The Current (magazine)

The Current is a magazine of contemporary politics, culture, and Jewish affairs at Columbia University (New York, United States). Launched in December 2005 by Bari Weiss, The Current publishes essays and features on a broad range of subjects including Literary & Arts, Politics, and culture. There is also a Creative section in every issue.

The Current has conducted interviews with Muhammad Yunus,^[1] Stanley Fish,^[2] Myron Kolatch,^[3] Seyla Benhabib,^[4] Judith Butler,^[5] and others. Its editorials have addressed issues such as university speech codes,^[6] controversial campus speakers,^[7] corporate divestment,^[8] humanitarian activism,^[9] the Saffron Revolution in Burma,^[10] the history of the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry,^[11] and various histories of racial and ethnic integration at Columbia University.