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We All Suffer from OpenAI’s Pursuit of Scale | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Karen Hao to discuss how Sam Altman’s goal of scale at all costs has spawned a new empire founded on exploitation of people a…
1 year, 2 months ago
Saturday’s "No Kings" Day of Defiance, plus Report from LA | Start Making Sense
With tanks rolling down the street in DC on Saturday and troops being deployed to LA, it’s never been more important to come together in nonviolent a…
1 year, 2 months ago
How the Low Culture of 1999 Predicted Modern America | American Prestige
In this week’s episode, Danny speaks with journalist Ross Benes about his book 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizar…
1 year, 2 months ago
Will New Jersey and Virginia Send Trump a Message? | The Nation Podcast
Across the country, Democratic leaders and voters are beginning to push back against Trump’s cruelty and chaos. Some are cautiously optimistic that a…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ukraine Drone Attack, Gaza Aid Center Massacres, IAEA Suggests “Secret Nuclear Activities” in Iran | American Prestige
We’re sorry to say that we’re professionals, and Danny and Derek’s falling out will be behind closed doors. In this week’s news: in Russia-Ukraine, U…
1 year, 2 months ago
The New Military-Industrial Complex | Tech Won't Save Us
Paris Marx is joined by Sam Biddle to discuss how Silicon Valley is shamelessly courting government military contracts, using tactics to silence empl…
1 year, 2 months ago
The 2025 Vote the Dems Must Win—Plus, New York in the 1960s | Start Making Sense
Forget the midterms next year, at least for now. The fight against Trump runs through the elections this November—starting with Virginia and New Jers…
1 year, 2 months ago
The History of the US War on Prostitution | American Prestige
Danny and Derek welcome to the program author Eva Payne to talk about her book Empire of Purity: The History of Americans’ Global War on Prostitution…
1 year, 2 months ago
Trump’s Immigration Facade | The Nation Podcast
On this episode of The Nation Podcast, editor D.D. Guttenplan talks to veteran journalist and broadcaster Ray Suarez about the gap between Donald Tru…
1 year, 2 months ago
Michael Ledeen and Trumpian Fascism | The Time of Monsters
Michael Ledeen, who died on May 17 at age 83, was a prominent figure on the American right since the 1970s. He is most famous, or notorious, as one o…
1 year, 3 months ago