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Our stunning 56th issue is here. This is a fun one, folks!
🤖ChatGPT University
📔A trip to the Bible Museum
🎷New Orleans Music
💥Anti-Communist Comic Books
It’s a jam-packed issue filled with colorful surprises and insightful analysis, plus gorgeous cover art by Sarah VanDermeer.
🤖ChatGPT University
📔A trip to the Bible Museum
🎷New Orleans Music
💥Anti-Communist Comic Books
It’s a jam-packed issue filled with colorful surprises and insightful analysis, plus gorgeous cover art by Sarah VanDermeer.
Capitalism manufactures demand to meet its capacity to produce junk, and feed its insatiable desire for growth. It uses artificial scarcity to pit people against each other, when it could easily just make enough for everyone. And it never, ever ends.
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Black Friday, Red Tower
Every year, Americans hurt and kill each other fighting over Black Friday deals. To understand why, turn to nihilist horror author Thomas Ligotti.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Capitalism manufactures demand to meet its capacity to produce junk, and feed its insatiable desire for growth. It uses artificial scarcity to pit people against each other, when it could easily just make enough for everyone. And it never, ever ends.
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Cyber Monday has started to supplant in-person Black Friday “door-busters,” but that doesn’t mean the violence has ended. It’s just taken another form, with a “mounting injury crisis at Amazon warehouses, one that is especially acute during Prime week."
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Black Friday, Red Tower
Every year, Americans hurt and kill each other fighting over Black Friday deals. To understand why, turn to nihilist horror author Thomas Ligotti.
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November 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Cyber Monday has started to supplant in-person Black Friday “door-busters,” but that doesn’t mean the violence has ended. It’s just taken another form, with a “mounting injury crisis at Amazon warehouses, one that is especially acute during Prime week."
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Every year, Americans hurt and kill each other fighting over Black Friday deals. To understand why, turn to nihilist horror author Thomas Ligotti.
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Black Friday, Red Tower
Every year, Americans hurt and kill each other fighting over Black Friday deals. To understand why, turn to nihilist horror author Thomas Ligotti.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Every year, Americans hurt and kill each other fighting over Black Friday deals. To understand why, turn to nihilist horror author Thomas Ligotti.
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The people of Gaza still need our solidarity, as much as they did when the war was officially on. For their sake, we can’t look away. www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-gaz...
The Gaza “Ceasefire” is a Total Fraud
The fire has not, in fact, ceased, and there have to be meaningful penalties for Israel’s violations.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The people of Gaza still need our solidarity, as much as they did when the war was officially on. For their sake, we can’t look away. www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-gaz...
Because of the “ceasefire” narrative, people will starve. And this is the purpose of spreading the narrative to begin with: to draw the eyes of the world away from Gaza and let Palestinians suffer and die in silence.
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The Gaza “Ceasefire” is a Total Fraud
The fire has not, in fact, ceased, and there have to be meaningful penalties for Israel’s violations.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Because of the “ceasefire” narrative, people will starve. And this is the purpose of spreading the narrative to begin with: to draw the eyes of the world away from Gaza and let Palestinians suffer and die in silence.
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If it were Hamas that were constantly bombing and killing hundreds of Israelis, it would not be described as a “test” of the ceasefire. Reporters would be able to call it what it is: a clear-cut violation, whose perpetrators should be held accountable.
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The Gaza “Ceasefire” is a Total Fraud
The fire has not, in fact, ceased, and there have to be meaningful penalties for Israel’s violations.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:11 AM
If it were Hamas that were constantly bombing and killing hundreds of Israelis, it would not be described as a “test” of the ceasefire. Reporters would be able to call it what it is: a clear-cut violation, whose perpetrators should be held accountable.
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The deliberate starvation hasn’t ended, as government officials in Gaza say that only around 200 trucks of food per day are being allowed through their borders, far short of the agreed-upon 600. As a result, malnutrition levels are still around 90 percent. www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-gaz...
The Gaza “Ceasefire” is a Total Fraud
The fire has not, in fact, ceased, and there have to be meaningful penalties for Israel’s violations.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 AM
The deliberate starvation hasn’t ended, as government officials in Gaza say that only around 200 trucks of food per day are being allowed through their borders, far short of the agreed-upon 600. As a result, malnutrition levels are still around 90 percent. www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-gaz...
From all-out genocide, Israeli leaders have shifted to a more sporadic series of attacks that they hope will be ignored by the Trump administration, along with others in the U.S. who have a vested interest in pretending a meaningful peace has been reached.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-gaz...
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The Gaza “Ceasefire” is a Total Fraud
The fire has not, in fact, ceased, and there have to be meaningful penalties for Israel’s violations.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 AM
From all-out genocide, Israeli leaders have shifted to a more sporadic series of attacks that they hope will be ignored by the Trump administration, along with others in the U.S. who have a vested interest in pretending a meaningful peace has been reached.
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Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are habitual liars. So why, we might ask, do so many journalists and politicians act as if a ceasefire is in place, even as Israel’s bombing and killing in Gaza rages on?
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The Gaza “Ceasefire” is a Total Fraud
The fire has not, in fact, ceased, and there have to be meaningful penalties for Israel’s violations.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are habitual liars. So why, we might ask, do so many journalists and politicians act as if a ceasefire is in place, even as Israel’s bombing and killing in Gaza rages on?
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Nigerians are fighting against the predatory global economic dogma which sees the worth of humanity, the dignity of rural people, the well-being of ecosystems, as secondary to the pursuit of profiteering from predatory trade, and they are winning.
