John Nichols on Progressive Victories and Chris Lehmann on Trump’s Indictment John Nichols on Progressive Victories and Chris Lehmann on Trump’s Indictment
On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast: How abortion wins elections, and how 34 felonies may not change anybody’s mind about Trump.
Apr 6, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense
There Was No Trump Violence This Week. But What’s Coming? There Was No Trump Violence This Week. But What’s Coming?
Jeff Sharlet’s incomparable new book The Undertow explains why the worst is probably yet to come.
Apr 6, 2023 / Joan Walsh
Being Openly Trans in High School Is Already Hard. Republicans Want to Make It Impossible. Being Openly Trans in High School Is Already Hard. Republicans Want to Make It Impossible.
Right-wing politicians are not “protecting children” by restricting gender-affirming treatment. They are forcing a generation of trans people to stay in the closet.
Apr 6, 2023 / StudentNation / Alessandra C.
Macron Fails to Persuade, So Opts for Coercion Macron Fails to Persuade, So Opts for Coercion
President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform, forced through undemocratically, will fuel support for the far right and further weaken voters’ faith in politics.
Apr 6, 2023 / Benoît Bréville
Why Has the Right Become Obsessed With Climate-Friendly Banking? Why Has the Right Become Obsessed With Climate-Friendly Banking?
It’s not because they're concerned about climate catastrophe.
Apr 6, 2023 / Stan Cox
St. Clair Bourne’s Cinema of Solidarity St. Clair Bourne’s Cinema of Solidarity
The Black and the Green, which follows Black American activists who travel to Northern Ireland to learn from Irish allies, documents the necessary messiness of political organizing
Apr 6, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Yasmina Price
The Long History of Presidents Getting a Pass The Long History of Presidents Getting a Pass
Ford's pardon of Nixon set a precedent for Executive Branch impunity—and Trump has picked it up and run with it.
Apr 5, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
How Vanuatu’s Climate Campaign Could Save the World How Vanuatu’s Climate Campaign Could Save the World
The tiny island country has pushed the UN and the International Court of Justice to take unprecedented action that could help avert planetary catastrophe.
Apr 5, 2023 / Julian Aguon and Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh
The Movement That Made Brandon Johnson Mayor of Chicago The Movement That Made Brandon Johnson Mayor of Chicago
Backed by the powerful Chicago teachers Union, he waged an unapologetically progressive campaign and saw off a “law and order” opponent. Now comes the hard part.
Apr 5, 2023 / Micah Uetricht
Trump Stole an Election. 34 Felonies Are Just the Start. Trump Stole an Election. 34 Felonies Are Just the Start.
The charges against Trump matter, but the prosecutor was clear that he committed his crimes to beat Hillary Clinton. Maybe that’s why, at Mar-a-Lago, his self-righteousness seemed ...
Apr 5, 2023 / Joan Walsh