Politics

The Book MLK Historians Are Learning From

The Book MLK Historians Are Learning From The Book MLK Historians Are Learning From

On this episode of Edge of Sports, noted historian Jeanne Theoharis joins the show, and Arya Shirazi talks Celtics.

May 7, 2025 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

US Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) talks with voters during a campaign stop at Rainbow Bakery, a Puerto Rican–owned and –operated grocery store in Lorain, Ohio, on October 30, 2024.

Sherrod Brown: Winning Back the Working Class— Plus, “The Tide Is Turning” Sherrod Brown: Winning Back the Working Class— Plus, “The Tide Is Turning”

On this episode of Start Making Sense, the former Ohio senator talks politics, and Dahlia Lithwick argues that Trump is failing in the courts, and also with the public.

May 7, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

White American Liberals, Part 1

White American Liberals, Part 1 White American Liberals, Part 1

On this episode of American Prestige, Kevin Schultz on his new book.

May 6, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

The Secret Clubhouse for Reactionary Plutocrats

The Secret Clubhouse for Reactionary Plutocrats The Secret Clubhouse for Reactionary Plutocrats

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Chris Lehmann on the group chats where billionaires scheme and moan.

May 4, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Alger Hiss, accused of spying, talks with reporters.

From the 1950s Red Scare to Trump, Plus the Alger Hiss Case From the 1950s Red Scare to Trump, Plus the Alger Hiss Case

On this episode of Start Making Sense, historian Beverly Gage compares Trump’s attacks on universities with those of the McCarthy Era, and Jeff Kisseloff argues that Whittaker Cha...

Apr 30, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a proclamation in the Oval Office at the White House on April 17, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Universities Join the Resistance, and the President Who Was Worse Than Trump Universities Join the Resistance, and the President Who Was Worse Than Trump

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Michael Roth, president of Wesleyan, talks about refusing to submit to the president, and Adam Hochschild explains Woodrow Wilson’s attacks ...

Apr 23, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Trump Upturns Canadian Politics

Trump Upturns Canadian Politics Trump Upturns Canadian Politics

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Luke Savage on the northern rejection of MAGA.

Apr 20, 2025 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Trump supporters watch his inauguration as 47th president of the United States on a mobile phone on January 20, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Digital Sovereignty in a Time of Rising Fascism Digital Sovereignty in a Time of Rising Fascism

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, a solo episode on the perilous alliance between American politics and the tech industry.

Apr 17, 2025 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Harvard Takes a Stand—Plus, Musk and the Technocrats

Harvard Takes a Stand—Plus, Musk and the Technocrats Harvard Takes a Stand—Plus, Musk and the Technocrats

On this episode of Start Making Sense, David Cole talks about Harvard’s decision not to submit to Trump’s demands, and Jill Lepore explains where Musk got his ideas.

Apr 16, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Alternative Media, Trump 2.0, and the Moment in Politics

Alternative Media, Trump 2.0, and the Moment in Politics Alternative Media, Trump 2.0, and the Moment in Politics

On this episode of American Prestige, Katrina vanden Heuvel on the current state of politics, left journalism, Ukraine, and more.

Apr 8, 2025 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

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