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.

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The FBI Raid on the Michael Cohen’s Law Office: An ‘Attack on Our Country,’ or an Example of the Rule of Law?  The FBI Raid on the Michael Cohen’s Law Office: An ‘Attack on Our Country,’ or an Example of the Rule of Law? 

The ACLU’s David Cole explains the difference.

Apr 12, 2018 / Jon Wiener

Barbara Ehrenreich: What’s Wrong With ‘Wellness’

Barbara Ehrenreich: What’s Wrong With ‘Wellness’ Barbara Ehrenreich: What’s Wrong With ‘Wellness’

Plus David Cole on Trump and Mueller, and Katha Pollitt on Stormy and Melania.

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

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A Russia Strategy for Progressives: Katrina vanden Heuvel A Russia Strategy for Progressives: Katrina vanden Heuvel

Plus: Mark Hertsgaard on cell-phone safety, and Stephanie Schriock on Emily’s List.

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

How Trump Radicalized the Parkland Kids in Their Fight Against Guns

How Trump Radicalized the Parkland Kids in Their Fight Against Guns How Trump Radicalized the Parkland Kids in Their Fight Against Guns

George Zornick on gun control, Micah Sifry on Facebook, and Sue Halpern on Trump vs. libraries.

Mar 29, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Should Ivanka Be Indicted? 

Should Ivanka Be Indicted?  Should Ivanka Be Indicted? 

Amy Wilentz on the case against the first daughter.

Mar 23, 2018 / Jon Wiener

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Hey, Democrats Are Actually Running to Win! Hey, Democrats Are Actually Running to Win!

Joan Walsh on the Democrats’ new strategy, Amy Wilentz on Ivanka, and Anna Deavere Smith on the school-to-prison pipeline.

Mar 22, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Robert Reich: It’s Time to Fight for the Common Good

Robert Reich: It’s Time to Fight for the Common Good Robert Reich: It’s Time to Fight for the Common Good

“We the people” versus Donald Trump.

Mar 16, 2018 / Jon Wiener

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Robert Reich: Donald Trump vs. the Common Good Robert Reich: Donald Trump vs. the Common Good

Plus, the man who stopped the My Lai massacre, and Katha Pollitt on Russiagate skeptics.

Mar 15, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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Chris Hayes: For Trump, Crime Is Not a Problem to Be Solved, It Is a Weapon to Be Wielded Chris Hayes: For Trump, Crime Is Not a Problem to Be Solved, It Is a Weapon to Be Wielded

How the president has changed the “law and order” debate.

Mar 9, 2018 / Jon Wiener

Chris Hayes: What Trump Means When He Says He’s ‘Strong on Crime’

Chris Hayes: What Trump Means When He Says He’s ‘Strong on Crime’ Chris Hayes: What Trump Means When He Says He’s ‘Strong on Crime’

Plus: Gary Younge on kids and guns and Michael Walzer on foreign policy for the left.

Mar 8, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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