While Neo-McCarthyism Spreads, US-Russian Détente May Be Unfolding While Neo-McCarthyism Spreads, US-Russian Détente May Be Unfolding
“Kremlin-puppet” allegations against Trump are said to have crippled Trump’s ability to initiate cooperative relations with Moscow—but have they?
Mar 15, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Why Does Muhammad Ali Jr. Keep Getting Detained at Airports? Why Does Muhammad Ali Jr. Keep Getting Detained at Airports?
Ali’s legal battle, FIFA-branded teams in illegal Israeli settlements, and the first openly gay Division I scholarship athlete.
Mar 14, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
This Is the Resistance: More Than 5,000 Grassroots Groups Have Sprung Up Since Trump Was Elected This Is the Resistance: More Than 5,000 Grassroots Groups Have Sprung Up Since Trump Was Elected
Joshua Holland on the growing resistance, Jeremy Haile on the group Indivisible, and Rebecca Solnit on fearless women.
Mar 9, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
What Happens if You’re Too Poor to Pay Bail? What Happens if You’re Too Poor to Pay Bail?
Money bail just does not work, and preys on society’s most vulnerable.
Mar 8, 2017 / Robert Greenwald
The Truth About the GOP Health-Care Plan The Truth About the GOP Health-Care Plan
Republicans have criticized it from the left, and they’re gutting it from the right.
Mar 8, 2017 / Mike Konczal
The ‘Fog of Suspicion’ and of Worsening Cold War The ‘Fog of Suspicion’ and of Worsening Cold War
As the neo-McCarthyite search for Americans with Russian “contacts” spreads, the new Cold War is increasingly fraught with possibilities of hot war.
Mar 8, 2017 / Stephen F. Cohen
Housekeepers Versus Harvard: Feminism for the Age of Trump Housekeepers Versus Harvard: Feminism for the Age of Trump
A feminism for the 99 percent has been forged by working-class immigrant women who confronted Harvard’s first female president and Sheryl Sandberg.
Mar 8, 2017 / Feature / Sarah Leonard and Rebecca Rojer
The Edge of Sports Podcast: The Enduring Legacy of ‘Hoop Dreams’ The Edge of Sports Podcast: The Enduring Legacy of ‘Hoop Dreams’
Peter Gilbert on the landmark film, Michael Bennett on the Women’s Strike, and harsh words for Mike Francesa.
Mar 7, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin
How the Democrats Can Beat Trump on Tax Reform How the Democrats Can Beat Trump on Tax Reform
Harold Meyerson on beating Trump from the left, Amy Wilentz on Ivanka, and Joan Walsh on Harry Belafonte.
Mar 2, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Jane Mayer: Dark Money and Donald Trump Jane Mayer: Dark Money and Donald Trump
Plus: George Zornick on Trump’s first month and Blanche Wiesen Cook on Eleanor Roosevelt.
Feb 23, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener