The Extreme Danger of Dehumanizing Rhetoric August 22, 2024 David Livingstone Smith, one of the world's leading scholars on dehumanization, explains what it is, why we're so prone to it, and how to resist it. by Current Affairs
Why You Will Never Retire August 14, 2024 Economist Teresa Ghilarducci on why some 90-year-old Americans are pushing shopping carts in the heat trying to make ends meet. by Current Affairs
Kat Abughazaleh on How Right-Wing Propaganda Works July 27, 2024 An expert in Fox News' brainwashing techniques explains how the right-wing propaganda apparatus convinces viewers to believe lies and nonsense. by Current Affairs
Jeffrey Sachs On Why U.S. Foreign Policy Is Dangerously Misguided July 17, 2024 How U.S. presidents from Clinton to Trump to Biden squandered chances to establish a lasting peace in the post-Cold War era. by Current Affairs
How Corporations Profit Off Poverty July 05, 2024 Policy journalist Anne Kim on how the welfare state is sucked dry by parasitic for-profit companies. by Current Affairs
The Politics of The "Squad" June 13, 2024 Journalist Ryan Grim, author of a book on the Squad, explains who they are and what they believe. by Current Affairs
The Infamous, Blood-Soaked Legacy of Henry Kissinger June 06, 2024 Jonah Walters gives a rundown of Kissinger's career, explaining what makes him an important figure. by Current Affairs
The Toxic Legacy of Martin Peretz’s New Republic May 30, 2024 Jeet Heer discusses the publication that was once “the in-flight magazine of Air Force One,” which he says “promoted many of the worst decisions in modern American history.” by Current Affairs