Democrats

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

Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) speaks

Why and How to Pack the Court Why and How to Pack the Court

On the first episode of the Contempt of Court podcast, Chris Kang and Representative Jamaal Bowman explore what court expansion actually is, and how attitudes around it are finally...

Jul 4, 2023 / Podcast / Elie Mystal

Protesters line the corner of Commerce and North Prince Street during a pro-choice rally held by Eastern New Mexico Rising in Clovis, N.M., on January 22, 2022.

The Battle on the Abortion Borderland, Plus RFK Jr. The Battle on the Abortion Borderland, Plus RFK Jr.

On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, Amy Littlefield reports on abortion access a year after the repeal of Roe, and Joan Walsh talks about her experience with the ant...

Jun 29, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Cornel West speaks at Harvard University

Cornel West Should Not Be Running for President; Plus the GOP vs. Divorce Cornel West Should Not Be Running for President; Plus the GOP vs. Divorce

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Joan Walsh on politics, and Katha Pollitt on Republicans and women.

Jun 15, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Shasta County resident Ronald Plumb, 71, addresses the Shasta County Board of Supervisors about his concerns of voter fraud during the public comment period of the Boards regular meeting inside the Board Chambers in Redding.

The Far Right’s Takeover of Shasta County, Plus the Enslaved Black Family The Far Right’s Takeover of Shasta County, Plus the Enslaved Black Family

On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, Sasha Abramsky reports on politics, and Brenda Stevenson talks about history.  

Jun 8, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

US President Joe Biden speaks to the Democratic National Committee at an event in Washington, D.C., on November 10, 2022.

D.D. Guttenplan on Biden and the Vision Thing; Plus Disappearing Islands D.D. Guttenplan on Biden and the Vision Thing; Plus Disappearing Islands

On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, The Nation’s editor looks at the 2024 campaign, and Christina Gerhardt talks about climate change.

Jun 1, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Biden and McCarthy

Biden, the Republicans, and the Debt Ceiling Biden, the Republicans, and the Debt Ceiling

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Brian Beutler discusses the dangers of caving in on the debt ceiling.

May 23, 2023 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

President Joe Biden delivering a primetime speech at Independence National Historic Park, Philadelphia, September 1, 2022.

Bhaskar Sunkara on Biden in 2024, plus Josh Gondelman on the Writers Strike Bhaskar Sunkara on Biden in 2024, plus Josh Gondelman on the Writers Strike

On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast. concerns about the Democratic candidate, and picket lines outside Hollywood studios.

May 11, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Clarence Thomas looks into the distance in a black judge's robe

Impeach Clarence Thomas—Plus Joe Biden, the GOP, and “Freedom” Impeach Clarence Thomas—Plus Joe Biden, the GOP, and “Freedom”

On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, The Nation's editor, D.D. Guttenplan makes the case for impeaching the Supreme Court Justice, and Eric Foner comments o...

May 4, 2023 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Judge Janet Protasiewicz onstage

Resurgence In the Midwest Resurgence In the Midwest

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Chris Lehmann examines how liberals and Democrats got their groove back in the Midwest.

Apr 19, 2023 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

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