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Edge of Sports: W. Kamau Bell, the reluctant optimist
In this episode of Edge of Sports, host Dave Zirin highlights two takes on the gender politics of sports culture. Dr. Cheryl Cooky joins the Ask a Sp…
3 years, 2 months ago
Time of Monsters: Establishment Economics Under Siege
The debate over the causes of inflation is heating up and showing an important divide in the discipline of economics. Mainstream economists like Larr…
3 years, 2 months ago
Start Making Sense: Cornel West Should Not Be Running for President; plus the GOP vs. Divorce
Cornel West is running for president as a third party candidate, so he’s not going to get many votes. Nevertheless, Joan Walsh argues, he could disco…
3 years, 2 months ago
Pat Robertson’s Terrible Legacy
Pat Robertson, who died at age 93, was a much hated figure on the left and for good reason. For many decades, through his television show, The 700 Cl…
3 years, 2 months ago
Start Making Sense: The Far Right’s Takeover of Shasta County, plus the Enslaved Black Family: Sasha Abramsky on politics, Brenda Stevenson on history
Shasta County, California, north of San Francisco, is a pretty place, but right wing extremists have taken over the Board of Supervisors there. They’…
3 years, 2 months ago
Time of Monsters: Car Dealers Versus Electric Vehicles
Accelerating the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) is a centerpiece of Joe Biden’s climate policy. In making this push, the most likely choke point wi…
3 years, 2 months ago
Start Making Sense: D.D. Guttenplan on Biden and the Vision Thing; plus Disappearing Islands
The polls about the 2024 election are not good. Democrats lack enthusiasm for Biden, especially after his debt limit deal. The Nation's editor in chi…
3 years, 3 months ago
Time of Monsters: How Ron DeSantis Botched His Launch
After months of teasing voters and reporters, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has finally launched his presidential bid. He did it on an unusual platfo…
3 years, 3 months ago
Edge of Sports: Shine On, Denver Nuggets
On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, we chat with the great Washington Post journalist, Michael Lee, about what makes the Denver Nuggets an…
3 years, 3 months ago
Start Making Sense: Is Planned Parenthood Too Cautious? Plus: Writing and Politics
Has Planned Parenthood gotten too cautious and too corporate? Are the risk managers running the organization? Eyal Press reports on the courage of in…
3 years, 3 months ago