Dubai Chocolate, Selling Out, and the Sad World of Republican Congressional Podcasts
Current Affairs editors Alex Skopic and Emily Topping join editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss their latest articles: the normalization of “selling out,” the weirdly viral “Dubai chocolate” ...
18 Sep 202553min
The Myth of the Marxist University
Academia is not full of radicals. There just aren’t many Republicans, perhaps because Republicans despise the academy’s values of open-mindedness and critical inquiry. 🌹 Read the article: https://www...
16 Sep 202518min
The Ruling Class Wants a New Cold War With China
Rahm Emanuel encourages us to fear China solely because this would unify the country. But what is the threat?🇨🇳 Read the article: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/political-elites-just-make-up-ne...
11 Sep 202511min
Trump Thinks He Can Kill Anyone He Wants
From North Korea to the Caribbean to Yemen, Trump claims the right to murder whoever he wants, whenever he wants. Where is the opposition to this outrageous criminality?💀 Read the article: https://ww...
9 Sep 202514min
The Dark Money Behind “Progressive” Influencers (w/ Taylor Lorenz & John Ross)
Taylor Lorenz, technology journalist and author of Extremely Online, joins Current Affairs Editor-in-Chief Nathan J. Robinson and Digital Editor John Ross (who was formerly a producer for The David Pa...
6 Sep 202544min
Let Them Eat Memes
The Democrats’ latest alternative to an agenda is being really sassy on social media. But without substance to back it up, they will never replicate the magic of a Bernie or Mamdani. 🐍 Read the artic...
3 Sep 202511min
The Clowns Aren’t Funny Anymore
When pompous pundits and politicos begin to rationalize crimes against humanity, it’s no longer possible to laugh at them. The correct reaction is horror, disgust, and a determination to end their inf...
27 Aug 202512min
Gaza, Islamophobia, and the Democratic Party's Complicity (w/ Yasmine Taeb)
Yasmine Taeb, Legislative and Political Director of MPower Change Action Fund—the largest Muslim digital activist organization in the U.S.—joins Current Affairs editor Alex Skopic to discuss the bipar...
26 Aug 202529min
