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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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59:58

Muskism: the world of Elon

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2026/04/23

Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff, authors of Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed, on Elon’s world and what he wants to do to oursThe post Muskism: the world of Elon appeared first on KPFA.

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Two views of Hungary’s election, a global blow to the...

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2026/04/16

Hungary’s long-serving authoritarian prime minister Viktor Orban was defeated in an April 12 election. Two views of what that means: historian Kyle Shybunko and independent scholar Anita Zsurzsán.The post Two views of Hungary’s election, a global blow to the authoritarian right appeared first on KPFA.

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Corruption in the capital, crypto in the age of Trump

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2026/04/09

Andrew Cockburn, author of Washington Is Burning, on “the spectacular greed at the heart of the nation’s political system” • Hadas Thier, author of this article, on crypto in the age of TrumpThe post Corruption in the capital, crypto in the age of Trump appeared first on KPFA.

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Venezuela after Maduro • the forgotten radical...

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2026/04/02

Gabriel Hetland on what’s been happening in Venezuela since the kidnapping of Maduro (Intercept article here) • David Griscom, author of The Myth of Red Texas, on that state’s forgotten radical historyThe post Venezuela after Maduro • the forgotten radical history of Texas appeared first on KPFA.

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23:02

Iran crisis, Cuba crisis

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2026/03/26

Mouin Rabbani talks about the Iran war and its many complications • Helen Yaffe talks about Trump’s oil embargo on Cuba—its effects and how Cubans are reactingThe post Iran crisis, Cuba crisis appeared first on KPFA.

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beyond the class/identity dead end • effect of...

KPFA - Behind the News ·

2026/03/19

Nancy Fraser goes beyond the class/identity disputes • Natalie Y. Moore on the effects of federal layoffs on black women (article here)The post beyond the class/identity dead end • effect of federal layoffs on black women appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Trump’s unified domain of impunity

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2026/03/12

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 EmpireThe post Trump’s unified domain of impunity appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Fundraising special: two views of Iran

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2026/03/05

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 worldThe post Fundraising special: two views of Iran appeared first on KPFA.

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59:59

Fundraising special: David Harvey on capital

KPFA - Behind the News ·

2026/02/26

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

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Fundraising special: politics in Bangladesh, local...

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2026/02/19

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.

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59:58

Wrecking East New York, financing schools

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2026/02/12

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 betterThe post Wrecking East New York, financing schools appeared first on KPFA.

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Behind the News – February 5, 2026

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2026/02/05

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

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59:58

Two views of the right: the sordid side of...

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2026/01/29

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 TrumpismThe post Two views of the right: the sordid side of “respectable,” and Trump’s court intellectuals appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

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

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2026/01/22

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 LebanonThe post Trump’s war on immigrants, Israel’s war on Lebanon appeared first on KPFA.

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59:58

Venezuela, again

KPFA - Behind the News ·

2026/01/15

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

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59:58

Venezuela and setting Victor Berger’s record straight

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2026/01/08

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

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Behind the News – January 1, 2026

KPFA - Behind the News ·

2026/01/01

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.

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

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2025/12/25

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 similarThe post Year-end roundup: some of the best of BtN 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

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59:59

Fundraising special: the problem with lithium

KPFA - Behind the News ·

2025/12/18

Thea Riofrancos, author of Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism, on the complications of using lithium batteries to green our future (think tank here)The post Fundraising special: the problem with lithium appeared first on KPFA.

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Fundraising special: Trump’s natsec strategy, the US...

KPFA - Behind the News ·

2025/12/11

Anatol Lieven analyzes the Trump national security strategy • Susannah Glickman on the transformation of the US government into a private equity firm (NYRB interview here)The post Fundraising special: Trump’s natsec strategy, the US gov as private equity firm appeared first on KPFA.

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