Start Making Sense with Jon Wiener

By: The Nation Magazine
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  • Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the week in news. Hosted by Jon Wiener and presented by The Nation Magazine.
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Episodes
  • Trump Voters for Abortion; and Learning from John Lewis

    Trump Voters for Abortion; and Learning from John Lewis
    Nov 20 2024

    A lot of people who voted for abortion rights referenda this year also voted for Trump. What were they thinking? How do they understand politics? Amy Littlefield spent election day in Amarillo, Texas, trying to find out.

    Also: John Lewis, who died in 2020, challenged injustice from the sit-ins of 1960 to the Age of Trump. Historian David Greenberg talks about what we can learn from his example. Greenberg’s new book is “John Lewis: A Life.”
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    48 mins
  • Rebecca Solnit on Hope in the Dark; plus the Trump-Musk Bromance

    Rebecca Solnit on Hope in the Dark; plus the Trump-Musk Bromance
    Nov 13 2024

    Hope does not mean saying ‘this is not bad,’ Rebecca Solnit argues; it just means we will not give up—because we know that what we do matters, and we also know we’ve been surprised by good things we never expected.

    Also: The bromance between Elon Musk and Donald Trump cannot last – historian David Nasaw will explain why.
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    43 mins
  • What Happened, and What Comes Next

    What Happened, and What Comes Next
    Nov 6 2024

    John Nichols looks at the elections results: how we got here, and what we do next. For starters: Trump got fewer votes than 4 years ago; 55% of voters in the CNN exit poll said he was "too extreme."
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    24 mins

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