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Putin’s War: What is to be Done? Katrina vanden Heuvel, plus Elie Mystal on the constitution
Putin’s indefensible invasion of Ukraine has revived the Cold War, and renewed militarism and nuclear threats. We need Russia to negotiate a ceasefir…
4 years, 5 months ago
Canadian Truckers: a Working Class Protest? Jeet Heer, plus Amy Wilentz on Paul Farmer
Now that Canada's "Freedom Convoy" has come to an end, we're wondering: was this protest really a working-class movement? As Jeet Heer explains on th…
4 years, 6 months ago
Will Trump’s candidates lose in November? John Nichols; Hunter S. Thompson: Peter Richardson
Mitch McConnell thinks Republicans are going to lose the Senate in November if Trump's candidates and issues dominate the election. Is McConnell righ…
4 years, 6 months ago
Biden and the Border: Ahilan Arulanantham, plus Amy Wilentz on Haiti
When Biden took office, progressives looked forward to a dramatic transformation of Trump’s anti-immigrant policies—and Biden’s initial moves were pr…
4 years, 6 months ago
The Progressives’ Agenda: What’s Left? Ro Khanna, plus Katha Pollitt on Sex
The Democrats are not doomed to defeat in the midterms, says Ro Khanna. Politics can turn around in the next few months. Khanna represents Silicon Va…
4 years, 6 months ago
Our Coronavirus Criminals: John Nichols; plus Eric Foner on Slaveholders in Congress
Donald Trump is responsible for about 100,000 unnecessary deaths from Covid-19 during his presidency, according to scientists at The Lancet. John Nic…
4 years, 7 months ago
California Dems’ Big Moves on Health Care: Sasha Abramsky; Ellen Schrecker on the ’60s
The paralysis of politics in Congress leads us to turn away from Washington and look at the states: What can the Democrats do when they control a sta…
4 years, 7 months ago
Beto Can Win: Steve Phillips; plus Dave Lindorff on Atom Spies
Beto O'Rourke's strategy for winning the governorship of Texas focuses on organizing everywhere to massively boost Democratic voter turnout—the strat…
4 years, 7 months ago
Omicron: A Kinder, Gentler Covid? Mike Davis, plus John Nichols on Jan. 6
Is Omicron the kinder and gentler Covid we’ve been waiting for? Less lethal, and more like the flu? Mike Davis comments on the pandemic—and the age o…
4 years, 7 months ago
Remembering Rennie Davis, Remembering Joan Didion
For our last podcast of 2021, we want to remember two people who died in the past year, and listen again to our interviews with them. Rennie Davis wa…
4 years, 7 months ago