here. The story is also told in the documentary, “The U.S. Versus John Lennon,” released in 2006.  His work has also appeared in the <em>New York Times Magazine</em>, the <em>New Republic</em>, and the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>. It has been translated into Japanese, German, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Danish and Italian.</p> <p>Wiener hosts a weekly afternoon drive-time <a href=https://www.thenation.com/authors/jon-wiener/"http://www.jonwiener.com/">interview show</a> on KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles His guests have included Gail Collins, Jane Mayer, Joan Didion, Gore Vidal, Barbara Ehrenreich, Frank Rich, Seymour Hersh, Amos Oz, Mike Davis, Elmore Leonard, John Dean, Julian Bond, Al Franken, and Terry Gross.</p> <p>Jon Wiener was born in St. Paul, Minnesota and attended Central High School there. He has a B.A. from Princeton and a Ph.D. from Harvard, where he began working as a writer in the late sixties for the underground paper <em>The Old Mole</em>. He lives in Los Angeles.</p> " />

Jon Wiener

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Jon Wiener is a contributing editor of The Nation and co-author (with Mike Davis) of Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties.

Zohran Mamdani attends a campaign canvass relaunch event in Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

The Mamdani Interview—Plus, Trump in Court The Mamdani Interview—Plus, Trump in Court

On "Start Making Sense": Katrina vanden Heuvel and John Nichols break down their exclusive chat, and David Cole talks about the president's lawfare tactics.

Aug 20, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

This 1943 photo shows a boat carrying people during the escape across the Oresound of some of 7,000 Danish Jews who fled to safety in neighboring Sweden as Denmark three years after the German Nazi invasion.

Danish Resistance to Fascism, and Ours Today—Plus, Trump vs. UCLA Danish Resistance to Fascism, and Ours Today—Plus, Trump vs. UCLA

On "Start Making Sense": Sarah Sophie Flicker finds lessons for us in the Danes’ refusal to cooperate with Hitler, and historian David Myers on Trump’s $1 billion fine against UCL...

Aug 13, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and guest former secretary of labor Robert Reich during the Monday, August 4, 2025 show.

Katrina vanden Heuvel on Where We’re Going, and Robert Reich on How We Got Here Katrina vanden Heuvel on Where We’re Going, and Robert Reich on How We Got Here

On "Start Making Sense": "The Nation"’s editor on our tasks now, and the Berkeley economist on understanding our historic mistakes.

Aug 6, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Kamala Harris pauses as she speaks at the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala in San Francisco, California, on April 30, 2025.

Dems Who Didn’t Vote in 2024—Plus, Mussolini and Trump Dems Who Didn’t Vote in 2024—Plus, Mussolini and Trump

On this episode of "Start Making Sense", Celinda Lake on Biden voters who didn’t vote for Harris, and John Powers on a novel about the rise of Mussolini.

Jul 30, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Federal agents block people protesting an ICE immigration raid at a nearby licensed cannabis farm on July 10, 2025, near Camarillo, California.

How the Courts Blocked ICE’s Racial Profiling—Plus, How Organizers Succeed How the Courts Blocked ICE’s Racial Profiling—Plus, How Organizers Succeed

On this episode of "Start Making Sense", Mark Rosenbaum on the injunction in LA, and Michael Ansara on "The Hard Work of Hope".

Jul 23, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Musk’s Third Party—Plus, the Birthright Citizenship Class Action

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On this episode of "Start Making Sense", the Working Families Party’s Maurice Mitchell on Musk’s “American Party” and David Cole on why birthright citizenship will win at the Supr...

Jul 16, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Trump vs. LA—Plus, Rachel Kushner’s “Creation Lake”

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On this episode of "Start Making Sense", Harold Meyerson on the fight against ICE in Southern California, and Rachel Kushner on her latest novel.

Jul 9, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Zohran Mamdani is seen at the 2025 NYC Pride March on June 29, 2025.

How Mamdani Won—Plus, Harvard vs. Trump How Mamdani Won—Plus, Harvard vs. Trump

On this episode of "Start Making Sense", Bhaskar Sunkara on New York’s seismic election, and E.J. Dionne on universities under attack.

Jul 2, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Thousands of protesters gather in Grand Park by City Hall during the nationwide No Kings protest in Los Angeles, Calif., on June 14, 2025.

Lessons of "No Kings"—Plus, Stopping the Medicaid Cuts Lessons of "No Kings"—Plus, Stopping the Medicaid Cuts

On this episode of "Start Making Sense", Indivisible's Leah Greenberg talks about next steps, and labor strategist Ai-jen Poo talks about the summer’s big political campaign.

Jun 18, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

Protesters continue to clash with the Los Angeles Police Department in downtown Los Angeles over the immigration raids on Monday, June 9, 2025.

Saturday’s “No Kings” Day of Defiance—Plus, a Report from LA Saturday’s “No Kings” Day of Defiance—Plus, a Report from LA

On this episode of "Start Making Sense", Indivisible's Ezra Levin on Saturday’s nationwide protests, and Harold Meyerson on the National Guard and the Marines in Los Angeles.

Jun 11, 2025 / Podcast / Jon Wiener

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