I've lived in L.A. during the Watts riots, the beating of Rodney King and the death of George Floyd. Books about these times, such as Gary Phillips' "Ash Dark as Night," help me understand them.
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Bhaskar Sunkara talks about how Democratic candidates win, and Hussein Ibish analyzes the political battle for control of the PLO.
On this episode of Start Making Sense, Saru Jayaraman talks about minimum-wage initiatives, and John Nichols reports on city councils’ stands against the war in Gaza.