Articles in Politics

A Better Son Or Daughter

Donald Trump, amnesia, and a capitalist fable.


Surely We Can Do Better Than Elon Musk

Getting past the cult of Genius and the bleakness of capitalist futurism.


How the Animal Rights Movement Hurts Its Own Cause

If we ever want to win, we need to stop turning workers into enemies.


The Subminimum Wage Has Got to Go

Paying workers $7.25 an hour is cruel. Paying them even less is inhumane.


The End of TV’s Lumpenproletariat

For a decade, ‘Shameless’ has painted a picture of American life rarely seen on screen. That’s about to end.


The Socialist Case for Skiing

Skiing might seem like a rich person’s hobby, but it hasn’t always been like that—and it doesn’t have to stay that way.


Inside the Dangerous World of Prison Organizing

Incarcerated activists are risking their lives to send a wake-up call to those outside.


That’s It, I’m Out

The internal ideological climate of Current Affairs has become intolerable. I can bear it no longer.


Our ‘Normal’ Responses to Mental Health Crises Are Not Working

People in pain need care and support, not state-sanctioned violence.


The True Story of the Rwandan Genocide

In her new book “Do Not Disturb,” Michela Wrong explores why the west was so eager to believe lies about the Rwandan genocide.


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