Prosecute the Insurrectionists—All of Them Prosecute the Insurrectionists—All of Them
Elie Mystal on those who stormed the Capitol, Gary Younge on Obama, and remembering Rennie Davis.
Feb 4, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Joe Biden vs. Covid-19: Week One Joe Biden vs. Covid-19: Week One
Gregg Gonsalves on the pandemic, plus John Nichols on Biden’s first week.
Jan 28, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Joe Biden and Us: Joan Walsh Joe Biden and Us: Joan Walsh
Plus Barbara Ransby on Biden and Black America and Gary Younge on the storming of the Capitol.
Jan 21, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Trump’s Crime: Incitement of Insurrection Trump’s Crime: Incitement of Insurrection
John Nichols on impeachment, Astra Taylor on debt, and Robert Lipsyte on Trump and golf.
Jan 14, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
They Didn’t Just Breach a Capitol. They Breached a City. They Didn’t Just Breach a Capitol. They Breached a City.
This week, the pathetic insurrection attempt at the US Capitol and the WNBA players’ role in the Georgia elections.
Jan 12, 2021 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Political Violence Is No Anomaly in American History Political Violence Is No Anomaly in American History
Throughout our nation’s history, the threat—and actuality—of political violence has served to thwart and suppress Black agency and emancipation.
Jan 8, 2021 / Podcast / Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren
The Trump Mob That Stormed the Capitol The Trump Mob That Stormed the Capitol
Joan Walsh and Eric Foner weigh in on one of the worst days in the history of American democracy.
Jan 6, 2021 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Vaccine Priorities: Politics and Ethics Vaccine Priorities: Politics and Ethics
Gregg Gonsalves on Covid-19, plus John Nichols on politics in 2020.
Dec 30, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
White Voters in 2020—and Everybody Else White Voters in 2020—and Everybody Else
Joan Walsh on politics and Amy Wilentz on the Trump kids.
Dec 23, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Could This Pandemic End Up Making Our Health Care System Stronger? Could This Pandemic End Up Making Our Health Care System Stronger?
The poor Black and brown communities hit hardest by Covid-19 have the most to gain from an overhaul of how this country administers care.
Dec 18, 2020 / Podcast / Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren