Current Affairs (magazine)

Current Affairs
Cover of the May/June 2020 issue
Editor-in-chiefNathan J. Robinson[1]
CategoriesPolitics, culture
FrequencyBimonthly
Circulation3,795[2]
FounderNathan J. Robinson
Oren Nimni[3]
Founded2015
CompanyCurrent Affairs Inc[4]
CountryUnited States
Based inNew Orleans, Louisiana
LanguageEnglish
Websitecurrentaffairs.org
ISSN2471-2647

Current Affairs is an American bimonthly magazine that discusses political and cultural topics from a left-wing perspective. It was founded by Oren Nimni and Nathan J. Robinson in 2015. The magazine is published in print and online, and also has a podcast.[5][6] The magazine is funded through subscriptions and donations.

Its political stances have been described as socialist,[7] progressive,[8] and broadly leftist.[9] Its format is influenced by magazines such as Jacobin and Spy.[10]

History

Current Affairs started after a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2015.[6]

On September 29, 2018, Current Affairs published an "exhaustive 10,000-word refutation" by Robinson of Brett Kavanaugh's testimony before the United States Senate.[11][12] Robinson was invited to discuss the article on the daily WBUR-FM show On Point.[13] He later released a video summarizing the article.[14]

In August 2021, five Current Affairs staffers accused Robinson of trying to fire most of the workforce for attempting to organize the magazine as a worker cooperative.[7][9][15]

Finances and staffing

Current Affairs uses a subscription model for funding. It has a development director, two associate editors, a graphic designer, a digital editor, a writer/researcher. Yasmin Nair serves as editor-at-large, with Katherine Krueger and Briahna Joy Gray as contributing editors.[1] The editing staff unionized with the Chicago News Guild, an affiliate of the Communications Workers of America, in March 2026.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "About". Current Affairs. Retrieved March 9, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation". Current Affairs. 8 (5): 13. September 2023.
  3. ^ "Oren Nimni The American Law Institute". The American Law Institute. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  4. ^ "Current Affairs Inc - GuideStar Profile". GuideStar. Archived from the original on March 17, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Tedder, Michael (March 22, 2020). "Not All 'Bernie Bros' Are Angry Young Men. Meet Nathan J. Robinson". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Gold, Michael (October 15, 2019). "Kickstarter Calls Itself Progressive. But About That Union". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Gurley, Lauren Kaori (August 18, 2021). "Socialist Publication Current Affairs Fires Staff for Doing Socialism". Vice News. Motherboard. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Garfield, Bob (August 5, 2016). "The Lesser Evil". On The Media. WNYC. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Hitt, Tarpley (August 18, 2021). "The Current Affair at Current Affairs Is That Everyone Has Been Fired". Gawker. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Chayka, Kyle (March 23, 2017). "The Rise of the Hard Left". The Ringer. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  11. ^ Robinson, Nathan J. (September 29, 2018). "How We Know Kavanaugh Is Lying". Current Affairs. ISSN 2471-2647. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  12. ^ Uyehara, Mari (October 1, 2018). "All of Brett Kavanaugh's Lies". GQ. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  13. ^ "Did Brett Kavanaugh Lie Under Oath? The Cases For And Against". On Point. WBUR. October 4, 2018. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  14. ^ Queally, Jon (October 2, 2018). "Here's a Very Smart and Informative Video Entitled "How We Know Brett Kavanaugh Is Lying"". Common Dreams. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
  15. ^ Best, Paul (August 18, 2021). "Socialist magazine Current Affairs staff 'effectively fired' for trying to organize worker co-op". Fox Business. FOX Corporation. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  16. ^ "Current Affairs has Unionized with the Chicago News Guild". Current Affairs. March 9, 2026. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
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