Current Affairs (magazine)

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Current Affairs
White text on black background in a serif font. The title in all-caps reads "CURRENT AFFAIRS". A subtitle, in italics and below the title, reads "A Magazine of Politics & Culture".
Editor-in-chiefNathan J. Robinson[1]
Newsletter editorNick Slater[1]
Associate editorVanessa A. Bee[1]
Legal editorOren Nimni[1]
CategoriesPolitics, culture
FrequencyBimonthly
Circulation6,417
FounderNathan J. Robinson
Year founded2015
CompanyCurrent Affairs, LLC
CountryUnited States
Based inNew Orleans, Louisiana
LanguageEnglish
Websitecurrentaffairs.org
ISSN2471-2647

Current Affairs is an American bimonthly magazine that discusses political and cultural topics from a left-wing, progressive perspective.[2] The magazine is published in print and online, and also has a podcast. It was founded by Nathan J. Robinson in 2015.[3][4]

The magazine's described missions are "to produce the world's first readable political publication and to make life joyful again".[5] Its format is influenced by magazines such as Jacobin and Spy.[6] The print edition features colorful cartoons and full-page illustrations by various artists who are prominently credited for their work. Public figures such as Noam Chomsky and Glenn Greenwald have praised the magazine.[7]

Essays in Current Affairs include critiques and history of popular culture,[8][9][10] discussions of policy and its implementation,[11][12] and proposals for solutions to societal problems.[13][14] The magazine has also published long deconstructions of works by popular writers such as Charles Murray,[15] Tucker Carlson,[16] Jordan Peterson,[17] Sam Harris,[18] and Steven Pinker.[19]

History[]

On September 29, 2018, Current Affairs published an "exhaustive 10,000-word refutation" by Robinson of Brett Kavanaugh's testimony before the United States Senate.[20] Robinson was invited to discuss the article on the daily WBUR-FM show On Point.[21][22] He later released a video summarizing the article.[23]

On March 29, 2019, Current Affairs published an article by Robinson criticizing 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg that The New York Times later quoted.[24][25]

In March 2021, Current Affairs published the transcript of Katie Halper's interview with Tara Reade, who alleged that Joe Biden had sexually assaulted her.[26]

In August 2021, Current Affairs staffers accused Robinson of attempting to fire staffers for attempting to organize the magazine as a worker-owned co-op.[27][28][29] Those staffers posted a letter on Twitter.[30] Robinson later made a statement saying that he did not oppose the magazine being a worker-owned co-op, and that he acted as he did for reasons unrelated to worker organizing.[31][32] One of the staffers posted a response to Robinson's statement, disputing several of the points therein.[33]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Current Affairs | Culture & Politics". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  2. ^ Garfield, Bob (2016-08-05). "The Lesser Evil". On The Media. WNYC. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  3. ^ Dean, Allison Lirish (2017-05-02). "Nathan J. Robinson on Current Affairs Magazine and Building Progressive Media". Ear to the Pavement. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
  4. ^ "Nathan J. Robinson". Harvard University Department of Sociology. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  5. ^ "About". Current Affairs. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  6. ^ Chayka, Kyle (2017-03-23). "The Rise of the Hard Left". The Ringer. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
  7. ^ "Why You Should Be a Socialist | Nathan J. Robinson | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  8. ^ Savage, Luke. "How Liberals Fell In Love With The West Wing | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  9. ^ Eisen, Erica X. "TV on the Border | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  10. ^ Gold, Lyta. "World Without Men | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  11. ^ Abraham, Sparky. "The Case For Free College | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  12. ^ Robinson, Nathan J. "The Government Must Actually Work | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  13. ^ Rennix, Brianna; Robinson, Nathan J. "Why Not Have a Randomly Selected Congress? | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  14. ^ Davis, Pete. "How to Enliven the Presidential Debates | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  15. ^ Robinson, Nathan J. "Why Is Charles Murray Odious? | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  16. ^ Robinson, Nathan J. "What The Left Must Fight Against | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  17. ^ Robinson, Nathan J. "The Intellectual We Deserve | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  18. ^ Eli Massey, Nathan J. Robinson. "Being Mr.Reasonable | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  19. ^ Robinson, Nathan J. "The World's Most Annoying Man | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  20. ^ Uyehara, Mari (2018-10-01). "All of Brett Kavanaugh's Lies". GQ. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  21. ^ Robinson, Nathan J. "How We Know Kavanaugh Is Lying | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  22. ^ "Did Brett Kavanaugh Lie Under Oath? The Cases For And Against". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
  23. ^ "Here's a Very Smart and Informative Video Entitled "How We Know Brett Kavanaugh Is Lying"". Common Dreams. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  24. ^ Burns, Alexander (2019-04-14). "Pete Buttigieg's Focus: Storytelling First. Policy Details Later". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  25. ^ Robinson, Nathan J. "All About Pete | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  26. ^ Halper, Katie (March 31, 2020). "Tara Reade Tells Her Story". Current Affairs. Archived from the original on April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  27. ^ Gurley, Lauren Kaori (August 18, 2021). "Socialist Publication Current Affairs Fires Staff for Doing Socialism". Vice News. Motherboard. New York City. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  28. ^ Gitt, Tarpley (18 August 2021). "The Current Affair at Current Affairs Is That Everyone Has Been Fired". Gawker.
  29. ^ Best, Paul (18 August 2021). "Socialist magazine Current Affairs staff 'effectively fired' for trying to organize worker co-op". Fox Business.
  30. ^ @lyta_gold (August 18, 2021). "I am grieved to tell you that @nathanjrobinson has effectively fired me..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  31. ^ "Here is my statement on recent events at Current Affairs..." Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  32. ^ "Statement on Current Affairs". Google Docs. Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  33. ^ "Adrian Rennix - Statement on Events at Current Affairs". Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-12-05.

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