Current Affairs

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A podcast of politics and culture, from the editors of Current Affairs magazine.

  1. 1 dag geleden

    How an AIPAC Smear Campaign Works

    🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership The Israel lobby’s attempt to destroy Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign is a disturbing example of how money warps democracy. 🌹 Full article by Nathan J. Robinson: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/how-an-aipac-smear-campaign-works 🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership 🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/

  2. 5 dgn geleden

    Kshama Sawant Is Taking On a Pro-War Democrat

    🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership  Kshama Sawant is a socialist organizer, former Seattle City Council member, and candidate for Congress in Washington’s 9th congressional district. Sawant joined Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss Adam Smith’s record on war, why she believes Democrats cannot be relied on to fight for working people, and why revolutionary socialists should fight for immediate reforms while building power outside the two-party system.  0:00-2:48 Adam Smith, Warmonger  2:48-9:27 Why Democrats Keep Failing  9:27-19:39 How to Build Power Outside Congress  19:39-27:53 Why Socialists Fight for Reforms  27:53-33:01 Kshama Sawant’s Agenda  🌹 Kshama Sawant's Website: https://www.kshamasawant.org/  🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership  🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/

  3. 6 jul

    Trump Might Really Invade Cuba

    🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership  There’s barely any pretense that Trump cares about Cuban democracy. This is about privatizing Cuba’s public assets and getting them into the hands of Trump’s cronies.  🇨🇺 Read the article: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s.-is-terrorizing-cuba-to-make-rich-men-richer  🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership  🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/

  4. 3 jul

    Of Course The Founding Fathers Would Have Hated Trump

    🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership They rejected kings and were sincerely concerned about the possibility of a dictatorship. But we need to move past founder-worship and focus on justice. 👑 Full article by Nathan J. Robinson: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/of-course-the-founding-fathers-would-have-hated-trump 🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership 🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/

  5. 2 jul

    Charles Booker Has a Plan to Win Kentucky

    🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership Charles Booker is a former Kentucky state representative and the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Kentucky. His campaign centers on Medicare for All, ending endless war, strengthening labor rights, raising wages, and building a multiracial working-class coalition from “the hood to the holler.” Booker joined Current Affairs associate editor Alex Skopic to discuss why Kentucky should not be written off as a “red state,” how progressive policies can win in places ignored by the national Democratic Party, what the left can learn from Mitch McConnell’s coalition-building, and why working people need leaders willing to fight for health care, peace, and economic justice. ⛰️ Charles Booker's Website: https://charlesbooker.org/ 0:00-9:32 Why Charles Booker Supports Medicare for All 9:32-20:42 Ending Endless War 20:42-23:10 Why Kentucky Isn’t Just a “Red State” 23:10-25:05 Why Progressive Policies Can Win in Red States 25:05-26:43 What “From the Hood to the Holler” Means 26:43-28:19 What the Left Can Learn From Mitch McConnell 28:19-33:34 Building Coalitions With Republicans 33:34-35:56 Andy Barr’s Racist Campaign 35:56-37:16 JD Vance and the Exploitation of Appalachia 37:16-42:02 Labor, Unions, and Working People 🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership 🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/

  6. 30 jun

    The Internet Is Being Erased

    🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership Mark Graham is the director of the Wayback Machine at the Internet Archive, and Chris Freeland is the Internet Archive’s director of library services and one of the co-authors of the new report Vanishing Culture: A Report on Our Fragile Cultural Record. Their work focuses on preserving digital materials that might otherwise disappear. Graham and Freeland joined Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss why the internet is not forever, how digital culture vanishes through deletion, paywalls, broken links, platform decay, and corporate control, and what can be done to preserve public access to our collective cultural record. 0:00-4:59 Is the Internet Forever? 4:59-9:52 Intentional Erasure vs. Accidental Loss 9:52-14:14 What Happens When We Lose Access? 14:14-20:41 The Problem With Social Media Archives 20:41-24:39 Ownership vs. Licensing 24:39-29:52 The Truth Is Paywalled But the Lies Are Free 29:52-34:38 The Loss of Historically Significant Media 34:38-38:02 The Vanishing Culture Report 38:02-49:20 What Can We Do? 💻 Vanishing Culture Report: https://archive.org/details/vanishing-culture-2026/mode/2up 💻 Internet Archive: https://archive.org/ 🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership 🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/

  7. 27 jun

    A Trillion Dollars Isn’t Worth It If You Have to Be Elon Musk

    🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership Elon Musk is a miserable deadbeat whom no amount of money can make loved, cool, or happy. 🌹 Full article by Nathan J. Robinson & Alex Skopic: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/a-trillion-dollars-isnt-worth-it-if-you-have-to-be-elon-musk 🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership 🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/

  8. 26 jun

    The Left Is Rising

    🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership  Electoral victories by socialists around the country show that the Democratic establishment is weak and can be overthrown.  🌹 Read the article: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-left-is-rising  🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership  🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/

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A podcast of politics and culture, from the editors of Current Affairs magazine.

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    Current Affairs
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    2018 - 2026
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