Behind the News with Doug Henwood – March 28, 2009 at 10:00am
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Behind the News
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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 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
Behind the News with Doug Henwood – The economic impact of the health care sector – January 17, 2009 at 10:00am
After Doug Henwood's usual opening commentary on the economic news, Michael Lighty of the California Nurses Association joins Henwood to talk about the economic impact of the health care sector, and the effects of a transition to a single-payer system. In the second half-hour, economic journalists Nomi Prins and Max Fraad Wolff talk about the … Continued