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The coronation of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth of Austria as King and Queen of Hungary, on June 8, 1867, in Buda, the capital of Hungary.

The Habsburg Empire and the Modern State The Habsburg Empire and the Modern State

On this episode of American Prestige, Natasha Wheatley on the transformation of the Habsburg Empire from a multinational collection of polities to discrete nation-states.

Jul 22, 2024 / Podcast / Derek Davison and Daniel Bessner

Trump on Stage at the RNC

What’s Next for Trump and Biden After This Wild Week? What’s Next for Trump and Biden After This Wild Week?

On this episode of See How They Run, D.D. Guttenplan and John Nichols on seven unprecedented days in US political history.

Jul 20, 2024 / Podcast / D.D. Guttenplan

People gather to celebrate the victory of the left-wing union after the partial results of the second round of the French parliamentary elections in Paris, France, on July 7, 2024.

UK and French Elections, “New Cold War” Arms Tension, and a Sahel Junta “Confederation” UK and French Elections, “New Cold War” Arms Tension, and a Sahel Junta “Confederation”

On this episode of American Prestige, headlines from around the globe.

Jul 19, 2024 / Podcast

Generative AI Is a Climate Disaster

Generative AI Is a Climate Disaster Generative AI Is a Climate Disaster

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Sasha Luccioni on the climate impacts of AI.

Jul 18, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Delegates wave Trump signs as the Republican National Convention opens at the Fiserv Forum, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday, July 15, 2024.

Politics After the Assassination Attempt Politics After the Assassination Attempt

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Harold Meyerson analyzes the Trump campaign as their convention begins, and Joan Walsh reports on Kamala Harris as a potential presidential ...

Jul 17, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

The Early Days of Imperial America

The Early Days of Imperial America The Early Days of Imperial America

On this episode of American Prestige, Emily Conroy-Krutz on the global history of the early American republic.

Jul 16, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

Voters fill out vote-by-mail ballots at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office in October of 2020 in Orlando, Florida.

What We Talk About When We Talk About the “Black Vote” What We Talk About When We Talk About the “Black Vote”

On this episode of See How They Run, a wide-ranging conversation with Christina Greer, Steve Phillips, and Adolph Reed Jr.

Jul 13, 2024 / Podcast / D.D. Guttenplan

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter.

Jack Dorsey’s Embrace of Crypto-Libertarianism Jack Dorsey’s Embrace of Crypto-Libertarianism

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, David Gerard on Jack Dorsey’s decision to leave Bluesky.

Jul 11, 2024 / Podcast / Paris Marx

Our Failing President, and Our Right-Wing Court

Our Failing President, and Our Right-Wing Court Our Failing President, and Our Right-Wing Court

On this episode of Start Making Sense, John Nichols on Biden, and David Cole on the court’s big 6-3 decisions.

Jul 10, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

The Rise and Fall of the American Constitutional Model

The Rise and Fall of the American Constitutional Model The Rise and Fall of the American Constitutional Model

On this episode of American Prestige, Aziz Rana on how Americans came to revere the Constitution.

Jul 9, 2024 / Podcast / Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison

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