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KPFA - Behind the News

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

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59:57

Fundraising special: Gaza, the Constitution

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2024/12/12

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 ConstitutionThe post Fundraising special: Gaza, the Constitution appeared first on KPFA.

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Fundraising special: what’s driving the populist right?

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2024/12/05

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

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Stashing money offshore, a new government in Sri Lanka

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2024/11/28

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

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59:58

Ethel Rosenberg’s innocence, problems of masculinity

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2024/11/21

Michael Meeropol, son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, on how the government executed his mother despite knowing her innocence (docs here) • Ruth Whippman, author of BOYMOM: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity, on the challenges of raising boysThe post Ethel Rosenberg’s innocence, problems of masculinity appeared first on KPFA.

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59:57

Trump prognostications: foreign policy, criminal justice

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2024/11/14

Anatol Lieven tries to divine a Trump foreign policy out of unreliable rhetoric and early appointments • Alex Vitale tries similar on Trump and criminal justiceThe post Trump prognostications: foreign policy, criminal justice appeared first on KPFA.

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Comments on Trump • Israeli public opinion • the role...

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2024/11/07

DH comments on the Trump victory, especially the role of inflation • Dahlia Scheindlin on Israeli public opinion • James Foley and Vladimir Unkovski-Korica, authors of this article, on the role of Ukraine in the Western political imaginationThe post Comments on Trump • Israeli public opinion • the role of Ukraine in Western politics appeared first on KPFA.

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The right’s war on higher ed • What Israel’s wars are...

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2024/10/31

Laura Jedeed, author of this article, on the right’s war on North Idaho College • Mouin Rabbani on what’s driving Israel’s multiple wars, and on the state of the Axis of ResistanceThe post The right’s war on higher ed • What Israel’s wars are all about appeared first on KPFA.

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How much US aid goes to Israel? • people actually...

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2024/10/24

William Hartung, co-author of this paper, on how much aid the US has given to Israel over the last year (plus some wacky stuff on AI weapons) • sociologist Scott Schieman on his surprising research showing that people actually like their jobsThe post How much US aid goes to Israel? • people actually like their jobs, a study shows appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

The Biden/Harris vision of the world, the emptying of...

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2024/10/17

Anatol Lieven on the ambitiously aggressive grand design of the Biden/Harris foreign policy • Lily Lynch, author of this article, on the emptying out of the BalkansThe post The Biden/Harris vision of the world, the emptying of the Balkans appeared first on KPFA.

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Translating Marx’s Capital, Israeli society after...

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2024/10/10

Paul North and Paul Reitter on their new translation of Marx’s Capital • Nimrod Flaschenberg and Alma Itzhaky, authors of this article, on the political culture of Israel after October 7The post Translating Marx’s Capital, Israeli society after October 7 appeared first on KPFA.

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A century of war on Palestinians, a look at Hezbollah...

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2024/10/03

Rashid Khalidi, author of The Hundred Years War on Palestine, talks about Israeli settler-colonialism and its imperial patrons • Aurélie Daher looks at Hezbollah and the challenges it faces after the assassination of its leaderThe post A century of war on Palestinians, a look at Hezbollah after Nasrallah appeared first on KPFA.

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59:57

Fires in Brazil, successes in Mexico

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2024/09/26

Forrest Hylton, author of this article, on wildfires in Brazil and the political impotence of Lula’s administration • Edwin Ackerman on politics in Mexico, as AMLO hands over power to Claudia Sheinbaum, having engineered a controversial overhaul of the judiciary (article here)The post Fires in Brazil, successes in Mexico appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

The problem with boys and a history of inequality

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2024/09/19

Niobe Way, author of Rebels with a Cause, on the emotional and social lives of boys and what they’re telling us about our society • Branko Milanovic, author of Visions of Inequality, reviews what economists have had to say about the topicThe post The problem with boys and a history of inequality appeared first on KPFA.

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Fundraising special: durability of slaveholder...

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2024/09/12

Neil Sehgal, co-author of this paper, on the durability of slaveholder wealth, via a look at Congress • Emily Jashinsky with a conservative’s view of the electionThe post Fundraising special: durability of slaveholder wealth, a conservative looks at the election appeared first on KPFA.

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German neo-Nazis on the march, a look at the superrich

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2024/09/05

Robert Pausch of Die Zeit on the far right’s strong showing in German regional elections • Rob Larson, author of Mastering the Universe, looks at the superrichThe post German neo-Nazis on the march, a look at the superrich appeared first on KPFA.

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59:57

Bangladesh uprising, writing India’s constitution

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2024/08/29

Naomi Hossain explains the uprising in Bangladesh that deposed PM Shekih Hasina • Sandipto Dasgupta, author of Legalizing the Revolution, examines the transformation of India from colony to nation through the exercise of constitution-writingThe post Bangladesh uprising, writing India’s constitution appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

A progressive China policy, and Petro’s record in...

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2024/08/22

Jake Werner on a progressive China policy (paper here) • Gabriel Hetland, author of this article, on the record of Colombian president Gustavo Petro, a leftist trying to govern a deeply conservative countryThe post A progressive China policy, and Petro’s record in Colombia appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Behind the News – August 15, 2024

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2024/08/15

Pankaj Mishra, author of this article, on the propaganda-induced debasement of the Holocaust • Nancy Folbre, one of four authors of this report, on assigning a monetary value to care work [vacation rebroadcast of the March 28, 2024 show]The post Behind the News – August 15, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

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Who’s Jeff Yass, and more on those allegedly...

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2024/08/08

Arielle Klagsbrun of the All Eyes on Yass Campaign on the insufficiently known right-wing moneybags Jeff Yass • Sohrab Ahmari and Hamilton Nolan debate the existence, real or imagined, of pro-worker RepublicansThe post Who’s Jeff Yass, and more on those allegedly pro-worker Republicans appeared first on KPFA.

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World Court v Israel, crypto politics,...

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2024/08/01

Heidi Matthews analyzes the World Court’s declaration of Israel’s occupations illegal • Molly White on how crypto is spending its money in politics • Nausicaa Renner psychoanalyzes Joe BidenThe post World Court v Israel, crypto politics, psychoanalyzing Biden appeared first on KPFA.

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