Barack Obama: International Problem Solver

There’s only one ex-president with the courage, hope, and vision to raise awareness about the issues!

All Barack Obama wanted to do was relax in his $12 million mansion on Martha’s Vineyard, writing more memoirs and pitching the occasional Netflix series with his family. It’s the simple things in life, after all. But when he caught wind that people around the world were—gasp!—beginning to question the neoliberal consensus he’s spent his entire career defending, he knew there was no time to waste…

Catch more exciting, gorgeously illustrated adventures when you subscribe to the Current Affairs print magazine! A full year’s subscription costs a mere 0.04 percent of the Biden administration’s COVID stimulus check you haven’t received yet (and likely never will)!

Art by Mike Freiheit

More In: Uncategorized

Cover of latest issue of print magazine

Announcing Our Newest Issue

Featuring

Our first issue of 2026 is here! Featuring gorgeous whimsical cover art by Toni Hamel, this issue dives deep into Thomas Pynchon’s novels, Phil Ochs’ songs, and Elon Musk’s creepy plan to put a chip in your brain. We look at New York City’s effort to exterminate the spotted lanternfly, the struggles of striking garbage workers, and the U.S. role in destroying Gaza. But that’s not all. We have some “cheerfulness lessons” inspired by Zohran Mamdani, an interview with CODEPINK’s Medea Benjamin, and a demonstration of how buying more Labubu can solve all of your problems at once! 

The Latest From Current Affairs