The Best of Current Affairs
10+ most popular Current Affairs articles, as voted by our community.
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Current Affairs on Architecture
When Is the Revolution in Architecture Coming? ❧ Current Affairs
We need to build places we can’t stop looking at. It will involve lots of plants.
Current Affairs on Fascism
What Is Fascism—And Why the Definition Matters ❧ Current Affairs
The label “fascism” gets tossed around a lot—but that doesn’t mean it lacks a coherent definition, or belongs solely to a bygone past. The political formation we call fascism is still very much alive,…
Current Affairs on Mobility
We Can Have a Public Transit Paradise ❧ Current Affairs
We can build effective mass transit. But this requires ending the dominance of the automobile, an inefficient and dangerous method of transit.
Are Toll Roads Progressive? ❧ Current Affairs
It’s tempting to financially disincentivize car use but we also want public infrastructure to be free at point of use.
Current Affairs on Philosophy
Why Children Make Such Good Philosophers ❧ Current Affairs
Children often ask profound questions about justice, truth, fairness, and why the world is the way it is. Caregivers ought to engage with children in these conversations.
Current Affairs on Pop Culture
Who Actually Gets to Create Black Pop Culture? ❧ Current Affairs
A closer look at the economics of Black pop culture reveals that most Black creators (outside music) come from middle-to-upper middle class backgrounds, while the Black poor are written about but…
Current Affairs on Republicans
Make Billionaires Republicans Again ❧ Current Affairs
It’s a good sign for the Democratic Party that Elon Musk doesn’t want to be a member.
Current Affairs on TV
Critics of “Don’t Look Up” Are Missing the Entire Point ❧ Current Affairs
It’s not about Americans being dumb sheep, but about how billionaires manipulate us into trusting them, how the reckless pursuit of profit can have catastrophic consequences, and the need to come…
Current Affairs on Yuval Noah Harari
The Dangerous Populist Science of Yuval Noah Harari ❧ Current Affairs
The best-selling author is a gifted storyteller and popular speaker. But he sacrifices science for sensationalism, and his work is riddled with errors.
«among Harari’s flock are some of the most powerful people in the world, and they come to him much like the ancient kings to their oracles.»
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The Truth Is Paywalled But The Lies Are Free ❧ Current Affairs
The political economy of bullshit.
The Boss is Watching ❧ Current Affairs
Businesses sit on a treasure trove of employee surveillance data, which is a threat to working class power and to a dignified work experience.
«According to a survey put out by the American Management Association, approximately 66 percent of U.S. companies monitor their employees’ internet usage, with at least 45 percent of companies logging keystrokes and 43 percent of companies tracking workers’ emails.»
Why You Hate Your Job ❧ Current Affairs
A theory on the function of bullshit jobs: to maintain the illusion of meritocracy and to provide status and prestige for elites.
Why Conservatives Hate the Government But Love the Cops ❧ Current Affairs
The core right-wing principle is a belief in hierarchy, not the limitation of state power.
The 1 Percent Are Many Times Worse Than the Rainforest Wreckers ❧ Current Affairs
We cannot allow plutocrat-pampering pundits within elite media to derail us from what should be the most important task of our collective lives: to curb planet-warming carbon emissions.
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