Republicans Are Using Fear of Eugenics to Attack Reproductive Rights Republicans Are Using Fear of Eugenics to Attack Reproductive Rights
Cute kids with Down syndrome, like my son, should never be an excuse to deny access to an abortion.
Jan 4, 2018 / David M. Perry
From Bill O’Reilly to Al Franken: Katha Pollitt on #MeToo in 2017 From Bill O’Reilly to Al Franken: Katha Pollitt on #MeToo in 2017
Plus, John Nichols on The Resistance in 2017 and Howell Raines on Alabama’s amazing year.
Dec 28, 2017 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Marcus Raskin’s Resurgent and Expansive Citizenship Marcus Raskin’s Resurgent and Expansive Citizenship
The former Kennedy aide, whose radical democratic faith defined progressive activism and ideas across six decades, has died at 83.
Dec 27, 2017 / John Nichols
All They Want for Christmas Is a Limit on Solitary Confinement All They Want for Christmas Is a Limit on Solitary Confinement
Prison-reform advocates send New York Governor Andrew Cuomo a Christmas card, asking him to spend a day alone in a cell.
Dec 22, 2017 / Victoria Law
Support the Dreamers Risking Deportation to Make Congress Take Action Support the Dreamers Risking Deportation to Make Congress Take Action
You can also call your senators to demand that they reject the GOP tax bill.
Dec 19, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
The Washington Redhawks Culture Jam The Washington Redhawks Culture Jam
Jacqueline Keeler joins the show to talk native mascotry.
Dec 19, 2017 / Audio / Dave Zirin
The Left Helped Jones Defeat Moore. It Could Help More Democrats in 2018. The Left Helped Jones Defeat Moore. It Could Help More Democrats in 2018.
The Democrats must work harder to build grassroots infrastructure and offer voters a bolder vision proudly based on progressive values.
Dec 19, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
An HIV-Positive Gay Asylum Seeker Staged a 7-Day Hunger Strike in an ICE Detention Facility An HIV-Positive Gay Asylum Seeker Staged a 7-Day Hunger Strike in an ICE Detention Facility
Protesting prolonged detention, substandard medical care, and parole denial, Jesus Rodriguez Mendoza may soon stop eating again.
Dec 12, 2017 / John Washington
Democrats Have a Chance to Revive the Party. Will They Seize It? Democrats Have a Chance to Revive the Party. Will They Seize It?
Let’s hope the Unity Reform Commission’s ideas are codified.
Dec 12, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Palestine’s First Intifada Is Still a Model for Grassroots Resistance Palestine’s First Intifada Is Still a Model for Grassroots Resistance
A new film reminds us of the power of united, nonviolent action.
Dec 8, 2017 / Sarah Aziza