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Current Affairs episodes

August 15, 2019 PREVIEW: A Very Nice and Polite Argument with Ezra Klein
Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson sits down with founder and editor-at-large of Vox, Ezra Klein. Together, they debate (in a very friendly manner) the successes and failures of the Bernie Sanders campaign, incremental change versus radical change, and whether Nathan was justified in writing mean things about Vox in 2016.
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2 min
August 13, 2019 Landlord Wars, Ep. #32: The Tenant Strikes Back
Relevant reading:
An Example for All the Land: Emancipation and the Struggle over Equality in Washington, D.C., by Kate Masur: https://www.uncpress.org/book/9780807872666/an-example-for-all-the-land/
Home Rule or House Rule? by Michael Fauntroy: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780761827146
A Housing Crisis, a Failed Law, and a Property Conflict: The US Urban Speculation Tax, by Katie J. Wells:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/anti.12146
Carving Out the Commons: Tenant Organizing and Housing Cooperatives in Washington, D.C., by Amanda Huron:
https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/carving-out-the-commons
Nicholson St tenant strike coverage on WAMU :
https://wamu.org/story/18/10/15/northwest-d-c-residents-go-strike-protest-decaying-buildings-rising-rent/
Irving St tenant strike coverage on Greater Greater Washington:
https://ggwash.org/view/71558/a-columbia-heights-rent-strike-highlights-abuses-tenants-face-in-dc
DC DSA's housing campaign:
https://www.thenation.com/article/democratic-socialist-campaigns-target-isnt-incumbent/
1 hr 2 min
August 08, 2019 In conversation: Mckayla Wilkes on her 2020 run for Congress
Current Affairs host Pete Davis and managing editor Lyta Gold sit down with Mckayla Wilkes, a 28-year-old progressive who is challenging the House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer for his seat. Mckayla tells us what motivated her to run, her experiences with the criminal justice system, and the power of a grassroots campaign.
You can find out more about Mckayla's campaign at https://www.mckayla2020.com/ .
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35 min
August 06, 2019 PREVIEW: Malcolm X
Nathan J. Robinson and Oren Nimni discuss the legacy of Malcolm X.
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1 min
August 05, 2019 UNLOCKED! Chuck Marohn on Strong Towns
Current Affairs host Pete Davis sits down with engineer, land planner and founder of the Strong Towns movement, Chuck Marohn, to discuss how to create thriving towns and cities.
This episode was edited by Dan Thorn of Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA.
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49 min
August 01, 2019 PREVIEW: Chris Arnade on photographing poverty
Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson sits down with photographer Chris Arnade to discuss his journey from Wall Street trader to travelling photographer, the things elites don't understand about poverty, and his book Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America.
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2 min
July 30, 2019 Episode #31: The Pigeon Vortex
The Current Affairs panel sits down to discuss AOC's first year in office, proposes an innovative new way of dividing up the United States, and shares the transcendental experiences they've had with animals.
The panel this week is finance editor Sparky Abraham, legal editor Oren Nimni, associate editor Vanessa A. Bee, editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson, and your host is Pete Davis. Many thanks to our newsletter editor, Nick Slater, for getting us exclusive access to the secret Beto O'Rourke tapes.
This episode was edited by Dan Thorn of Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA.
1 hr 3 min
July 25, 2019 PREVIEW: Micah Uetricht on Chicago
Current Affairs editors Nathan J. Robinson and Eli Massey sit down with writer and labor organizer Micah Uetricht to discuss the weird and tangled world of Chicago politics.
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2 min
July 23, 2019 PREVIEW: Chuck Marohn on Strong Towns
Current Affairs host Pete Davis sits down with engineer, land planner and founder of the Strong Towns movement, Chuck Marohn, to discuss how to create thriving towns and cities.
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3 min
July 19, 2019 UNLOCKED! Ben Burgis on Logic and Arguments
Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson, financial editor Sparky Abraham and contributing editor Aisling McCrea sit down with philosophy professor Ben Burgis to discuss his new book Give Them An Argument: Logic for the Left.
Give Them An Argument: Logic for the Left is published by Zero Books. You can support and enjoy Ben Burgis' work by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/benburgis, where he publishes short essays and videos, or catch him on The Michael Brooks Show on his regular segment, The Debunk.
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This episode was edited by Dan Thorn of Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA.
51 min