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

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#515
Thursday · 31 min
AIPAC Knows Its Money Is Toxic (w/ Track AIPAC)
Track AIPAC is an advocacy and watchdog project that tracks AIPAC and other pro-Israel political spending in U.S. elections. Co-founders Cory Archibald and Casey Kennedy join Current Affairs to discuss how the Israel lobby intervenes in Democratic primaries, how its money is routed through a growing network of PACs and outside groups, and why more candidates are beginning to reject its support.
#514
Tuesday · 19 min
Both Parties Are Failing Working People (w/ Dan Osborn)
Dan Osborn is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Nebraska and a former union leader who first gained national attention during the 2021 Kellogg’s strike. He joins Current Affairs associate editor Alex Skopic to discuss why he rejects the two-party system, the crisis facing rural hospitals, healthcare reform and Medicare for All.
#513
August 21 · 36 min
The Israel Lobby Is More Desperate Than Ever
Eli Clifton is an investigative journalist and co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, and Ian Lustick is a political scientist specializing in U.S. foreign policy and Israel-Palestine. They join Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss their new book, Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power, which examines the history, methods, and influence of the Israel lobby on American politics and U.S. foreign policy.
#512
August 20 · 53 min
The “Silent Genocide” in Cuba (w/ Abby Martin)
Abby Martin is a journalist, filmmaker, and creator of The Empire Files. She joins Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss her new film, Cuba After Castro, which features a rare, in-depth interview with Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel.
#511
August 18 · 4 min
Socialist Defends Medicare for All on Fox News
Nathan J. Robinson returns to The Will Cain Show to defend Medicare for All, California’s proposed billionaire tax, and Zohran Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax.
#510
August 13 · 13 min
Send Ben Shapiro to Iran
Why should other people’s children be the ones who die in the wars he promotes?
#509
August 11 · 1 hr 17 min
Graham Platner and the Left’s Misogyny Problem (w/ Yasmin Nair)
Yasmin Nair is a writer, activist, and longtime contributor to Current Affairs. In this conversation with Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson, she discusses what Graham Platner’s rise reveals about misogyny on the left, why sexism is too often excused or minimized in progressive politics, and what the failures of liberal feminism can teach us about building a better left.
#508
August 11 · 12 min
AIPAC Couldn't Stop Abdul El-Sayed
If he wins in November, this could be end of the road for AIPAC and the Democratic establishment.
#507
August 6 · 7 min
A Socialist Appears on Fox News
Nathan J. Robinson appears on The Will Cain Show to discuss socialism and the future of the Democratic Party.
#506
August 3 · 15 min
Centrists Are Not More "Electable"
Whether a candidate can inspire people, organize them, and deliver for them matters more than where they stand on an imaginary ideological continuum.
#505
July 27 · 13 min
America Is Just Guns and Diarrhea Now
Our politicians won't keep parasites out of our food, but they'll make it easier to buy guns through the mail.
#504
July 23 · 8 min
Socialists Humiliate Clueless NewsNation Host
We don’t think NewsNation’s Katie Pavlich knew what she was getting into when she invited Current Affairs Editor-in-Chief Nathan J. Robinson and Monte Mader on to debate socialism.
#503
July 22 · 40 min
Daniel Ellsberg's Final Warning to America
Daniel Ellsberg was the Pentagon Papers whistleblower whose decision to expose government lies about the Vietnam War changed American history. In this conversation with Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson, Michael Ellsberg, Jan R. Thomas, and Robert Ellsberg discuss Truth and Consequence, a new collection of Ellsberg's previously unpublished writings. They reflect on his thinking about nuclear war, conscience, patriotism, civil resistance, and why his ideas remain as relevant toda
#502
July 21 · 29 min
America Is Headed for Another Endless War (w/ Trita Parsi)
Trita Parsi is the co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and one of the leading analysts of U.S.–Iran relations. He joins Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson to explain how the ceasefire between the United States and Iran unraveled, why he believes both Washington and Tehran miscalculated, and what the renewed fighting means for the prospects of diplomacy.
#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.

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