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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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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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59:58

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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59:58

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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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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59:58

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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The French elections, Vance’s background, Jane...

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2024/07/25

Cole Stangler on the monumentally inconclusive French elections • David Palumbo-Liu on the Silicon Valley world that launched JD Vance as a politician • a brief bit from Jane McAlevey on powerThe post The French elections, Vance’s background, Jane McAlevey (very briefly) on power appeared first on KPFA.

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JD Vance, no friend of the working class • the chaos...

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2024/07/18

Brandon Mancilla of the UAW looks behind the GOP’s pro-worker facade • Adam Hilton, author of True Blues, on the bizarre nature of the US political party systemThe post JD Vance, no friend of the working class • the chaos of the American political party system appeared first on KPFA.

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elections in Britain and Iran, in memory of Jane...

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2024/07/11

Richard Seymour discusses the British election (Sidecar article here) • Trita Parsi, the Iranian election • remembering Jane McAlevey with a 2017 BtN interview (catalog of interviews here)The post elections in Britain and Iran, in memory of Jane McAlevey appeared first on KPFA.

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Israel is killing a lot of people but losing its war,...

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2024/07/04

Robert Pape on how, despite Israel’s murderous onslaught on Gaza, Hamas is winning (article here) • Wanda Bertram on how US incarceration rates stack up against the rest of the world (massively), and other news on crime & punishment (report here)The post Israel is killing a lot of people but losing its war, and the latest on the US carceral state appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Haiti and the death of the future

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2024/06/27

Robert Fatton explains Haiti’s further descent into poverty and chaos • Steve Fraser, author of this article, analyzes and mourns the death of any sense of a better future [holiday-induced reprise of a show first broadcast on March 14, 2024]The post Haiti and the death of the future appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Israel and the Arab states and the latest on the...

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2024/06/20

Steven Simon on Israel and the Arab states’ relations with it • Jennifer Berkshire, co-author of The Education Wars, on the right-wing’s latest educational ploys. (And here’s Marcus Brown’s website that I mentioned in the intro.)The post Israel and the Arab states and the latest on the education wars appeared first on KPFA.

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Mexican elections and radicals on the run

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2024/06/13

Sociologist Edwin Ackerman on the Mexican elections, and the reasons for AMLO’s immense popularity (Sidecar piece here) • Joel Whitney, author of Flights, on radical and revolutionaries’ battles with the CIAThe post Mexican elections and radicals on the run appeared first on KPFA.

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Ruling parties take a hit in India and South Africa

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2024/06/06

Siddhartha Deb, author of Twilight Prisoners, on the Hindu right and its poor showing in India’s elections • Sean Jacobs, New School prof and publisher of Africa Is a Country, on the ANC’s poor showing in South Africa’s electionsThe post Ruling parties take a hit in India and South Africa appeared first on KPFA.

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59:59

The Constitutional fetish

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2024/05/30

Aziz Rana, author of The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document that Fails Them, on how our founding document constrains democracyThe post The Constitutional fetish appeared first on KPFA.

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