at the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala in San Francisco, California, on April 30, 2025.

Dems Who Didn’t Vote in 2024—Plus, Mussolini and Trump Dems Who Didn’t Vote in 2024—Plus, Mussolini and Trump

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Celinda Lake on Biden voters who didn’t vote for Harris, and John Powers on a novel about the rise of Mussolini.

Jul 30, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Federal agents block people protesting an ICE immigration raid at a nearby licensed cannabis farm on July 10, 2025, near Camarillo, California.

How the Courts Blocked ICE’s Racial Profiling—Plus, How Organizers Succeed How the Courts Blocked ICE’s Racial Profiling—Plus, How Organizers Succeed

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Mark Rosenbaum on the injunction in LA, and Michael Ansara on The Hard Work of Hope.

Jul 23, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Musk’s Third Party—Plus, the Birthright Citizenship Class Action

Musk’s Third Party—Plus, the Birthright Citizenship Class Action Musk’s Third Party—Plus, the Birthright Citizenship Class Action

On this episode of Start Making Sense, the Working Families Party’s Maurice Mitchell on Musk’s “American Party” and David Cole on why birthright citizenship will win at the Suprem...

Jul 16, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

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