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How to Balance the Supreme Court How to Balance the Supreme Court

On this episode of Contempt of Court, legal experts Dan Epps and Steve Vladeck discuss ways to find the balance in our highest court.

Aug 1, 2023 / Podcast / Elie Mystal

Banners on Harvard's campus

The Case For Abolishing Harvard The Case For Abolishing Harvard

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Matt Bruenig discusses how elite private schools support plutocracy.

Jul 30, 2023 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

What Happened to Black Activism in Professional Sports?

What Happened to Black Activism in Professional Sports? What Happened to Black Activism in Professional Sports?

On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, Howard Bryant and Brenda Elsey join the show to discuss social movements in sports.

Jul 28, 2023 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

United Parcel Services (UPS) workers walk a “practice picket line” on July 7, 2023, in the Queens borough of New York City, ahead of the UPS strike.

The Teamsters Win, but Hollywood Continues to Strike The Teamsters Win, but Hollywood Continues to Strike

Podcast / Start Making Sense / Jul 27, 2023 The Teamsters Win, but Hollywood Continues to Strike On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, John Nichols reports on th…

Jul 27, 2023 / Podcast

If You Want to Reform the Court, Reform the Media, Too

If You Want to Reform the Court, Reform the Media, Too If You Want to Reform the Court, Reform the Media, Too

On this episode of Contempt of Court, Melissa Murray and Elie Mystal reflect on how the media discusses SCOTUS.

Jul 25, 2023 / Podcast / Elie Mystal

Former US vice president Mike Pence (L) is greeted by Young Americans for Freedom chair Nick Cabrera

Young Americans for Freedom Hates Freedom Young Americans for Freedom Hates Freedom

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Lauren Lassabe Shepherd discusses the censorship-loving right wing student group.

Jul 23, 2023 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Colin Kaepernick

150 Years of Black Activism in Sports, With Dr. Harry Edwards 150 Years of Black Activism in Sports, With Dr. Harry Edwards

On this episode of Edge of Sports, the renowned sociologist joins the show to reflect on the 1968 Olympics, Colin Kaepernick, and much more.

Jul 21, 2023 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

The War on Black Studies—Plus, Hollywood on Strike

The War on Black Studies—Plus, Hollywood on Strike The War on Black Studies—Plus, Hollywood on Strike

On this episode of the Start Making Sense Podcast, Robin Kelley talks about Rick DeSantis, and Josh Gondelman comments on SAG and the WGA

Jul 20, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Photo illustration of the Supreme Court building as sand in an hourglass running out)

You’re Wrong About Term Limits You’re Wrong About Term Limits

On this episode of Contempt of Court, Leah Litman and Aaron Belkin join the podcast to discuss what's wrong with everybody's favorite reform option.

Jul 18, 2023 / Podcast / Elie Mystal

Cornel West speaks at the 2019 Hutchins Center Honors W.E.B. Du Bois Medal Ceremony at Harvard University on October 22, 2019.

Cornel West Should Run as a Democrat; Plus, Supreme Court Wins and Losses Cornel West Should Run as a Democrat; Plus, Supreme Court Wins and Losses

On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, Nation editor D.D. Guttenplan discusses the primaries, and David Cole analyzes the Supreme Court and the Constitution.

Jul 13, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

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