George H.W. Bush Gave Us Today’s Republican Party George H.W. Bush Gave Us Today’s Republican Party
Harold Meyerson on Bush 41, Katha Pollitt on white women and Trump, and Eric Foner on Frederick Douglass.
Dec 6, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
How George H.W. Bush Paved the Way for Trump Pardons How George H.W. Bush Paved the Way for Trump Pardons
Harold Meyerson on the dark side of Reagan’s successor.
Dec 5, 2018 / Jon Wiener
Heading a Hoops Conference in the Era of Big Football Heading a Hoops Conference in the Era of Big Football
WCC commissioner Gloria Nevarez joins the show to talk aspirations and challenges of leading a non-power 5 conference.
Dec 4, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
LIVE: Solving Our Climate Crisis, a National Town Hall LIVE: Solving Our Climate Crisis, a National Town Hall
Tune in at 7 pm today for a town-hall event featuring Bernie Sanders, Bill McKibben, Shailene Woodley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and more!
Dec 3, 2018 / The Nation
Michelle Obama’s Carefully Scrubbed Memoir Michelle Obama’s Carefully Scrubbed Memoir
Amy Wilentz on the missing politics in Becoming.
Nov 30, 2018 / Jon Wiener
Where Are the Politics in Michelle Obama’s New Memoir? Where Are the Politics in Michelle Obama’s New Memoir?
Amy Wilentz on Becoming, Kai Wright on midterm victories, and Tom Athanasiou on climate change.
Nov 29, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Can We Make College Free Again? Can We Make College Free Again?
Isn’t it time we stopped student debt in its tracks?
Nov 27, 2018 / StudentNation / The Nation
How Democrats Won in the White-Hot Heart of the Republican Right How Democrats Won in the White-Hot Heart of the Republican Right
Gustavo Arellano on Orange County, L.A. Kauffman on protest, and Andrew Delbanco on the history of fugitive slaves.
Nov 21, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
‘Chasing an Elusive Centrism Is Ridiculous’ ‘Chasing an Elusive Centrism Is Ridiculous’
Frank Rich on politics, Erwin Chemerinsky on Matt Whitaker, and Laura Carlsen on the migrant caravan.
Nov 15, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Nike and the Modern Neoliberal University Nike and the Modern Neoliberal University
University of Nike author Joshua Hunt joins the show to talk about Nike and how the brand created the modern neoliberal university.
Nov 13, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin