Poverty Can Be Solved. Just Trust Poor People. Poverty Can Be Solved. Just Trust Poor People.
Our current poverty alleviation programs just aren’t working the way they should. Is there a better way?
Jan 22, 2020 / Podcast / Mia Birdsong
NFL Player Says It Loud and Proud: ‘I Consider Myself a Berniecrat’ NFL Player Says It Loud and Proud: ‘I Consider Myself a Berniecrat’
Los Angeles Chargers running back Justin Jackson joins the show to talk politics, Bernie Sanders, and more.
Jan 21, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Hunger and Hope in Haiti Hunger and Hope in Haiti
Amy Wilentz on Haiti, Mia Birdsong on poverty, and Kate Aronoff and Michael Kazin on socialism.
Jan 16, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
‘Let’s Give Them Money’: Could Guaranteed Income Be a Solution to Wealth Inequality? ‘Let’s Give Them Money’: Could Guaranteed Income Be a Solution to Wealth Inequality?
The first episode of our new podcast about guaranteed income, deservedness, and the country America can and should be.
Jan 15, 2020 / Podcast / Mia Birdsong
The Failure of Trump’s Strike Against Iran The Failure of Trump’s Strike Against Iran
Andrew Bacevich on the Middle East, Henry Louis Gates on American Slavery, and Jelani Cobb on Joe McCarthy.
Jan 9, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Reckoning With David Stern Reckoning With David Stern
We examine the legacy of recently passed NBA commissioner David Stern and look back at the year that was 2019
Jan 6, 2020 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
Trump Will Lose in 2020 Trump Will Lose in 2020
Stan Greenberg on politics, Naomi Klein on the Green New Deal, and J. Hoberman on Reagan and the movies.
Jan 2, 2020 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Socialism Is on the Agenda for 2020 Socialism Is on the Agenda for 2020
Katrina vanden Heuvel joins the podcast this week, plus Kathleen Belew on white nationalism and Rick Perlstein on impeachment.
Dec 24, 2019 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
Does Boris Johnson’s Victory in the UK Mean Trump Will Win in the US? Does Boris Johnson’s Victory in the UK Mean Trump Will Win in the US?
D.D. Guttenplan on politics, plus John Nichols with the Progressive Honor Roll and Arundati Roy on India.
Dec 19, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Progressives and White Working-Class Voters Progressives and White Working-Class Voters
Joshua Holland on politics, Katha Pollitt on fetal personhood, and Ruth Marcus on Brett Kavanaugh.
Dec 12, 2019 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener