Kieran Andrieu is a British-Palestinian journalist, activist, and contributor to Novara Media. He joins Current Affairs Editor-in-Chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss his decision to join the Global Sumud Flotilla, the risks involved in confronting Israel’s blockade of Gaza, and why he believes powerlessness in the face of genocide is an illusion.

0:00-6:29 Kieran’s Family Story of Resistance

6:29-10:33 Joining the Flotilla

10:33-14:12 What Success Would Mean

14:12-17:53 Powerlessness Is an Illusion

17:53-20:57 The Case for Recognizing Palestine

20:57-22:25 Shifts in U.S. Public Opinion

22:25-28:02 What Comes Next

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Tommy Marcus (@quentin.quarantino) is an activist and content creator who has raised over $30 million for charitable causes. He joins Current Affairs Editor-in-Chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss his journey aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, the mission to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, and his response to official allegations that the flotilla is a “terrorist” operation.

0:00-1:39 The Mission Explained

1:39-3:18 Why Launch the Flotilla?

3:18-10:13 Starvation as Israel’s Strategy

10:13-13:51 Facing the Risks

13:51-20:10 Tommy’s Political Transformation

20:10-24:58 Why Zionist Narratives Stick

24:58-31:03 From Victims to Perpetrators

31:03-36:01 The Case Against Working With Zionists

36:21-39:21 How Democrats Betrayed Gaza

39:21-58:50 A Message to the World

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Current Affairs editors Alex Skopic and Emily Topping join editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss their latest articles: the normalization of “selling out,” the weirdly viral “Dubai chocolate” craze, what GOP member podcasts reveal about right-wing propaganda, and why libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie outflanks most other Democrats on foreign policy.

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Academia is not full of radicals. There just aren’t many Republicans, perhaps because Republicans despise the academy’s values of open-mindedness and critical inquiry. 

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Rahm Emanuel encourages us to fear China solely because this would unify the country. But what is the threat?

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From North Korea to the Caribbean to Yemen, Trump claims the right to murder whoever he wants, whenever he wants. Where is the opposition to this outrageous criminality?

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Taylor Lorenz, technology journalist and author of Extremely Online, joins Current Affairs Editor-in-Chief Nathan J. Robinson and Digital Editor John Ross (who was formerly a producer for The David Pakman Show) to discuss her bombshell Wired investigation into Chorus, Good Influence, and the 1630 Fund, the dark money network secretly funding Democratic influencers.

0:00-10:04 Taylor's Reporting

10:04-13:50 Why is Matters

13:50-18:04 How Good Influence Works

18:04-24:57 Suppression of Gaza

24:57-29:12 The Decline of Journalism

29:12-32:31 How Good Influence Provides Value

32:31-35:11 The Democratic Party's "Messaging Problem"

35:11-40:56 The Response to Taylor's Article

40:56- 44:37 What We Can Learn From This

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The Democrats’ latest alternative to an agenda is being really sassy on social media. But without substance to back it up, they will never replicate the magic of a Bernie or Mamdani. 

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When pompous pundits and politicos begin to rationalize crimes against humanity, it’s no longer possible to laugh at them. The correct reaction is horror, disgust, and a determination to end their influence.

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