Nothing About the 1994 Crime Bill Was Unintentional Nothing About the 1994 Crime Bill Was Unintentional
In the ’90s, Bill Clinton exploited fears about crime in the same way that Donald Trump uses immigration today.
Apr 11, 2016 / Bruce Shapiro
Ken Burns on Jackie Robinson and the Republican Party’s ‘Pact With the Devil’ Ken Burns on Jackie Robinson and the Republican Party’s ‘Pact With the Devil’
As PBS prepares to air his two-part documentary on Jackie Robinson, we speak to Ken Burns about what the baseball and civil-rights legend tells us about politics in 2016.
Apr 11, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Can Neighborhoods Be Revitalized Without Gentrifying Them? Can Neighborhoods Be Revitalized Without Gentrifying Them?
Baltimore’s new housing plan could provide a form of neighborhood uplift that benefits communities, not developers.
Apr 11, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Battle Against Prisons for Kids The Battle Against Prisons for Kids
We’re feeding children into a system that breaks them.
Apr 11, 2016 / Natasha Lennard
Bernie and Hillary, on the Stump in the Multiracial City Bernie and Hillary, on the Stump in the Multiracial City
It’s a day of hits and misses as Sanders and Clinton try to excite immigrant voters for the New York primary.
Apr 10, 2016 / Julianne Hing
Republicans Need a New Party, Not a New Candidate Republicans Need a New Party, Not a New Candidate
Whether they choose Donald Trump or Ted Cruz, bigotry and immorality have already won the day in the Republican Party.
Apr 8, 2016 / Gary Younge
Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law Caused Major Problems at the Polls Last Night Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law Caused Major Problems at the Polls Last Night
Students waited hours to vote and longtime voters were turned away by the state’s new photo ID law.
Apr 6, 2016 / Ari Berman
There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 5: Williamsburg, What’s Good? There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 5: Williamsburg, What’s Good?
Tales from the epicenter of New York gentrification.
Apr 6, 2016 / Podcast / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright
From Right to Favor From Right to Favor
The refugee question as moral crisis.
Apr 5, 2016 / Didier Fassin
Start Making Sense: What Kind of President Would Donald Trump Be? Start Making Sense: What Kind of President Would Donald Trump Be?
Sasha Abramsky on Trump, Andrew Cockburn on the Election-Industrial Complex, Erin Aubrey Kaplan on Obama, and Noam Chomsky on baseball.
Mar 31, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener