Jon Wiener

Contributing Editor

@JonWiener1

Jon Wiener is a contributing editor of The Nation and co-author (with Mike Davis) of Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on the campaign trail

Democrats: Centrism Is Not the Answer! Democrats: Centrism Is Not the Answer!

Gary Younge on the Democrats, Todd Gitlin on 1968, and Farah Griffin on Aretha.

Aug 23, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Refugees, Immigrants, and Donald Trump: Viet Thanh Nguyen

Refugees, Immigrants, and Donald Trump: Viet Thanh Nguyen Refugees, Immigrants, and Donald Trump: Viet Thanh Nguyen

Plus Anna Deavere Smith on the school-to-prison pipeline and Rachel Kushner on women in prison.

Aug 16, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Trump speaks to navy and shipyard personnel

Has Trump Ushered In a Golden Age for News Media? Has Trump Ushered In a Golden Age for News Media?

Nichols on journalism, Harold Meyerson on Brett Kavanaugh, and Nomi Prins on Trump and economic entropy.

Aug 9, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Trump Nuclear Deal

Is Trumpism Fascism? Is Trumpism Fascism?

Katha Pollitt examines Trump’s ideology, Mike Lux surveys political strategy, and Harold Meyerson remembers Jonathan Gold.

Aug 2, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

What’s Next After Trump’s Worst Week: Joan Walsh

What’s Next After Trump’s Worst Week: Joan Walsh What’s Next After Trump’s Worst Week: Joan Walsh

Plus, David Cole on Brett Kavanaugh and Michael Kazin on Jimmy Carter.

Jul 26, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Trump and Putin Football

Trump and Putin: Separating the Surreal From the Sensible—Katrina vanden Heuvel Trump and Putin: Separating the Surreal From the Sensible—Katrina vanden Heuvel

Plus John Nichols on Kavanaugh and Adam Winkler on the Supreme Court and corporate “rights.”

Jul 19, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Donald Trump

Is Trump… OK? Is Trump… OK?

Amy Wilentz on the president’s mental health, Jane Mayer on Mike Pence, and E.J. Dionne on America after Trump.

Jul 12, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

People wait outside the Supreme Court

How We Can Block Trump’s Supreme Court Pick How We Can Block Trump’s Supreme Court Pick

John Nichols on political strategy, plus Thomas Frank on Trump’s supporters, and David Graeber on Bullshit Jobs.

Jul 5, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Cruelty and Confusion in Trump’s Treatment of Migrant Children

Cruelty and Confusion in Trump’s Treatment of Migrant Children Cruelty and Confusion in Trump’s Treatment of Migrant Children

Zoë Carpenter on “zero tolerance,” Eyal Press on drone warriors, and Amy Wilentz on Haiti.

Jun 28, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Black Butte Coal Mine

Catastrophic Climate Change Is Not an ‘Environmental’ Issue: Bill McKibben Catastrophic Climate Change Is Not an ‘Environmental’ Issue: Bill McKibben

Plus Andrew Bacevich on our endless wars and Robert Edelman on the World Cup.

Jun 21, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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