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

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English


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NATO summit, the depredations of private equity

7/3/2025
Lily Lynch, author of this report, on the NATO summit • Megan Greenwell, author of Bad Company, on the depredations of private equity The post NATO summit, the depredations of private equity appeared first on KPFA.
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Iran, fake work

6/26/2025
Sohrab Ahmari, US editor of UnHerd, on Iran, Israel, and the US • Leigh Claire La Berge, author of Fake Work, on the ludicrous side of capitalism The post Iran, fake work appeared first on KPFA.

Duration:00:57:20

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Israel’s war on Iran: two perspectives

6/19/2025
Two perspectives on Israel’s war on Iran: Mouin Rabbani on the regional/global context and Joel Schalit on Israeli society and politics The post Israel’s war on Iran: two perspectives appeared first on KPFA.
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BYD—whence it came, where it’s going • Marx in America

6/12/2025
Paolo Gerbaudo on the Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD’s rise (articles here and here) • Andrew Hartman, author of Karl Marx in America, on the bearded one’s reception in the US The post BYD—whence it came, where it’s going • Marx in America appeared first on KPFA.
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Weapons and technology, China surpassing the US

6/5/2025
Laleh Khalili, author of this review, on the long relationship between the US military and industry • Kyle Chan, author of this article, on how China is surpassing the US The post Weapons and technology, China surpassing the US appeared first on KPFA.

Duration:00:59:57

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Capitalism and its critics, real abundance vs. bogue abundance

5/29/2025
John Cassidy, author of Capitalism and Its Critics, on just that • Sandeep Vaheesan, author of this review, will talk about abundance—neoliberal vs. genuine The post Capitalism and its critics, real abundance vs. bogue abundance appeared first on KPFA.

Duration:00:59:58

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Fundraising special: two views of Israel–Palestine

5/22/2025
Meron Rapoport, co-author of this article, on Israel’s strategy of destruction in Gaza • Mouin Rabbani on Israeli politics, the fate of the Palestinians, and Trump’s scheming The post Fundraising special: two views of Israel–Palestine appeared first on KPFA.

Duration:00:17:35

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Fundraising special: wobbly dollar, perpetual wars

5/15/2025
Fundraising special: Barry Eichengreen on why the gyrations in the value of the US dollar matter • Courtney Rawlings and Alex Jordan, hosts of Always at War, on why the US is always buying more weapons and bombing people The post Fundraising special: wobbly dollar, perpetual wars appeared first on KPFA.
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Fundraising special: Trumpian ideology

5/8/2025
A look at Trumpian ideology: Kristin Du Mez on theology, Quinn Sloboidan on the latest iteration of neoliberalism (both rebroadcasts of interviews from February) The post Fundraising special: Trumpian ideology appeared first on KPFA.
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The US empire, the state of the working class, and things need to be bigger

5/1/2025
Vijay Prashad, executive director of Tricontinental, on the state of the US empire and the state of the global working class • Becca Rothfeld, author of All Things Are Too Small, speaks up for bigness The post The US empire, the state of the working class, and things need to be bigger appeared first on KPFA.
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How constitutional fetishism gave us Trump

4/24/2025
Aziz Rana, author of The Constitutional Bind, on how the system crafted by the US Constitution, led to Donald Trump and has constricted our ability fight him The post How constitutional fetishism gave us Trump appeared first on KPFA.
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Behind the News – April 17, 2025

4/17/2025
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 – April 17, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
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Financiers and universities, approaches to the climate crisis

4/10/2025
Charlie Eaton and Alina Gibadulina on the increasing prominence of hedge fund and private equity titans on elite university boards (paper here) • Malcolm Harris, author of What’s Left, on a trio of political approaches to the climate crisis The post Financiers and universities, approaches to the climate crisis appeared first on KPFA.
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Tariff extravaganza: the UAW’s view, a critical view

4/3/2025
Jason Wade of the UAW explains the union’s endorsement of Trump’s auto tariffs • Sam Gindin, author of this article and former long-time adviser to what used to be known as the Canadian Autoworkers Union, on what issues the tariff controversy obscures The post Tariff extravaganza: the UAW’s view, a critical view appeared first on KPFA.
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Trump and the courts, class and politics, hipster nihilism

3/27/2025
Samuel Moyn on Trump and the courts • Chris Maisano, author of this article, on class and politics • Evgenia Kovda on hipster nihilism (article here) The post Trump and the courts, class and politics, hipster nihilism appeared first on KPFA.
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Professional class liberalism

3/20/2025
Brent Cebul and Lily Geismer, editors of Mastery and Drift, on professional class liberalism • a brief reprise of a 2019 interview with Gabriel Winant on the PMC The post Professional class liberalism appeared first on KPFA.

Duration:00:59:58

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Marx’s ethics, and what did the BLM protests do to police budgets?

3/13/2025
Vanessa Wills, author of Marx’s Ethical Vision, on the morality behind Marxian “science” • Mathis Ebbinghaus on the effects of the summer 2020 anti-cop protests on police budgets (paper here) The post Marx’s ethics, and what did the BLM protests do to police budgets? appeared first on KPFA.
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Fundraising special: militancy and repression in the Valley, neofeudalism

3/6/2025
Ben Tarnoff on tech worker militancy, the bosses’ crackdown, and their hard turn to the right • Jodi Dean, author of Capital’s Grave, on neofeudalism The post Fundraising special: militancy and repression in the Valley, neofeudalism appeared first on KPFA.
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Fundraising special: worker-led organizing

2/27/2025
Eric Blanc, author of We Are the Union, on worker-led organizing (Amazon, Starbucks, etc.) The post Fundraising special: worker-led organizing appeared first on KPFA.
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Trump, a new/old kind of imperialist? • Is Trump a neoliberal?

2/20/2025
Anatol Lieven looks at the global dimensions of Trumpism • Quinn Slobodian muses on whether Trump is a neoliberal, and examines the three major strands of DOGE-ism (NYRB article here) The post Trump, a new/old kind of imperialist? • Is Trump a neoliberal? appeared first on KPFA.