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

  1. Trump’s unified domain of impunity

    1D AGO

    Trump’s unified domain of impunity

    Historian Nikhil Pal Singh, author of this article, talks about how the Trump regime weaves foreign and domestic policy into a single domain of impunity, Homeland Empire The post Trump’s unified domain of impunity appeared first on KPFA.

    1 hr
  2. Fundraising special: two views of Iran

    MAR 5

    Fundraising special: two views of Iran

    Behrooz Ghamari, author of The Long War on Iran, on the politics and culture of the country • Anatol Lieven on the effects of the war on Iran on the region and world The post Fundraising special: two views of Iran appeared first on KPFA.

    1 hr
  3. Fundraising special: David Harvey on capital

    FEB 26

    Fundraising special: David Harvey on capital

    David Harvey, author of The Story of Capital, looks at the political economy of the present through a Marxist lens The post Fundraising special: David Harvey on capital appeared first on KPFA.

    1 hr
  4. Fundraising special: politics in Bangladesh, local cops and the Trump crackdowns

    FEB 19

    Fundraising special: politics in Bangladesh, local cops and the Trump crackdowns

    Naomi Hossain on politics in Bangladesh generally and the recent election specifically • Stuart Schrader on “authoritarianism from below”—the role of local cops in the Trump crackdowns (article here) The post Fundraising special: politics in Bangladesh, local cops and the Trump crackdowns appeared first on KPFA.

    1 hr
  5. Wrecking East New York, financing schools

    FEB 12

    Wrecking East New York, financing schools

    Stacy Horn, author of The Killing Fields of East New York, on the damage mortgage fraud did to that neighborhood • David Backer, author of As Public as Possible, on how we finance schools and how we could do better The post Wrecking East New York, financing schools appeared first on KPFA.

    1 hr
  6. Behind the News – February 5, 2026

    FEB 5

    Behind the News – February 5, 2026

    David Harvey on his new book, The Story of Capital • excerpt from Mark Carney’s Davos speech • Adam Federman on Trump’s Greenland obsession The post Behind the News – February 5, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

    1 hr
  7. Two views of the right: the sordid side of “respectable,” and Trump’s court intellectuals

    JAN 29

    Two views of the right: the sordid side of “respectable,” and Trump’s court intellectuals

    David Austin Walsh, author of Taking America Back, on the relationship between the kooks and respectables on the right • Laura Field, author of Furious Minds, on the intellectual wing of Trumpism The post Two views of the right: the sordid side of “respectable,” and Trump’s court intellectuals appeared first on KPFA.

    1 hr
  8. Trump’s war on immigrants, Israel’s war on Lebanon

    JAN 22

    Trump’s war on immigrants, Israel’s war on Lebanon

    David Bier of the Cato Institute on what’s behind Trump’s war on immigrants • Aurélie Daher on the state of Hezbollah and why Israel is bombing Lebanon The post Trump’s war on immigrants, Israel’s war on Lebanon appeared first on KPFA.

    1 hr
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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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  • Creator
    KPFA
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2026
  • Episodes
    25
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