Stacey Abrams Explains Her Work, and Remembering Mike Davis Stacey Abrams Explains Her Work, and Remembering Mike Davis
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, we talk with the Georgia gubernatorial candidate and play an interview with the late author and friend of The Nation, Mike Davis.
Oct 27, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
For Iranian Women, the Uprising Was a Long Time Coming For Iranian Women, the Uprising Was a Long Time Coming
The protests are about choice—elective rather than mandatory hijab—not unlike the demands of abortion rights supporters in the United States.
Oct 27, 2022 / Kiana Karimi
In Vermont, Voters Could Make Abortion a Constitutional Right In Vermont, Voters Could Make Abortion a Constitutional Right
This November, the state could become one of the first in the country to ratify a constitutional amendment declaring a right to personal reproductive autonomy.
Oct 27, 2022 / Amy Littlefield
the impact of foreign bodies; the earth collapsing the impact of foreign bodies; the earth collapsing
A shadow bisects another, which is to say it enlarges itself The body doubles what it cannot hold I turned on the TV to drown out my heartbeat This hefty crime: to obscure a…
Oct 27, 2022 / Poems / Jennifer S. Cheng
The Reactionary Prophet of Silicon Valley The Reactionary Prophet of Silicon Valley
How the blogger formerly known as Mencius Moldbug came to exert a quiet influence on the corporate and political far right.
Oct 27, 2022 / Chris Lehmann
Dr. Oz’s Appalling Position on Abortion Rights Dr. Oz’s Appalling Position on Abortion Rights
In a critical debate, the Republican handed Democrat John Fetterman a powerful new tool in Pennsylvania’s Senate race.
Oct 26, 2022 / John Nichols
Prophecy Foretold Prophecy Foretold
A war between Iran and the Islamic Republic.
Queering the Labor Movement Queering the Labor Movement
Unions should draw lessons from queer activism about how to sustainably, even joyfully build power.
Oct 26, 2022 / Anne Balay
Republicans Have Spent Millions on Youth Outreach. And It’s Working. Republicans Have Spent Millions on Youth Outreach. And It’s Working.
Kyle Spencer’s new book Raising Them Right shows how the conservative establishment has recruited and trained new generations of activists over the last 60 years.
Oct 26, 2022 / Q&A / Julian Epp
How Black Landowners in the South Are Recovering Lost Generational Wealth How Black Landowners in the South Are Recovering Lost Generational Wealth
Industry encroachment and farm consolidation contributed to decades of Black-owned land loss. In North Carolina, many are fighting to recoup what was lost.
Oct 26, 2022 / Photo Essay / Cameron Oglesby