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.
"Eyewitness Iran" with Investigative Journalist, Reese Erlich, who was in Teheran covering the recent elections. He gives a firsthand account of the demonstrations before and after the elections; the politics of the candidates; election fraud; and provides historical context.
Political economist Jack Rasmus describes the nature and status of the current economic crisis, and puts it into historical context.
Doug Henwood talks with Paul Mason about his book "Meltdown: The End of the Age of Greed"
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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.
