Behind the News – October 29, 2015
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
With Ruth Conniff, Editor of the Progressive Magazine, on Speaker-elect Paul Ryan. And Jason de Leon, author of The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail. de Leon is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan and Director of the Undocumented Migration Project, a long-term anthropological study of clandestine border crossings between … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
With Steven Lee Meyers. Meyers has worked at The New York Times for twenty-six years, seven of them in Russia during the period when Putin consolidated his power. He spent two years as bureau chief in Baghdad, covering the winding down of the American war in Iraq, and now covers national security issues. He is author of … Continued
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
Covering issues facing working people and the trade union movement from education, healthcare, housing, the environment and public workers. It also examines the role of international labor and the US trade union movement
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
First of a two-part interview with John Lahr, former theater critic for The New Yorker magazine, and author of both “Joy Ride,” a collection of his profiles and reviews, and a recent biography of Tennessee Williams. Hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Interview concludes on Bookwaves, October 29.
Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.
CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the each week’s major news stories, and exposes what the mainstream media may have missed in their own coverage. Produced by the national media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting).