Best of: Cancel America's Student Loan Debt! But How?
Today, with the Biden Administration weighing whether to extend the federal student loan payment freeze, we're re-airing one of our most timely debates from last year: Canceling student loan debt. The...
24 Aug 202246min
Trump, Dr. Oz and Our Political Cult of Celebrity
Celebrities. They are ubiquitous in American culture and now, ever increasingly, in our politics. From Donald Trump to Dr. Oz, the memeification of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and President Volodymyr ...
17 Aug 202228min
Your Blue State Won’t Save You: Why State Politics Is National Politics
Last week, Kansans voted in overwhelming numbers to protect abortion rights in their State Constitution — the first instance since the overruling of Roe v. Wade in which voters have been able to weigh...
10 Aug 202230min
What’s God Got to Do With It? The Rise of Christian Nationalism in American Politics.
Christian nationalism has been empowered in American politics since the rise of Donald Trump. From “Stop the Steal” to the storming of the U.S. Capitol and now, the overturn of Roe v. Wade — Christian...
3 Aug 202232min
Is America Stuck in a Gerontocracy?
American politics has an age problem. At least, that’s what voters think. According to a new New York Times/Siena College poll, 33 percent of Democrats who want a different candidate for president in ...
27 Juli 202228min
A View From the Right on Progressives’ ‘Moral Crusade’
For years, Republicans have been known as the party of moral outrage. Take for instance the recent book banning wars, or Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. But Democrats aren’t immune to moral outrage. A...
20 Juli 202225min
First Person: Why One Progressive Public Defender Hoped for an N.R.A. Victory
Today we're bringing you an episode of another Times Opinion show, First Person. Hours after this episode was released, the Supreme Court overturned New York State’s gun-permitting system — a decision...
13 Juli 202232min
Roe Is Dead. How Will Democrats and the G.O.P. Evolve Without It?
For nearly 50 years, the issue of abortion has driven voters of all persuasions to the polls. But now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned and the question of reproductive rights has been returned to ...
6 Juli 202231min
