The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer

The Obama Center as a Tomb of Neoliberalism w/ Kate Wagner

My Nation colleague Kate Wagner has written a brilliant critical essay on the Obama Center, which just opened in Chicago. I talk to her about how the history of president

Jon Ossoff and the Georgia Battleground w/ Joan Walsh

My Nation colleague Joan Walsh recently profiled Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff for the magazine. Georgia is very much a purple state. The fact that Ossoff won there and stan

The Iran War Stalemate w/ Trita Parsi

The Trump administration has announced a new set of harsh sanctions against Iran. This is a strange development since originally Trump launched a war on Iran on the prete

Israel’s Escalating Conflict with Turkey w/ Adam Weinstein

The current conflict in the Middle East might escalate on a new front. In recent weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjaman Netanyahu has been touting Turkey as a potential t

Trump’s Chaotic Foreign Policy w/ David Klion

There’s an ongoing feud in the Trump administration between restrainers (advocates of a less hawkish foreign policy) and neoconservatives (advocates of militarism on mult

The Return of McCarthyism w/ Chris Lehmann

Republicans are plummeting in the polls in the lead-up to the midterm thanks to the unpopularity of the Iran War and the attendant inflation. As my Nation colleague Chris

Iran War Heats Up w/ Matt Duss

The purported ceasefire in the Iran War was always tenuous and now the war is not only heating up but entering a dangerous new phase. The Iranians have closed the Strait

Fighting Monopoly Power w/ Zephyr Teachout

Donald Trump is practicing crony capitalism on an unprecedented scale, with the government greenlighting major mergers that benefit the president’s friends (most notably

Maine After Platner w/ Eoin Higgins

Graham Platner is withdrawing as the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine after a credible rape allegation was made against him (Platner denies the allegation). I spoke to

The Triumph of Mamdani and the DSA w/ Ross Barkan

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani had a very good night on Tuesday: a slate of candidates he endorsed won in Democratic primaries in both state and congressional races.

Matt Taibbi and the New Threat to Free Speech w/ Eoin Higgins

Journalist Eoin Higgins was recently sued for defamation by a fellow journalist Matt Taibbi, who is subject on criticism in Higgins’ book Owned: How Tech Billionaires on

Is Bari Weiss Winning? W/ David Klion

Bari Weiss has become a flashpoint of controversy in her position running CBS News. She’s fired half a dozen senior producers and correspondents at 60 Minutes, the networ

Fighting Trump’s Corruption w/ Chris Lehmann

Donald Trump is corrupt on a scale that puts all other criminal presidents, including Richard Nixon, to shame. One recent example is the so-called Anti-Weaponization fund

Why Big Oil Wants to Splinter Canada w/ Nora Loreto

The issue of Canada’s national unity is heading towards the ballot box as Alberta is having a referendum on the issue of separatism. I spoke with Canadian journalist Nora

The Crackdown in Bahrain w/ Aamer

The US/Israel war against Iran is not only a conflict between states but also within states. This is most visible in Gulf states such as Bahrain, which are technically US

The CIA’s Assassination Campaign in Mexico w/ Alexander Aviña

CNN is reporting that the CIA has been actively engaged in assassination campaigns in Mexico targeting alleged members of drug cartels. While both the CIA and the Mexican

What Jeffrey Epstein Taught Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon w/ Branko Marcetic

The late Jeffrey Epstein was friends with all sorts of elite figures in the US and many other countries. This extensive network is now sometimes described as “the Epstein

The End of American Global Power? W/ Anusar Farooqui

The conflict in the Middle East is currently in an intermittent holding action with an extended ceasefire but no diplomatic breakthrough. To assess where things are going

Palestine and the Iran War w/ Yousef Munayyer

As negotiations proceed in ending the Iran War, the question of the relationship between the US and Israel becomes more salient. I spoke with Middle East expert Yousef

Origins of the Imperial Presidency w/ David Sirota

As millions of Americans protest Donald Trump under the slogan of “No Kings,” it is worth asking how the nation ended up with such an authoritarian president. David Sirot