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John Nichols on Progressives in the Primaries, plus Lynn Garafola on 'La Nijinska'
Tuesday’s Democratic primaries for the House were flooded with money from pro-Israel groups seeking to defeat progressive candidates. It worked in No…
4 years, 3 months ago
Amy Littlefield on the fight for Abortion Rights, plus Chesa Boudin on Progressive Prosecutors
It’s all up to the states now, where activists are fighting to elect pro-choice candidates and strengthen laws protecting abortion rights, and grassr…
4 years, 3 months ago
Rebecca Solnit on How People Change and Why We Care; plus Eric Foner on 1776 and 2022
Why did we stop believing that people can change? Don’t we want people who did bad things to understand the damage they caused? Don't we want them to…
4 years, 3 months ago
David Nasaw on Biden’s disgraceful Ukrainian refugee policy and Katha Pollitt on what abortion opponents are really thinking
Biden’s “new and improved” procedure for admitting Ukrainian refugees to the U.S. is “disgraceful." Historian and Nation contributor, David Nasaw joi…
4 years, 4 months ago
Jane McAlevey on Amazon Workers' Next Big Battles and Margo Jefferson on "Constructing a Nervous System"
The Amazon workers on Staten Island have won a historic victory—but now they must prepare to strike, and to win support for their strike from the com…
4 years, 4 months ago
Gustavo Arellano on The Sheriff vs. Black L.A., and Michele Goodwin on Ketanji Brown Jackson
The sheriff of Los Angeles County: he’s got 10,000 deputies, in America’s biggest county, with 10 million people - and he’s become LA’s biggest polit…
4 years, 4 months ago
How the Ukraine War Could End: Anatol Lieven; Plus E.J. Dionne & Miles Rapoport: 100% Voting
How could the war in Ukraine end? Anatol Lieven says Russia could gain control of the entire Donbass region and then declare a cease-fire – but if we…
4 years, 4 months ago
Joan Walsh on Ginni Thomas, and Astra Taylor on Abolishing Student Debt
Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, will be called to testify before the House Committee investigating the January 6 ins…
4 years, 4 months ago
Fighting about the Constitution: Fishkin & Forbath, plus P.E. Moskowitz on antidepressants
The Senate confirmation hearings for Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, have been following a familiar script: opponents look for …
4 years, 5 months ago
What The Media Should Be Doing During Wartime; plus Hoberman on Comics As Propaganda
Bhaskar Sunkara, the founder of Jacobin, has become President of The Nation. He joins us to talk about what independent media can and should do durin…
4 years, 5 months ago