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

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Why Judge Judy Is A Reactionary Enemy of the Poor Who Must Be Destroyed

Why Judge Judy Is A Reactionary Enemy of the Poor Who Must Be Destroyed

Judge Judy Sheindlin has long been one of the highest-paid TV stars, earning a staggering $47 million per year for her show, Judge Judy. She is universally known and loved nationwide for her acerbic, ...

3 Feb 202253min

How Segregation Was Built—And Why It's Still With Us

How Segregation Was Built—And Why It's Still With Us

Sheryll Cashin is the author of White Space, Black Hood: Opportunity Hoarding and Segregation in the Age of Inequality. She has been called "one of the most important civil rights scholars of our time...

3 Feb 202256min

Leadership Lessons from Bill Clinton

Leadership Lessons from Bill Clinton

Editors of Current Affairs recently took Hillary Clinton's "MasterClass" and had a deeply unpleasant time. But Bill Clinton, too, has a MasterClass, and as public interest journalists committed to und...

3 Feb 202258min

How Can Socialists Get Things Done In State Government?

How Can Socialists Get Things Done In State Government?

Today, in our last episode of the year, we present a hopeful discussion about what leftists can accomplish in power. Sam Bell is a Rhode Island state senator and Democratic Socialists of America membe...

3 Feb 202249min

Why Are Student Loans Such a Catastrophe?

Why Are Student Loans Such a Catastrophe?

Today Nathan is joined by Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Mitchell, author of The Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe. Under pressure from progressive Democrats, Joe Biden rec...

2 Feb 202241min

How Criminalization Destroys The Lives of Black Children

How Criminalization Destroys The Lives of Black Children

Kristin Henning directs the Juvenile Justice Clinic at Georgetown University Law Center. She has worked as a public defender for juveniles in Washington, D.C. and is the author of the book The Rage of...

2 Feb 202245min

Is Julian Assange Being Unjustly Persecuted By The U.S. Government?

Is Julian Assange Being Unjustly Persecuted By The U.S. Government?

A UK court recently ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States. Assange faces serious charges over violating the Espionage Act, based on WikiLeaks' publication ...

2 Feb 202256min

We Took Hillary Clinton's MasterClass So That You Don't Have To

We Took Hillary Clinton's MasterClass So That You Don't Have To

Hillary Clinton has just released an online course on "The Power of Resilience" through the website MasterClass, where celebrities teach their skills. The course has made the news because in it, she d...

19 Jan 202256min

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