Politics

“The Nation” and the Midterms

“The Nation” and the Midterms “The Nation” and the Midterms

This week, our own D.D. Guttenplan, Elie Mystal, Joan Walsh, John Nichols, and Chris Lehmann discuss the midterm election results.

Nov 10, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Elon Musk and the Silicon Valley Right

Elon Musk and the Silicon Valley Right Elon Musk and the Silicon Valley Right

This week on The Time of Monsters podcast, Jacob Silverman joins the show to discuss the reactionary politics of "the Paypal mafia."

Nov 9, 2022 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Luke Savage on the Strange Endurance of Neoliberalism

Luke Savage on the Strange Endurance of Neoliberalism Luke Savage on the Strange Endurance of Neoliberalism

On this week's episode of The Time of Monsters, a discussion of the zombie survival of the centrist consensus.

Oct 5, 2022 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Can Democrats Hold the Senate? Plus: Ken Burns’s “The U.S. and the Holocaust”

Can Democrats Hold the Senate? Plus: Ken Burns’s “The U.S. and the Holocaust” Can Democrats Hold the Senate? Plus: Ken Burns’s “The U.S. and the Holocaust”

On this week's episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, John Nichols comments on the future of the Senate, and David Nasaw reviews a new documentary.

Sep 29, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Trump’s Judges Are Just Getting Started

Trump’s Judges Are Just Getting Started Trump’s Judges Are Just Getting Started

On this week's episode of The Time of Monsters, Linda Hirshman discusses how the reactionary courts could block progressive governance.

Sep 28, 2022 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Bhaskar Sunkara on Bernie in 2024, Plus Chris Lehmann on the “Brooks Brothers Riot”

Bhaskar Sunkara on Bernie in 2024, Plus Chris Lehmann on the “Brooks Brothers Riot” Bhaskar Sunkara on Bernie in 2024, Plus Chris Lehmann on the “Brooks Brothers Riot”

On this week's episode of Start Making Sense, The Nation’s president and its D.C. Bureau chief join the podcast for discussions on the democratic presidential bid and a Republican ...

Sep 22, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Chris Lehmann on Ron DeSantis Using Migrants as Pawns

Chris Lehmann on Ron DeSantis Using Migrants as Pawns Chris Lehmann on Ron DeSantis Using Migrants as Pawns

On this week's episode of The Time of Monsters, a discussion of how the GOP’s immigration gambit might boomerang. 

Sep 21, 2022 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Congregants at First Baptist Dallas church

The Conservative Takeover of the Southern Baptists, and Jared Kushner’s New Book The Conservative Takeover of the Southern Baptists, and Jared Kushner’s New Book

On this week’s episode of Start Making Sense, Sarah Posner explains how the Baptists became conservative, and Amy Wilentz comments on Jared’s White House memoir.

Sep 15, 2022 / Podcast / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

How the Authoritarian Right Is Weaponizing the Queen’s Death

How the Authoritarian Right Is Weaponizing the Queen’s Death How the Authoritarian Right Is Weaponizing the Queen’s Death

On this week's episode of The Time of Monsters, a discussion about the monarchy and right-wing sentiment.

Sep 14, 2022 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

Biden, Trump, and “Semi-Fascism”

Biden, Trump, and “Semi-Fascism” Biden, Trump, and “Semi-Fascism”

On this week’s episode of The Time of Monsters, a discussion with The New Republic’s Matt Ford about Joe Biden’s criticism of the former president and MAGA Republicans.

Sep 7, 2022 / Podcast / Jeet Heer

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