Banning Smoking in Public Housing is Just Another Experiment on the Poor
A seemingly unobjectionable public health measure increases surveillance and criminalization…
Bad Ways To Criticize Trump
Progressives need to focus their critiques on issues that actually matter to people…
1000 Ways To Misrepresent Noam Chomsky
As two new books show, Chomsky’s actual writings and arguments are almost always ignored…
The Best of Current Affairs
A sampler platter of Current Affairs delicacies…
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The Necessity of Credibility
Ridding ourselves of fake news requires having media outlets that are actually worth listening to…
Trump Gives Tax Cut To Company For Sending 1000 Jobs To Mexico
The president-elect’s PR move was very well-played. Bernie Sanders showed how to respond to such stunts.
Why Not Get a Holiday Gift Subscription for a Loved One?
T’is the season to buy dozens of Current Affairs subscriptions for all of your acquaintances…