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Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
Joseph Darda, author of How White Men Won the Culture Wars, on the Vietnam vet and the consolidation of white identity. And Joshua Adams, author of this article, on the stakes of the critical race theory debate and what the world would look like should the haters win.
• Political economist Sam Gindin, author of this piece, talks about competition and the working class • Leslie London, director of Observatory Civic Association in Cape Town, South Africa, on a fight against Amazon. The Facebook page for the campaign is here. • Tana Ganeva, a journalist specializing in criminal justice, talks about the prevalence … Continued
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
Matt Kierkegaard, observer for the Progressive International, reports on the Peruvian presidential election, which has socialist Pedro Castillo holding a very small lead against right-winger Keiko Fujimori. And Ross Barkan, author of The Prince, on the awfulness of New York governor Andrew Cuomo.
Alex Hochuli, author of “The Brazilianization of the World,” on what that term means for Brazil and the world. And Neda Bolourchi on the politics of the forthcoming Iranian presidential election.
Hamas is widely demonized in the West, but has a firm base among Palestinians. Khaled Hroub explains why. And the Chilean political analyst Pablo Abufom analyzes the left’s victories in the recent elections in that country.
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
Forrest Hylton on what’s prompting mass protest (and vicious crackdown) in Colombia. And Jules Gill-Peterson looks at the reactionary theocratic politics behind the spate of anti-trans bills around the US. photo: Mercedes Mehling via Unsplash
Adam Hilton, author of True Blues: The Contentious Transformation of the Democratic Party, explores the history and structure of the Democratic party and finds it “hollow.” No one really controls it.
Historian Donna Murch, author of this Guardian article, on why—despite the loss in Bessemer—this is a lively time for union organizing. And Ben Burgis, author of Canceling Comedians While the World Burns, on the problems with “cancel culture.” photo: Skyler Gerald via Unsplash
