Jon Wiener: From The Nation magazine, this is Start Making Sense. I’m Jon Wiener. Later in the Hour: Alice Waters, the legendary chef who founded Chez Panisse in Berkeley, will talk about how to make school lunch delicious, affordable, organic, and beautiful – and locally sourced from regenerative farmers. Her new book is A School […]
The Weekend Read / November 29, 2025 I traveled through airports and reported in sports stadiums this year. At each, I was asked to scan my face for security. Ad Policy An AI security camera demo at an event in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Bridget Bennett / Getty Images) In the fall, my partner and I […]
Politics / November 25, 2025 Zohran Mamdani needs a civic program to complement his affordability agenda Ad Policy Zohran Mamdani poses for a group photo at “The Cost of Living Classic” soccer tournament on October 19, 2025, in New York City. (Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images) It was hard to miss the civic […]
Politics / StudentNation / November 27, 2025 In Martin County, the government shutdown and attacks on food stamps have exposed Donald Trump’s empty promises. To many, that makes him just another politician. Ad Policy An attendee holds a campaign hat reading “Make America Great Again” during a rally for President Trump in Kentucky.(Luke Sharrett / […]
Politics / November 26, 2025 The Democrat has a real chance to flip a deep-red congressional seat. In an exclusive interview, she explains why her bid is shaking up the politics of 2025 (and maybe 2026). Ad Policy Democratic congressional candidate State Representative Aftyn Behn, D-Nashville, attends a campaign event during the special election for […]
Activism / November 25, 2025 “Operation Charlotte’s Web” may mobilize North Carolina’s working-class Latino members and allies to shift the political balance of power at the local, state and national level. Ad Policy A person is detained by US Border Patrol agents on November 19, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The man sustained injuries to […]
Politics / November 24, 2025 The incoming mayor has improbably charmed Donald Trump and given himself some political breathing room. But nobody should get too comfortable. Ad Policy President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani after their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, Friday, November 21, 2025. […]
Ad Policy Larry Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, during an interview in New York on September 17, 2025. (Victor J. Blue / Bloomberg via Getty Images) The famed economist Larry Summers, not for the first time, finds himself at the center of a scandal. He’s had to take a leave from Harvard, […]
The immigration officer held out his hand for my passport. He was large and red-faced, with graying hair and not much neck. Behind him lay a crumpled Dunkin’ Donuts bag. He emitted a suburban sort of provincialism, and yet he sat magisterially in his high chair, wielding his stamp like a scepter. At that moment, […]
Politics / November 21, 2025 Trump’s defeat over the Epstein files was a rare instance of Congress defying his authoritarianism. But the resistance is still feeble. Ad Policy President Donald Trump speaks during an official dinner with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman in the East Room […]
