Doug speaks with Matthieu Aikins, author and investigative reporter, about the situation in Afghanistan with the US gone and the Taliban in control. Later, Christina Dunbar-Hester, author of Oil Beach, discusses the ecology of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive here: https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html
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Folge vom 24.01.2023Behind the News: Afghanistan Update w/ Matthieu Aikins
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Folge vom 23.01.2023Michael and Us: Mondo ArgumentoA misanthropic catalog of shocking images from around the world, the bizarre, unpleasant, baldly racist, and extremely influential MONDO CANE (1962) was a pioneering "shockumentary." We revisit this strange and ugly artifact to discuss why it was taken so seriously in its day.Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.
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Folge vom 21.01.2023Dig: Gramsci, Organization, Crisis w/ Michael DenningFeaturing Michael Denning on Antonio Gramsci. The second of a two-part interview.Read the passages of Selections from the Prison Notebooks that Dan read to prepare: thedigradio.com/gramscinotebooksSupport The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig and get our weekly newsletter by emailCheck out our newsletter and vast archives at thedigradio.comCheck out Socialism...Seriously: A Brief Guide to Surviving the 21st Century by Danny Katch haymarketbooks.org/books/1943-socialism-seriouslyCheck out Black Women Writers at Work haymarketbooks.org/books/1926-black-women-writers-at-work
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Folge vom 18.01.2023Michael and Us: The View From NowhereUpon its release, Steven Soderbergh's TRAFFIC (2000) offered something novel: a cinematic tapestry that criticized America's War on Drugs. More than 20 years later, we consider its strengths, as well as the impact that time has diminished. PLUS: Let's read a little from Prince Harry autobiography, shall we?Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.