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Brett Christophers on Why Asset Managers Own the World; Plus, Walden Bello on the Arrest of Former Philippines President, Rodrigo Duterte

00:08 — Brett Christophers is a Professor in the Department of Social and Economic Geography at Uppsala University. He is the author of “Our Lives in Their Portfolios: Why Asset Managers Own the World” and “The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet.” 00:40 — Walden Bello is founder of Focus on the … Continued


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Canada’s New Prime Minister; Plus, House Budget Vote; And, Lawsuit Poses Obstacle to California Homeless Encampment Sweeps

00:08 — Luke Savage is a columnist for Jacobin and author of The Dead Center: Reflections on Liberalism and Democracy After the End of History. You can find him on Substack at lukewsavage.com. 00:33 — John Nichols is National Affairs Correspondent for the Nation. 00:45 — Andrea Henson is Co-founder and Director of Operations for … Continued


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Developments in Syria and Implications for the Kurdish Forces Fighting Turkey; Plus, Trump Administration’s Agenda on the Gaza Ceasefire

00:08 — Gönül Tol is a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute. She is the author of “Erdogan’s War: A Strongman’s Struggle at Home and in Syria.” 00:33 — Phyllis Bennis is Director of the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. CORRECTION: Her new book “Understanding Palestine and Israel” is out … Continued


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Inside the DOGE cuts

00:08  What happens when they cut the weather service  Eugene Cordero, professor of Meteorology and Climate Science at San Jose State University.   00:21  What it’s like to get fired from a job you love  Rhodes Berry, until last month, Assistant Chief Counsel at the Department of Energy, based at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. … Continued