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Back to SearchWhat Would a Left Foreign Policy Look Like? (w/ Van Jackson)
Episode 314
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We know the left is, generally speaking, anti-war and anti-imperialist. But if a left-wing government ever took power in the U.S., what would its…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
How Cars Make Life Worse (w/ Daniel Knowles)
Episode 313
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Daniel Knowles is a reporter for The Economist (yes, that one). His book Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse argues that cars are a problem, an…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Debunking Popular Talking Points on Israel-Palestine (w/ Ben Burgis)
Episode 312
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Ben Burgis is a philosopher and occasional contributor to Current Affairs, who runs the Philosophy for the People Substack and hosts Give Them An…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Why We Need Solidarity Now More Than Ever (w/ Leah Hunt-Hendrix)
Episode 311
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“While there is a lower class, I am in it, while there is a criminal element, I am of it, and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.” ―E…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
How To Communicate Left Political Ideas to Gen Z (w/ Jessica Burbank)
Episode 310
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Jessica L. Burbank is a broadcaster and commentator who appears on The Hill's Rising, co-hosts the Funny Money podcast, and now hosts her own onl…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Why We Don't Need Borders (w/ John Washington)
Episode 309
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John Washington is a journalist with Arizona Luminaria, whose new book The Case for Open Borders rebuts common anti-immigrant argument and shows …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
How Everyone Misunderstands Capitalism (w/ Grace Blakeley)
Episode 308
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Grace Blakeley is one of the left's leading economic thinkers. In her new book, Vulture Capitalism, Blakeley explains how capitalism really works…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Why Animal Liberation Is A Crucial Moral Issue For Our Time (w/ Lewis Bollard)
Episode 307
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Lewis Bollard directs the farm animal welfare program at Open Philanthropy, and writes the organization's farm animal welfare research newsletter…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
How The Gains of 20th Century Feminism Are Under Threat (w/ Josie Cox)
Episode 306
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Journalist Josie Cox is the author of the new book Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality, a history of the 20th century women…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Inside The Chaos at Elon Musk's Twitter (uh, "X")
Episode 305
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! Zoë Schiffer is the author of the new book "Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter," which tells the full story of how the richest man i…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago