Current Affairs (magazine)
Editor-in-chief | Nathan J. Robinson[1] |
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Newsletter editor | Nick Slater[1] |
Associate editor | Vanessa A. Bee[1] |
Legal editor | Oren Nimni[1] |
Categories | Politics, culture |
Frequency | Bimonthly |
Circulation | 6,417 |
Founder | Nathan J. Robinson |
Year founded | 2015 |
Company | Current Affairs, LLC |
Country | United States |
Based in | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Language | English |
Website | currentaffairs |
ISSN | 2471-2647 |
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[]
- ^ a b c d "Current Affairs | Culture & Politics". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ Garfield, Bob (2016-08-05). "The Lesser Evil". On The Media. WNYC. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Nathan J. Robinson". Harvard University Department of Sociology. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
- ^ "About". Current Affairs. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ Chayka, Kyle (2017-03-23). "The Rise of the Hard Left". The Ringer. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ "Why You Should Be a Socialist | Nathan J. Robinson | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- ^ Savage, Luke. "How Liberals Fell In Love With The West Wing | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ Eisen, Erica X. "TV on the Border | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ Gold, Lyta. "World Without Men | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ Abraham, Sparky. "The Case For Free College | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ Robinson, Nathan J. "The Government Must Actually Work | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ Rennix, Brianna; Robinson, Nathan J. "Why Not Have a Randomly Selected Congress? | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ Davis, Pete. "How to Enliven the Presidential Debates | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ Robinson, Nathan J. "Why Is Charles Murray Odious? | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ Robinson, Nathan J. "What The Left Must Fight Against | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ Robinson, Nathan J. "The Intellectual We Deserve | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ Eli Massey, Nathan J. Robinson. "Being Mr.Reasonable | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ Robinson, Nathan J. "The World's Most Annoying Man | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
- ^ Uyehara, Mari (2018-10-01). "All of Brett Kavanaugh's Lies". GQ. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ^ Robinson, Nathan J. "How We Know Kavanaugh Is Lying | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ^ "Did Brett Kavanaugh Lie Under Oath? The Cases For And Against". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2018-12-24.
- ^ "Here's a Very Smart and Informative Video Entitled "How We Know Brett Kavanaugh Is Lying"". Common Dreams. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Robinson, Nathan J. "All About Pete | Current Affairs". www.currentaffairs.org. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
- ^ Halper, Katie (March 31, 2020). "Tara Reade Tells Her Story". Current Affairs. Archived from the original on April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gitt, Tarpley (18 August 2021). "The Current Affair at Current Affairs Is That Everyone Has Been Fired". Gawker.
- ^ Best, Paul (18 August 2021). "Socialist magazine Current Affairs staff 'effectively fired' for trying to organize worker co-op". Fox Business.
- ^ @lyta_gold (August 18, 2021). "I am grieved to tell you that @nathanjrobinson has effectively fired me..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Here is my statement on recent events at Current Affairs..." Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ "Statement on Current Affairs". Google Docs. Archived from the original on 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
- ^ "Adrian Rennix - Statement on Events at Current Affairs". Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
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