Behind the News
12:00 PM (Noon) Pacific Time: Thursdays
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
Behind the News with Doug Henwood – March 28, 2009 at 10:00am
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Behind The News with Doug Henwood – March 21, 2009
Caitlin Macy, author of Spoiled, a collection of short stories, on the overprivileged and those who want to join/emulate them. Teresa Ghilarducci, professor of economics at the New School, on Social Security and pensions.
Behind the News with Doug Henwood – March 7, 2009 at 10:00am
Jean Ross of the California Budget Project, Sherry Bebitch Jeffe of USC and A.G. Block of the UC Center in Sacramento discuss California’s economic nightmare; Jane Slaughter of Labor Notes on GM and Chrysler’s woes and what they mean for U.S. workers. Plus Free Speech Forum:audio clips and listener reaction to the biggest news events … Continued
Behind the News with Doug Henwood – February 14, 2009 at 10:00am
"The Power of Community" takes a look at how Cuba survived the contraction of its economy by switching to sustainable agriculture.
Behind the News with Doug Henwood – February 7, 2009 at 10:00am
A presentation of excerpts from Daniel Hoffman’s latest book of poetry, The Whole Nine Yards. Among Hoffman’s many books are: Beyond Silence: Selected Shorter Poems 1948-2003 (2003); Darkening Water (2002); Middens of the Tribe (1995); Hang-Gliding from Helicon: New and Selected Poems, 1948-1988, winner of the 1988 Paterson Poetry Prize; Brotherly Love, (1981) a National … Continued