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How Canada Became a Nazi Haven | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
Last month, the Canadian parliament embarrassed itself during an official visit by Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelensky when the entire legisl…
2 years, 7 months ago
Gaza and Us: Amy Wilentz | Start Making Sense
Israel and Gaza, Hamas and the Palestinians, war crimes and mideast history: On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, we have comment and a…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Moral and Policy Catastrophe in Israel/Palestine | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
The Hamas massacres that started last Saturday and the ensuing retaliation by the Israel government deserve both a moral witness and policy analysis.…
2 years, 7 months ago
The UAW’s Historic Victory, plus Elon Musk and American Democracy | Start Making Sense with Jon Wiener
The UAW won a historic victory in their strike against GM—an agreement that EV workers will be covered by the union contract. Harold Meyerson explain…
2 years, 7 months ago
Len Bias and the 1980s War on Drugs | Edge of Sports
This week on the Edge of Sports podcast, we welcome back Arya Shirazi to discuss another basketball butterfly effect: what if the NBA had handled the…
2 years, 7 months ago
The GOP Congressional Clown Show | Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer
A government shutdown has been temporarily avoided, but congress remains a mess. Kevin McCarthy has been ousted from his position as House Speaker. T…
2 years, 7 months ago
Bill McKibben: Power to the People in Maine, plus Clinton’s ‘Fabulous Failure’ | Start Making Sense
Voters in Maine will decide next month whether to turn the state’s private utilities public. If that happens, it would be a huge step toward dealing …
2 years, 7 months ago
Why Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Didn't Stand For The Anthem | Edge of Sports
In the early 90s, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf had a promising career ahead of him in the NBA as an up-and-coming star. That all changed in 1996 when he refuse…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Auto Strike Upturns Politics | Time of Monsters
The United Auto Workers union has launched an innovative strike against all three major automakers, a major disruption that is upturning American pol…
2 years, 7 months ago
Dahlia Lithwick on Voting Rights, plus Katha Pollitt on ‘The Forgotten Girls” | Start Making Sense
The right-wing supermajority on the Supreme Court has returned to a case about racial gerrymandering in Alabama, where Republicans have defied the Co…
2 years, 8 months ago