The Current Affairs panel discusses whether the political is personal, Nathan waxes poetic about Wikipedia, and we all share something that is trending in the right direction.


The Panel:

Briahna Joy Gray, contributing editor
Oren Nimni, legal editor
Lyta Gold, amusements editor
Nathan J. Robinson, editor in chief
Pete Davis, host

Further reading on Wikipedia:


Here's more on Wikipedia's government structure. Here's The Guardian waxing poetic about Wikipedia. Here's a relatively recent profile of Jimmy Wales. Here's the Wikipedia page on gender bias on the site. Here's a group working to increase black representation among Wikipedia's articles and editors.


Many thanks to Dan Thorn for editing help.


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