Behind the News, 6/26/25
Behind the News, 6/26/25 - guests: Sohrab Ahmari on Iran etc., Leigh Claire La Berge on fake work - Doug Henwood
Behind the News, 6/26/25 - guests: Sohrab Ahmari on Iran etc., Leigh Claire La Berge on fake work - Doug Henwood
Behind the News, 6/19/25 - guests: Mouin Rabbani and Joel Schalit on Israel's attack on Iran - Doug Henwood
Behind the News, 6/12/25 - guests: Paolo Gerbaudo on BYD • Andrew Hartman on Marx in America - Doug Henwood
Behind the News, 6/5/25 - guests: Laleh Khalili on war and industry • Kyle Chan on China overtaking the US - Doug Henwood
Behind the News, 5/29/25 - guests: John Cassidy on capitalism and its critics • Sandeep Vaheesan on abundance, neoliberal and genuine - Doug Henwood
Behind the News, 5/22/25 - guests: Mouin Rabbani on Israeli politics • Meron Rapoport on how Israel has been destroying Gaza - Doug Henwood
Economist Barry Eichengreen analyzes factors like Trump's policies and political instability that are shaking confidence in the US dollar's status as the world's reserve currency, comparing it to potential rivals and detailing its historical rise and "exorbitant privilege." In the second segment, Courtney Rawlings and Alex Jordan from the Quincy Institute discuss their podcast "Always at War," explaining how money, lobbyists, the "blob," and the revolving door perpetuate military spending and interventions, questioning the strategic logic and exploring challenges to the military-industrial complex.
Behind the News, 5/8/25 - guests: Jeet Heer on Canadian politics, Natasha Piano on the Italian school of elitism - Doug Henwood