Barbara Ehrenreich on Medicine, Macrophages, and Megafauna…
A discussion of the Wellness craze, how science adapts to new information, and the human idea of the self.
Welcome, Babies
A message from Current Affairs to all babies and the people who made them.
Presenting The 2020 “Griftie” Awards
Precedented times or not, the grift stops for no man. Today, Current Affairs celebrates.
QAnon and the Fragility of Truth
How can people fervently believe in something so transparently flimsy, and how do we preserve our connection to reality in a world of informational chaos?
Transgender Trouble: 40 Years of Gender Essentialism and Gatekeeping
Roanne K. Jalopy explains the history and haphazard ideology behind medical neglect of the trans community.
Forty Years Later, ‘9 to 5’ Still Speaks the Truth
It’s been four decades since the iconic Dolly Parton-Jane Fonda-Lily Tomlin film dropped, and it’s as relevant as ever.
How Amazon Destroys the Intellectual Justifications for Capitalism
Amazon is becoming a giant private government with the power to direct the economy.
The Grift of Online Entrepreneurship
Don’t like getting underpaid for your work? Hypercapitalist Instagram meme pages can help.