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Jeffrey Wright in “American Fiction.”

Reasons for Hope From Iowa Republicans, Plus “American Fiction” Reasons for Hope From Iowa Republicans, Plus “American Fiction”

On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols analyzes Monday’s GOP caucus results, and John Powers reviews the new film starring Jeffrey Wright.

Jan 17, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

The Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Boston Massachusetts.

Harvard’s Next President Must Champion Climate Justice Harvard’s Next President Must Champion Climate Justice

With Claudine Gay’s resignation, the university has an opportunity to truly grapple with their role in the climate crisis.

Jan 17, 2024 / StudentNation / Ilana Cohen and Phoebe Barr

Bill Ackman, chief executive officer of Pershing Square Capital Management LP, listens during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York City, on Wednesday, November 1, 2017.

We Live in a Golden Age of Crybullyism We Live in a Golden Age of Crybullyism

Those in power, promoting austerity and war, no longer want us to fear them. They demand something much more sinister: that we feel sorry for them.

Jan 17, 2024 / Adam Johnson

Biden Has to Reject the “Mission Accomplished” Delusion

Biden Has to Reject the “Mission Accomplished” Delusion Biden Has to Reject the “Mission Accomplished” Delusion

The president and his top advisers are prisoners of nostalgic fantasies.

Jan 16, 2024 / Jeet Heer

The Immigration Issue

The Immigration Issue The Immigration Issue

Where does America stand today?

Jan 16, 2024 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Basketball Butterfly Effect: Why Didn’t LeBron Ever Play Kobe in the Finals?

Basketball Butterfly Effect: Why Didn’t LeBron Ever Play Kobe in the Finals? Basketball Butterfly Effect: Why Didn’t LeBron Ever Play Kobe in the Finals?

On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, Arya Shirazi joins the show for another installment of Basketball Butterfly Effect.

Jan 16, 2024 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

The rules, not the rulers: President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in October.

Even Without a Contest at the Top of the Ticket, Voting in the Democratic Primary Still Matters Even Without a Contest at the Top of the Ticket, Voting in the Democratic Primary Still Matters

Joe Biden and the DNC have arranged a coronation, but what they don’t want you to know is that changing the rules is at least as important as choosing our rulers.

Jan 16, 2024 / Larry Cohen

UChicago United for Palestine

UChicago’s Arrest of Pro-Palestine Activists Shows Its Flimsy Commitment to “Free Speech” UChicago’s Arrest of Pro-Palestine Activists Shows Its Flimsy Commitment to “Free Speech”

Over two dozen students and faculty were arrested during a peaceful sit-in by UChicago United for Palestine.

Jan 16, 2024 / StudentNation / Kelly X. Hui

A Humanitarian Crisis Beyond Words

A Humanitarian Crisis Beyond Words A Humanitarian Crisis Beyond Words

Netanyahu’s immoral war on civilians.

Jan 15, 2024 / OppArt / Seth Tobocman

Civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. relaxes at home in May 1956 in Montgomery, Ala.

Martin Luther King, Critical Race Theorist Martin Luther King, Critical Race Theorist

Republicans may claim otherwise, but the civil rights hero was no color-blind conservative.

Jan 15, 2024 / Sam Hoadley-Brill

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