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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How the Democrats Can Beat Trump on Tax Reform How the Democrats Can Beat Trump on Tax Reform

Harold Meyerson on beating Trump from the left, Amy Wilentz on Ivanka, and Joan Walsh on Harry Belafonte.

Mar 2, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Jane Mayer: Dark Money and Donald Trump

Jane Mayer: Dark Money and Donald Trump Jane Mayer: Dark Money and Donald Trump

Plus: George Zornick on Trump’s first month and Blanche Wiesen Cook on Eleanor Roosevelt.

Feb 23, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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The West Coast Is Leading the Resistance Against Trump The West Coast Is Leading the Resistance Against Trump

Sasha Abramsky on the resistance, Katha Pollitt on evangelicals and Trump, and David Cole on taking Trump to court.

Feb 16, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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Keith Ellison: How the Democrats Can Win Keith Ellison: How the Democrats Can Win

Plus: Amy Wilentz on Ivanka Trump and Eric Foner on Trump and history.

Feb 9, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Neil Gorsuch

How Far Outside the Legal Mainstream Is Neil Gorsuch? How Far Outside the Legal Mainstream Is Neil Gorsuch?

David Cole on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Zoë Carpenter on Trump’s actions, and John Nichols on a victory against gerrymandering.

Feb 2, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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‘Trump Made Idiots of Us All’ ‘Trump Made Idiots of Us All’

Matt Taibbi on Trump, Joan Walsh on the Women’s March, and Erwin Chemerinsky on suing Trump.

Jan 26, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

We Can’t Just Protest Trump. We Must Defy Him.

We Can’t Just Protest Trump. We Must Defy Him. We Can’t Just Protest Trump. We Must Defy Him.

Frances Fox Piven on strategies of protest, David Cole on freedom of speech, and Katha Pollitt on the Women’s March.

Jan 19, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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Trump Is Vicious, but He’s Also Vulnerable Trump Is Vicious, but He’s Also Vulnerable

Gary Younge on Trump’s weaknesses, plus David Dayen on Obamacare’s future and Joy Reid on Obama’s racial rhetoric.

Jan 12, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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Obama Didn’t Talk Much About Race. Did that Open the Door to Trump? Obama Didn’t Talk Much About Race. Did that Open the Door to Trump?

Kai Wright on Obama’s racial legacy, Harold Meyerson on California without Republicans, and Amy Wilentz on Michelle Obama.

Jan 5, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Bernie Sanders New Hampshire

Best of the Left in 2016 Best of the Left in 2016

John Nichols with our Progressive Honor Roll, and David Cole on Obama and civil rights.

Dec 29, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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