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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. Wrecking East New York, financing schools

    4 DAYS AGO

    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
  2. Behind the News – February 5, 2026

    5 FEB

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

    29 JAN

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

    22 JAN

    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
  5. Venezuela, again

    15 JAN

    Venezuela, again

    Forrest Hylton on Venezuela, past, present, and future The post Venezuela, again appeared first on KPFA.

    1 hr
  6. Venezuela and setting Victor Berger’s record straight

    8 JAN

    Venezuela and setting Victor Berger’s record straight

    Alejandro Velasco on Venezuela • Eric Blanc defends Victor Berger, Milwaukee’s sewer socialist, against charges of racism The post Venezuela and setting Victor Berger’s record straight appeared first on KPFA.

    1 hr
  7. Behind the News – January 1, 2026

    1 JAN

    Behind the News – January 1, 2026

    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 – January 1, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

    1h 33m
  8. Year-end roundup: some of the best of BtN 2025

    25/12/2025

    Year-end roundup: some of the best of BtN 2025

    Highlights of 2025: Emile Torres on the posthumanists • Quinn Slobodian on eugenics and neoliberalism • Femi Taiwo on DEI and the war on it • Kristin Du Mez on white Christian nationalism • Anatol Lieven on the Trumpian worldview • Laleh Khalili on the relationship between the Pentagon and US capitalism • and Susannah Glickman on similar The post Year-end roundup: some of the best of BtN 2025 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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