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The Nigerian Chicken Revolution
For decades, American companies dumped cheap, low-quality chicken products on Nigeria, devastating the country’s agriculture. But Nigerian farmers are fighting back.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Nigerians are fighting against the predatory global economic dogma which sees the worth of humanity, the dignity of rural people, the well-being of ecosystems, as secondary to the pursuit of profiteering from predatory trade, and they are winning.
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In 2003, Nigeria banned the importing of frozen poultry to mitigate its negative effects on the economy. This quiet, anti-imperialist food war is an important case study in how global power and finance operate today.
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The Nigerian Chicken Revolution
For decades, American companies dumped cheap, low-quality chicken products on Nigeria, devastating the country’s agriculture. But Nigerian farmers are fighting back.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In 2003, Nigeria banned the importing of frozen poultry to mitigate its negative effects on the economy. This quiet, anti-imperialist food war is an important case study in how global power and finance operate today.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-nig...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-nig...
For decades, American companies dumped cheap, low-quality chicken products on Nigeria, devastating the country’s agriculture. But Nigerian farmers are fighting back.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-nig...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-nig...
The Nigerian Chicken Revolution
For decades, American companies dumped cheap, low-quality chicken products on Nigeria, devastating the country’s agriculture. But Nigerian farmers are fighting back.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
For decades, American companies dumped cheap, low-quality chicken products on Nigeria, devastating the country’s agriculture. But Nigerian farmers are fighting back.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-nig...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-nig...
The fire has not, in fact, ceased, and there have to be meaningful penalties for Israel’s violations.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-gaz...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-gaz...
The Gaza “Ceasefire” is a Total Fraud
The fire has not, in fact, ceased, and there have to be meaningful penalties for Israel’s violations.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The fire has not, in fact, ceased, and there have to be meaningful penalties for Israel’s violations.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-gaz...
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Wild animals are not populations to be managed for our benefit, but are individuals who value their own lives. These individuals have more of a claim to life and to freedom from harm than humans have claim to kill them. www.currentaffairs.org/news/wild-an...
Wild Animals Deserve Rights, Too
Existing models of conservation and animal rights often ignore and exclude wildlife. That has to change.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Wild animals are not populations to be managed for our benefit, but are individuals who value their own lives. These individuals have more of a claim to life and to freedom from harm than humans have claim to kill them. www.currentaffairs.org/news/wild-an...
Conservation and wildlife management is a waste of time and money for most of the human population, and a parade of horrors for the wild animals living under our control. www.currentaffairs.org/news/wild-an...
Wild Animals Deserve Rights, Too
Existing models of conservation and animal rights often ignore and exclude wildlife. That has to change.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Conservation and wildlife management is a waste of time and money for most of the human population, and a parade of horrors for the wild animals living under our control. www.currentaffairs.org/news/wild-an...
Wild animals deserve our attention and respect, for the same reasons that we should care about any creature: they are sentient, with recognizable social behaviors and emotions, and just like humans their lives have intrinsic value. www.currentaffairs.org/news/wild-an...
Wild Animals Deserve Rights, Too
Existing models of conservation and animal rights often ignore and exclude wildlife. That has to change.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Wild animals deserve our attention and respect, for the same reasons that we should care about any creature: they are sentient, with recognizable social behaviors and emotions, and just like humans their lives have intrinsic value. www.currentaffairs.org/news/wild-an...
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Fantastic piece. “When Chuck Grassley was born in 1933, Hitler and Stalin were both still alive, and the chocolate chip cookie had not yet been invented.”
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Only a Failing System Could Produce Chuck Grassley
One of the most powerful people in Congress is a 92-year old Iowan who’s obsessed with Dairy Queen, his vacuum cleaner, and ruining the lives of his constituents. So why haven’t the Democrats beaten h...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Fantastic piece. “When Chuck Grassley was born in 1933, Hitler and Stalin were both still alive, and the chocolate chip cookie had not yet been invented.”
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Existing models of conservation and animal rights often ignore and exclude wildlife. That has to change.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/wild-an...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/wild-an...
Wild Animals Deserve Rights, Too
Existing models of conservation and animal rights often ignore and exclude wildlife. That has to change.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Existing models of conservation and animal rights often ignore and exclude wildlife. That has to change.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/wild-an...
www.currentaffairs.org/news/wild-an...
While Nicolás Maduro’s repression (not nearly as brutal as the Saudi state) is used as a potential justification for invading the country and deposing him, Saudi Arabia’s crimes are largely ignored.
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Don’t Let Them Erase Jamal Khashoggi
We must fight to preserve the memory of a dissident killed for questioning the United States’ favorite dictatorship. Two American presidents have shamefully tried to move on.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM
While Nicolás Maduro’s repression (not nearly as brutal as the Saudi state) is used as a potential justification for invading the country and deposing him, Saudi Arabia’s crimes are largely ignored.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/dont-le...
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The fewer consequences there are for MBS’s abuses of human rights, the more Saudi dissidents will suffer. If the president sets clear standards for allies, then a country wanting to do business with the U.S. will have no choice but to improve internally.
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Don’t Let Them Erase Jamal Khashoggi
We must fight to preserve the memory of a dissident killed for questioning the United States’ favorite dictatorship. Two American presidents have shamefully tried to move on.
www.currentaffairs.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The fewer consequences there are for MBS’s abuses of human rights, the more Saudi dissidents will suffer. If the president sets clear standards for allies, then a country wanting to do business with the U.S. will have no choice but to improve internally.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/dont-le...
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