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Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.

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Moguls and their scribes, the New York intellectuals

Jan 30 2025 59 mins

Eoin Higgins, author of Owned, on tech moguls and the journalists, like Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi, who work for them • Ronnie Grinberg, author of Write Like a Man, on the mostly male, mostly Jewish New York intellectuals The post Moguls and their scribes, the New York intellectuals appeared first on KPFA.

The Gaza ceasefire, and sex work today

Jan 23 2025 59 mins

Mouin Rabbani on the Gaza ceasefire and Trump’s plans for the Middle East • Angela Jones and Bernadette Barton, co-editors of Sex Work Today, on that topic The post The Gaza ceasefire, and sex work today appeared first on KPFA.

Tech bros’ plans for SF, the Resnicks and water in California

Jan 16 2025 59 mins

Laura Jedeed, author of this article, talks about San Francisco and tech moguls’ plans to “fix” it • Yasha Levine, co-director of Pistachio Wars, on the Resnicks and water in California The post Tech bros’ plans for SF, the Resnicks and water in California appeared first on KPFA.

The Y2K era, the South Korean political crisis

Jan 09 2025 59 mins

Colette Shade, author of Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything, on culture at the turn of the millennium • Tim Shorrock discusses the political crisis in South Korea The post The Y2K era, the South Korean political crisis appeared first on KPFA.

Best of 2024 retrospective

Jan 02 2025 22 mins

Three interviews on Israel’s many wars: Rashid Khalidi and Pankaj Mishra with a historical perspective, and Annelle Sheline adds a former insider’s view. Then, Aziz Rana on the awfulness of the US constitution, Anna Kornbluh with a cultural critique of immediacy, and Brooke Harrington on the offshore money-hiding racket. And a memorial to Jane McAlevey. The post Best of 2024 r

Behind the News – December 26, 2024

Dec 26 2024 59 mins

Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. The post Behind the News – December 26, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Syria and the failures of COP29

Dec 19 2024 59 mins

Trita Parsi and Joshua Landis analyze what’s been going on in Syria • Tina Gerhardt reviews the annual UN climate conference, COP29, where little happened The post Syria and the failures of COP29 appeared first on KPFA.

Fundraising special: Gaza, the Constitution

Dec 12 2024 59 mins

Fundraising reprise of two interviews from May: Annelle Sheline, who resigned from the State Department as a protest of the war on Gaza, on what’s driving US support for that genocide • Aziz Rana on the awfulness of the US Constitution The post Fundraising special: Gaza, the Constitution appeared first on KPFA.

Fundraising special: what’s driving the populist right?

Dec 05 2024 59 mins

Political scientist Larry Bartels, author of this article, on how it’s politicians, not public opinion, that’s driving the right-populist upsurge The post Fundraising special: what’s driving the populist right? appeared first on KPFA.

Stashing money offshore, a new government in Sri Lanka

Nov 28 2024 59 mins

Brooke Harrington, author of Offshore, on how and where the mega-rich stash their cash • Mahendran Thiruvarangan on a new leftish government in Sri Lanka The post Stashing money offshore, a new government in Sri Lanka appeared first on KPFA.