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Trump Is Making Federal Prison Even More Dangerous for Transgender Inmates
New directives from the Bureau of Prisons amount to government-mandated conversion therapy. Ad Policy The Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City. (Angela Weiss / […]
We Have 2 Weeks to Stop Trump From Committing New Atrocities
It is up to the American people, and our elected representatives, to use every legal means available—from impeachment to protest. Ad Policy Five years after […]
Donald Trump Throws Another Big Tariff Tanty
Environment / March 20, 2026 And other essential news of the week—including new legislation on prediction markets and a threat to the critically endangered Rice’s […]
Minnesota Made Trump Blink | The Nation
Politics / February 13, 2026 But Tom Homan is a lying liar, and the work’s not done. Plus, Gallup’s sketchy new polling policy (is the […]
How LA Defeated Trump! Plus, Bob Dylan’s Xmas
Jon Wiener: From The Nation Magazine, this is Start Making Sense. I’m Jon Wiener. Later in the show, we feature some special songs for the […]
Zohran Mamdani on FDR, LaGuardia—and Trump
Politics / December 18, 2025 In an exclusive interview with The Nation, the mayor-elect goes behind the scenes of his meeting with the president and […]
House Republicans Defy Trump; Plus, When WWII Vets Came Home
Jon Wiener: From The Nation magazine, this is Start Making Sense. I’m Jon Wiener. Later in the show: The Americans who fought in World War […]
Trump Has Handed Coal Miners a “Death Sentence.” But They’re Not Going Without a Fight.
Activism / October 21, 2025 After the government betrayed them by refusing to enforce a crucial workplace health rule, a group of coal miners traveled […]
Trump the Drops Hammer on Farmworkers
Politics / October 10, 2025 At the end of the season, he cuts wages of 400,000 workers by a third. Ad Policy Jaime Solorio is […]