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

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#501
July 19 · 17 min
Keir Starmer’s Downfall is a Warning for the Democrats
When you stand for nothing, nobody wants to stand with you.
#500
July 16 · 44 min
Neoliberal Economics Has Always Been Bogus
Eric Beinhocker is a professor at the University of Oxford and executive director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School. Nick Hanauer is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and founder of Civic Ventures. Together, they are the authors of the booklet Markets Built for Humans. Beinhocker and Hanauer joined Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss why they believe neoliberal economics has failed, what the evidence really shows about the minimu
#499
July 14 · 17 min
How an AIPAC Smear Campaign Works
The Israel lobby’s attempt to destroy Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign is a disturbing example of how money warps democracy.
#498
July 9 · 32 min
Kshama Sawant Is Taking On a Pro-War Democrat
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.
#497
July 6 · 13 min
Trump Might Really Invade Cuba
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.
#496
July 3 · 15 min
Of Course The Founding Fathers Would Have Hated Trump
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.
#495
July 2 · 41 min
Charles Booker Has a Plan to Win Kentucky
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 Democr
#494
June 30 · 49 min
The Internet Is Being Erased
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 del
#493
June 27 · 45 min
A Trillion Dollars Isn’t Worth It If You Have to Be Elon Musk
Elon Musk is a miserable deadbeat whom no amount of money can make loved, cool, or happy.
#492
June 26 · 10 min
The Left Is Rising
Electoral victories by socialists around the country show that the Democratic establishment is weak and can be overthrown.
#491
June 24 · 1 hr 1 min
The Hidden Surveillance Network Spreading Across America
Jessica Burbank is an investigative journalist, content creator, and host of The Jessica Burbank Show. Her reporting for Drop Site News and The Counterprogramming Club has exposed the rapid spread of Flock Safety, a multi-billion-dollar surveillance company whose license plate readers and camera networks are being adopted by police departments and municipalities across the country.

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