Trump and Musk’s Cruelty Put Scrooge and Marley to Shame Trump and Musk’s Cruelty Put Scrooge and Marley to Shame
The president-elect and his un-elected mega-billionaire buddy have gone full Dickensian in their attempts to make greed great again.
Dec 25, 2024 / John Nichols
Bob Dylan’s Christmas Album Bob Dylan’s Christmas Album
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Sean Wilentz on a puzzling set of holiday songs.
Dec 24, 2024 / Podcast / Jon Wiener
The Supreme Court Prepares to Take Its First Shot at Contraception The Supreme Court Prepares to Take Its First Shot at Contraception
A case just added to the high court’s docket takes on the question of whether Medicaid can be used to pay for services at medical providers that also perform abortions.
Dec 24, 2024 / Elie Mystal
What to Expect With Trump’s Future China Policy What to Expect With Trump’s Future China Policy
China is considered the Big One by those in Trump’s entourage responsible for devising foreign policy.
Dec 23, 2024 / Michael T. Klare
A Far-Right Attacker Kills 5 in a Christmas Market. The German Far Right Takes Advantage. A Far-Right Attacker Kills 5 in a Christmas Market. The German Far Right Takes Advantage.
The eastern German city of Magdeburg mourns as the Alternative für Deutschland party sees an opportunity after one of its supporters plowed into a fairy-tale Christmas market.
Dec 23, 2024 / Carol Schaeffer
Novelist on a Deadline: Barry Malzberg, 1939–2024 Novelist on a Deadline: Barry Malzberg, 1939–2024
A speed demon at the typewriter, Malzberg wrote quickly and brilliantly in a variety of genres including mystery, thrillers, and erotica, but his core work was in science fiction....
When Our Orgy of Gun Violence Came to My Hometown When Our Orgy of Gun Violence Came to My Hometown
After Columbine and Sandy Hook, after the AME Church in Charleston and the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, we stopped saying "It can't happen here." And then it did.
Dec 23, 2024 / Feature / Eric Orner
These Progressives Will Guide Us Through the Darkness These Progressives Will Guide Us Through the Darkness
Without a doubt, 2025 is going to be tough—but these visionaries give us hope in this uncertain time.
Dec 23, 2024 / Feature / John Nichols