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The Politics of Everything

Hosted by Alex Pareene and Laura Marsh, The Politics of Everything explores the intersection of culture, media, and politics in biweekly interviews with scholars and journalists.

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November 18, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
Fantasizing About Joe Biden’s Cabinet
The best picks you’ve never heard of
November 2, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
Libertarian vs. Bear
A group of libertarians took over a rural town to live out their dreams of small government and freedom from regulation. The local bears had other ideas.
October 21, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
Can the Supreme Court Be Fixed?
The problem with the highest court in the country isn’t just that it’s too conservative—it’s also too powerful.
October 7, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
Is California Doomed to Keep Burning?
Years of unchecked development and bad climate policy have set the state on fire. Where do we go from here?
September 23, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
The Strangely Persistent Myth of the Suburbs
Democrats and Republicans have suburbia all wrong. How might their outdated ideas hurt them?
September 10, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
Dangers of the Lame Duck
A guide to the three most unpredictable months in politics
August 26, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
The Chaos of Reopening Schools
New York City schools are supposed to be back in session in September. Are they ready?
August 12, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
The Women Who Still Can’t Vote
Why the work of the Nineteenth Amendment is far from over
July 29, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
Monopoly Is Tyranny
Massive companies like Amazon, Google, Pfizer, and Uber don’t merely dominate an industry: They dominate our lives.
July 15, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
The Long War on Objectivity
What enabled the rise of today’s right-wing media empire?
June 17, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
The Political Power of Protests
How does direct action shape policy?
June 3, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
Vaccines Don’t Make Money
Why we can't leave pandemic prevention to Big Pharma
May 20, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
Is Baseball Safe?
Just because we may get a baseball season doesn’t mean we deserve one.
May 7, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
Reimagining the Post-Covid Economy
Six ideas for how to rebuild after the pandemic
April 23, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
The Polarization Problem
Do we need to get more polarized?
April 9, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
The Socially Distanced Protester
The challenges of collective action under lockdown
March 26, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
An Emergency Decades in the Making
Was the United States ever prepared for a pandemic?
March 17, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
The Electability Trap
Do “electable” candidates really win?
February 27, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
Why the New Right Loves Nootropics
The ideologies behind mind optimization
January 27, 2020
PodcastThe Politics of Everything
Are Kids Bad for the Planet?
The fraught decision to have children—or not—in an era of climate crisis

Our Writers

Kate AronoffClimate & Energy
Matt FordLaw & The Courts
Melissa Gira GrantLGBTQ Rights
Jason LinkinsPower & Plutocracy
Timothy NoahPolitics & Economy
Ellie Quinlan HoughtalingBreaking News
Edith OlmstedBreaking News
Hafiz RashidBreaking News
Greg SargentPolitics & Democracy
Grace SegersCongress & Elections
Alex ShephardPolitics & Media
Heather Souvaine HornClimate Change
Michael TomaskyPolitics & Ideas
About The New Republic’s history