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
From Obama to Trump: Eric Foner From Obama to Trump: Eric Foner
Plus John Powers on John le Carré.
Dec 17, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Attacking the Rim With NBA Hall-of-Famer Dave Bing Attacking the Rim With NBA Hall-of-Famer Dave Bing
The legendary basketball player joins the show to talk about his new book.
Dec 15, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
The Pandemic Didn’t Have to Be This Bad The Pandemic Didn’t Have to Be This Bad
The decades of disinvestment in our public health infrastructure has now cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
Dec 11, 2020 / Podcast / Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren
Mike Davis: We Need a Commission to Investigate Trump’s Covid Response Mike Davis: We Need a Commission to Investigate Trump’s Covid Response
Plus Amy Wilentz on pardons for the Trump kids.
Dec 10, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
There Is No Room to Mess Up This Presidential Transition There Is No Room to Mess Up This Presidential Transition
Thousands of appointments will have consequences for the next four years, and beyond.
Dec 4, 2020 / Podcast / Melissa Harris-Perry and Dorian T. Warren