Jon Wiener

From The Nation magazine, this is Start Making Sense.

I'm John Wiener.

Later in the show, the gang rape at that Cornell fraternity party, Katha Pollitt will argue, it could have been stopped if someone, some man, had bothered to intervene, but no one did.

But first, nothing Trump is doing to win the midterms is working.

Our theme music is Barcelona Afrobeat, licensed by Creative Commons.

You can find out more about Start Making Sense at thenation.com and subscribe to Start Making Sense on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

I'm John Wiener.

Thanks for listening.

From KPFK in Los Angeles, this is Living in the USA.

I'm John Wiener, talking about politics, thinking about the left.

Later in the show, our right to peaceful protest is under assault.

To save it, we need to respect it, defend it, and more than anything else, use it.

And thanks to Ketza for our break music, Your Best Boogie, licensed by Creative Commons.

If you miss part of this show or any of our recent shows, you can listen online anytime you want at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

I'm John Wiener.

We'll be back next week talking about politics, thinking about the left, and living in the USA.

Garrison, thanks for talking with us today.

Thanks, Jon.

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"Our right to peaceful protest is under assault.

Our theme music is Barcelona Afrobeat, licensed by Creative Commons.

You can find out more about Start Making Sense at thenation.com, and subscribe to Start Making Sense on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

I'm Jon Wiener.

Thanks for listening.

From KPFK in Los Angeles, this is Living in the USA.

I'm John Wiener, talking about politics, thinking about the left.

Later in the hour, the Supreme Court last Friday issued an order allowing states to use Trump's Save database.

To purge their voter rolls of people the Homeland Security Department considers ineligible, but it's too late to apply to the midterms.

And thanks to Ketza for our break music, Your Best Boogie, licensed by Creative Commons.

If you miss part of this show or any of our recent shows, you can listen online anytime you want at Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

I'm John Wiener.

We'll be back next week talking about politics, thinking about the left, and living in the USA.

From The Nation magazine, this is Start Making Sense.

I'm John Wiener.

Later in the hour, the Supreme Court last Friday issued an order allowing states to use Trump's Save database to purge their voter rolls of people that Homeland Security considers ineligible.

It's too late for the midterms, but not for the 2028 presidential election.

Our theme music is Barcelona Afrobeat, licensed by Creative Commons.

You can find out more about Start Making Sense at thenation.com and subscribe to Start Making Sense on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

I'm John Wiener.

Thanks for listening.