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Current AffairsFULL INTERVIEW: Democrats, Gaza, and the Future of the Left (w/ Hasan Piker)🌹 Subscribe to The Majority Report using the coupon code CURRENTAFFAIRS: https://fans.fm/majority/join Hasan Piker, one of the most influential political streamers in the world, joins Current Affairs Editor-in-Chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss the failures of the Democratic Party, what they refuse to learn from the success of Zohran Mamdani, and how they are largely responsible for America's ongoing descent into fascism. They also discuss the shifting hasbara surrounding the Gaza genocide, dissect the framing of Hasan’s media profiles, and examine the compromises and contradictions of figures like AOC and Bernie while looking ahead...
2025-09-2952 minCurrent AffairsGaza, Islamophobia, and the Democratic Party's Complicity (w/ Yasmine Taeb)Yasmine Taeb, Legislative and Political Director of MPower Change Action Fund—the largest Muslim digital activist organization in the U.S.—joins Current Affairs editor Alex Skopic to discuss the bipartisan complicity in the Gaza genocide, the rise of progressive challengers like Omar Fateh and Zohran Mamdani, and the Islamophobic attacks Muslim candidates continue to face.✊ MPower Change Website: https://www.mpowerchange.org/✊ MPower Action Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mpoweraction/?hl=en✊ MPower Action Twitter: https://x.com/MPowerAction0:00–4:32 Origins of MPower Action and the No Muslim Ban Ever Campaign4:32–7...
2025-08-2629 minCurrent AffairsIs This San Francisco’s Zohran Mamdani? (w/ Saikat Chakrabarti)Saikat Chakrabarti, co-founder of Justice Democrats and former chief of staff to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, joins Nathan J. Robinson to discuss his 2026 congressional campaign to unseat Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic Party’s failure to respond to genocide in Gaza, and how decades of complacent leadership have left the party morally bankrupt and politically adrift.🔥 Saikat's Website: https://www.saikat.us/en 🔥 Saikat's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saikatforcongress/ 🔥 Saikat's Twitter: https://x.com/saikatc 0:00–5:30 Gaza 5:30–19:27 The Democratic Party 19:27–21:41 Nancy Pelosi 24:00–29:00 Zohran Mamdani 29:00–36:14 Saikat's Policy Agenda 36:14–42:27 Ca...
2025-08-1241 minCurrent AffairsWhat Democrats Refuse to Fight For (w/ Max from UNFTR)Max from UNFTR joins Nathan J. Robinson to discuss Zohran Mamdani's victory, the limits of third-party politics, and how the Democratic Party can be taken over with five bold, non-negotiable demands for progressive transformation. ⚙️ Subscribe to UNFTR: https://www.youtube.com/@UNFTR ⚙️ Read the 5 Non-Negotiables: https://www.unftr.com/5nn 0:00-8:10 Zohran Mamdani 8:10-36:57 Can Third Parties Succeed? 36:57-59:50 The Five “Non-Negotiables" 🦩SUBSCRIBE TO CURRENT AFFAIRS MAGAZINE: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership 🦩 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/CurrentAffairs 🦩THE MYTH OF AMERICAN IDEALISM: https://www.pengu...
2025-07-2558 minCurrent AffairsZohran Mamdani’s Victory Is Just What The Left NeededHe has shown that a socialist message can win people over. His campaign is a model that should be emulated everywhere.🗽 Read the article: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/zohran-mamdanis-victory-is-just-what-the-left-needed🦩SUBSCRIBE TO CURRENT AFFAIRS MAGAZINE: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership🦩 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/CurrentAffairs🦩THE MYTH OF AMERICAN IDEALISM: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738224/the-myth-of-american-idealism-by-noam-chomsky-and-nathan-j-robinson/
2025-06-2713 minCurrent AffairsCould a Socialist Mayor be Just What New York City Needs? (w/ Zohran Mamdani)🦩 This episode originally aired on April 8, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!Zohran Mamdani represents the 36th District in the New York State Assembly. A member of the Democratic Socialists of America, he is currently running for mayor of New York City, hoping to unseat the controversial Eric Adams, who recently escaped federal corruption charges after signaling a willingness to help the Trump administration crackdown on immigrants. Mamdani is running on a platform of lowering the cost of living for New Yorkers. He joined Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss his city and his...
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