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Socialists Humiliate Clueless NewsNation Host
2d ago00:08:07Tap to summarize🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership We don’t think NewsNation’s Katie Pavlich knew what she was getting into when she invited Current Affairs Editor-in-Chief Nathan J. Robinson and Monte Mader on to debate socialism. 🦩 Read our Online Articles: https://www.currentaffairs.org/ 🦩 Subscribe to Current Affairs Magazine: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership
Transcribe →Daniel Ellsberg's Final Warning to America
3d ago00:40:20Tap to summarize🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership Daniel Ellsberg was the Pentagon Papers whistleblower whose decision to expose government lies about the Vietnam War changed American history. In this conversation with Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson, Michael Ellsberg, Jan R. Thomas, and Robert Ellsberg discuss Truth and Consequence, a new collection of Ellsberg's previously unpublished writings. They reflect on his thinking about nuclear war, conscience, patriotism, civil resistance, and why his ideas remain as relevant today as ever. 🌹 Buy the book: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/truth-and-consequence-9781639735518/ 0:00–6:19 The Hidden Writings of Daniel Ellsberg 6:19–15:32 The Ideas That Defined His Life 15:32–22:00 "Don't Delegate Conscience" 22:00–27:28 What Makes an Ordinary Person Resist? 27:28–33:30 What Is Patriotism? 33:30–40:29 Ellsberg's Legacy 🦩 Read our Online Articles: https://www.currentaffairs.org/ 🦩 Subscribe to Current Affairs Magazine: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership
Transcribe →America Is Headed for Another Endless War (w/ Trita Parsi)
4d ago00:29:49Tap to summarize🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership Trita Parsi is the co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and one of the leading analysts of U.S.–Iran relations. He joins Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson to explain how the ceasefire between the United States and Iran unraveled, why he believes both Washington and Tehran miscalculated, and what the renewed fighting means for the prospects of diplomacy. 🌹 Subscribe to Trita Parsi on Substack: https://tritaparsi.substack.com/ 🌹 Follow Trita Parsi: https://x.com/tparsi 🌹 The Quincy Institute: https://quincyinst.org/ 0:00–7:05 Collapse of the MOU & Return to War 7:05–11:44 Trump's Strategy & U.S. Miscalculation 11:44–14:52 Why Endless Wars Continue (John Mearsheimer) 14:52–17:31 Best- & Worst-Case Scenarios 17:31–20:22 Trump's Anti-War Promises & the MAGA Split 20:22–25:26 Biden, Gaza & Democratic Accountability 25:26–29:57 The Future of International Law & the ICC 🦩SUBSCRIBE TO CURRENT AFFAIRS MAGAZINE: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership 🦩 MERCH: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/ 🦩THE MYTH OF AMERICAN IDEALISM: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738224/the-myth-of-american-idealism-by-noam-chomsky-and-nathan-j-robinson/
Transcribe →Keir Starmer’s Downfall is a Warning for the Democrats
1w ago00:17:03Tap to summarize🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership When you stand for nothing, nobody wants to stand with you. 🌹 Full article by Alex Skopic: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/keir-starmers-downfall-is-a-warning-for-the-democrats 🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership 🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/
Transcribe →Neoliberal Economics Has Always Been Bogus
1w ago00:44:33Tap to summarize🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership Eric Beinhocker is a professor at the University of Oxford and executive director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School. Nick Hanauer is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and founder of Civic Ventures. Together, they are the authors of the booklet Markets Built for Humans. Beinhocker and Hanauer joined Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss why they believe neoliberal economics has failed, what the evidence really shows about the minimum wage and inequality, how bad economic ideas have shaped climate policy, and why they argue a thriving middle class is the foundation of a healthy economy and democracy. 📘 Get the book for FREE: https://www.marketsbuiltforhumans.org/ 0:00-9:14 How Neoliberalism Broke the Economy 9:14-15:07 How Much Better Off Americans Could Be 15:07-20:04 Why Markets Naturally Produce Plutocracy 20:04-30:39 How Economists Got the Minimum Wage Wrong 30:39-34:53 How Neoliberal Economics Failed on Climate Change 34:53-44:42 Building an Economy for the Middle Class 🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership 🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/
Transcribe →How an AIPAC Smear Campaign Works
2w ago00:17:35Tap to summarize🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership The Israel lobby’s attempt to destroy Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign is a disturbing example of how money warps democracy. 🌹 Full article by Nathan J. Robinson: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/how-an-aipac-smear-campaign-works 🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership 🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/
Transcribe →Kshama Sawant Is Taking On a Pro-War Democrat
2w ago00:32:52Tap to summarize🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership Kshama Sawant is a socialist organizer, former Seattle City Council member, and candidate for Congress in Washington’s 9th congressional district. Sawant joined Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss Adam Smith’s record on war, why she believes Democrats cannot be relied on to fight for working people, and why revolutionary socialists should fight for immediate reforms while building power outside the two-party system. 0:00-2:48 Adam Smith, Warmonger 2:48-9:27 Why Democrats Keep Failing 9:27-19:39 How to Build Power Outside Congress 19:39-27:53 Why Socialists Fight for Reforms 27:53-33:01 Kshama Sawant’s Agenda 🌹 Kshama Sawant's Website: https://www.kshamasawant.org/ 🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership 🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/
Transcribe →Trump Might Really Invade Cuba
3w ago00:13:21Tap to summarize🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership There’s barely any pretense that Trump cares about Cuban democracy. This is about privatizing Cuba’s public assets and getting them into the hands of Trump’s cronies. 🇨🇺 Read the article: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-u.s.-is-terrorizing-cuba-to-make-rich-men-richer 🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership 🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/
Transcribe →Of Course The Founding Fathers Would Have Hated Trump
3w ago00:15:34Tap to summarize🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership They rejected kings and were sincerely concerned about the possibility of a dictatorship. But we need to move past founder-worship and focus on justice. 👑 Full article by Nathan J. Robinson: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/of-course-the-founding-fathers-would-have-hated-trump 🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership 🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/
Transcribe →Charles Booker Has a Plan to Win Kentucky
3w ago00:41:53Tap to summarize🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership Charles Booker is a former Kentucky state representative and the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Kentucky. His campaign centers on Medicare for All, ending endless war, strengthening labor rights, raising wages, and building a multiracial working-class coalition from “the hood to the holler.” Booker joined Current Affairs associate editor Alex Skopic to discuss why Kentucky should not be written off as a “red state,” how progressive policies can win in places ignored by the national Democratic Party, what the left can learn from Mitch McConnell’s coalition-building, and why working people need leaders willing to fight for health care, peace, and economic justice. ⛰️ Charles Booker's Website: https://charlesbooker.org/ 0:00-9:32 Why Charles Booker Supports Medicare for All 9:32-20:42 Ending Endless War 20:42-23:10 Why Kentucky Isn’t Just a “Red State” 23:10-25:05 Why Progressive Policies Can Win in Red States 25:05-26:43 What “From the Hood to the Holler” Means 26:43-28:19 What the Left Can Learn From Mitch McConnell 28:19-33:34 Building Coalitions With Republicans 33:34-35:56 Andy Barr’s Racist Campaign 35:56-37:16 JD Vance and the Exploitation of Appalachia 37:16-42:02 Labor, Unions, and Working People 🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership 🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/
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