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.

Start Making Sense: Bernie Isn’t Finished

Start Making Sense: Bernie Isn’t Finished Start Making Sense: Bernie Isn’t Finished

John Nichols on Hillary’s victories; plus Ari Berman on North Carolina voting restrictions, and Tom Frank on the Democrats’ failures.

Mar 17, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Bernie Sanders Rally

Start Making Sense: Bernie on the Move Start Making Sense: Bernie on the Move

How Bernie won in Michigan. Plus, “Trump: fascist or clown?” and another kind of politics: the gay revolution.

Mar 10, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Nancy Reagan and the Problem of the Two Nancys

Nancy Reagan and the Problem of the Two Nancys Nancy Reagan and the Problem of the Two Nancys

There were two Nancy Davises in Hollywood in the early ’50s. One ended up in the White House—the other one ended up flipping burgers in a snack bar.

Mar 6, 2016 / Jon Wiener

Donald Trump

Start Making Sense: Donald Trump, Master of Hate Start Making Sense: Donald Trump, Master of Hate

The front-runner’s terrifying supporters, the state of the GOP field, and American Muslims and Trump.

Mar 3, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Trump Baton Rouge

Start Making Sense: Can Anything Stop Trump? Start Making Sense: Can Anything Stop Trump?

John Nichols and Julianne Hing report. Plus: film critic A.O. Scott talks about pleasure, beauty, and truth.

Feb 25, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Hillary Clinton

Start Making Sense: Who Is Hillary Clinton? Start Making Sense: Who Is Hillary Clinton?

Katha Pollitt and Gary Younge have some answers. Also, filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer talks about his latest on the Indonesian genocide.

Feb 18, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Bernie Sanders New Hampshire

Start Making Sense: The Secret to Bernie’s Startling Success Start Making Sense: The Secret to Bernie’s Startling Success

Plus: Rick Perlstein on Trump’s triumph and Jane Mayer on the Koch brothers.

Feb 11, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Bernie Sanders

Start Making Sense: How Bernie Went From Trailing by Double Digits to Tying in Iowa Start Making Sense: How Bernie Went From Trailing by Double Digits to Tying in Iowa

Plus our Super Bowl concussion preview with David Zirin.

Feb 4, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Anna Deavere Smith: Report From Baltimore

Anna Deavere Smith: Report From Baltimore Anna Deavere Smith: Report From Baltimore

Dramatizing the school-to-prison pipeline—and organizing theater audiences in the process.

Jan 29, 2016 / Jon Wiener

Donald Trump

Start Making Sense: Frank Rich on How the GOP Is Learning to Live With Donald Trump Start Making Sense: Frank Rich on How the GOP Is Learning to Live With Donald Trump

Plus Bill McKibben on climate change, and Anna Deavere Smith on Baltimore.

Jan 28, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

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