Current Affairs (magazine)

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]

Current Affairs
Editor-in-chiefNathan J. Robinson[1]
Senior editorBrianna Rennix[1]
Amusements & managing editorLyta Gold[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

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. "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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