How The Gains of 20th Century Feminism Are Under Threat (w/ Josie Cox)
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !Journalist Josie Cox is the author of the new book Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality, a history of the 20th century women'...
5 Juni 202431min
Inside The Chaos at Elon Musk's Twitter (uh, "X")
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! Zoë Schiffer is the author of the new book "Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter," which tells the full story of how the richest man i...
3 Juni 202439min
The Infamous, Blood-Soaked Legacy of Henry Kissinger (w/ Jonah Walters)
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !The day Henry Kissinger died, Jacobin magazine released a book, which they had completed years before, called The Good Die Young: The Verdict on H...
31 Maj 202439min
What The Labor Movement Can Do For You (w/ Hamilton Nolan)
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !Hamilton Nolan is a leading labor journalist whose new book The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor is both a study ...
29 Maj 202443min
A Leading Philosopher Makes The Case for Degrowth (w/ Kohei Saito)
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !Marxist philosophers do not often write bestsellers, but as the New York Times wrote in a profile of today's guest, Kohei Saito's work has unexpec...
27 Maj 202439min
Understanding the Genocide Case Against Israel (w/ Jeremy Scahill)
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !Originally aired January 29, 2024There is an ongoing case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) brought by South Africa against Israel, whic...
24 Maj 202446min
The Case for Limiting Wealth (w/ Ingrid Robeyns)
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !Ingrid Robeyns is a professor at Utrecht University, where she specializes in political philosophy and ethics. She's the author of Limitarianism: ...
22 Maj 202444min
How the "Squad" Discovered the Reality of Power in D.C. (w/ Ryan Grim)
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !Ryan Grim is the Intercept's D.C. bureau chief and the author of The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution. Ryan's book chronicles the...
20 Maj 202443min
