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Fundraising special: what’s with all these diplomatic recognitions of Palestine?

September 25, 2025 • 59 mins
Mouin Rabbani explains what behind all these fresh diplomatic recognitions of Palestine and speculates on the future of Gaza and its people The post Fundraising special: what’s with all these diplomatic recognitions of Palestine? appeared first on KPFA.
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Eugenics, neoliberal style • stablecoins, and the Trump–UAE deal

September 18, 2025 • 59 mins
Quinn Slobodian, author of Hayek’s Bastards, on the eugenics/race science tendencies within High Church Neoliberalism • Molly White on stablecoins, and the Trump–UAE deal The post Eugenics, neoliberal style • stablecoins, and the Trump–UAE deal appeared first on KPFA.
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Tech transhumanism, fiscal politics of NYC

September 11, 2025 • 59 mins
Émile Torres on the tech moguls’ dream of transcending the merely human (article written with Timnit Gebru here) • Daniel Wortel-London, author of The Menace of Prosperity, on the fiscal history of NYC, and how we could do better than subsidizing the rich The post Tech transhumanism, fiscal politics of NYC appeared first on KPFA.
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Riots in Indonesia, DSA’s pedigree

September 4, 2025 • 49 mins
John Roosa on what’s behind the riots in Indonesia • David Duhalde on DSA and its ancestor, Debs’s Socialist Party (paper here) The post Riots in Indonesia, DSA’s pedigree appeared first on KPFA.
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Bill Buckley: his life and thought

August 28, 2025 • 59 mins
Sam Tanenhaus, author of Buckley: The Life and the Revolution that Changed America, on Bill, his thought, and his influence The post Bill Buckley: his life and thought appeared first on KPFA.
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The flaws of American democracy, the evolution of upper-class men’s dress

August 21, 2025 • 3 mins
Osita Nwanevu, author of The Right of the People, on the flaws of American democracy—and some cures • Derek Guy on the evolution of upper-class men’s dress over the decades The post The flaws of American democracy, the evolution of upper-class men’s dress appeared first on KPFA.
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Better futures: planning the economy, building cooperatives

August 14, 2025 • 59 mins
Aaron Benanav, author of this article, outlines possibilities for a democratically planned economy • Jerome Nikolai Warren on the possibilities for cooperatives The post Better futures: planning the economy, building cooperatives appeared first on KPFA.
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Don’t go anti-woke, fissures around Israel on the right

August 7, 2025 • 59 mins
Jodi Dean, author of this article, on why going anti-woke is very wrong • Emily Jashinsky on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s use of the word “genocide,” and other curious developments on the right The post Don’t go anti-woke, fissures around Israel on the right appeared first on KPFA.
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Fundraiser special: cops and AI

July 31, 2025 • 59 mins
Alex Vitale on Zohran Mamdani, the NYPD, and policing generally (Nation article here) • Dwayne Monroe on the AI mania The post Fundraiser special: cops and AI appeared first on KPFA.
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Fundraising special: Trump’s America in the world—a tour d’horizon

July 24, 2025 • 59 mins
Anatol Lieven looks at US relations with the world under the Trump regime, specifically Russia–Ukraine, Israel–Palestine, and US self-evisceration The post Fundraising special: Trump’s America in the world—a tour d’horizon appeared first on KPFA.
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Health cuts, Trump’s trade policy

July 17, 2025 • 59 mins
Adam Gaffney, co-author of this article, on Trump & Co.’s cuts to health care and research • Alan Beattie tries to make sense of Trump’s nonsensical trade policy The post Health cuts, Trump’s trade policy appeared first on KPFA.
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Too much work—and what to do about it

July 10, 2025 • 59 mins
Juliet Schor, author of Four Days a Week, on experiments in reducing the workweek • Katherine Moos and Noé Martin Wiener, authors of this paper, on overwork among teachers The post Too much work—and what to do about it appeared first on KPFA.
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NATO summit, the depredations of private equity

July 3, 2025 • 59 mins
Lily Lynch, author of this report, on the NATO summit • Megan Greenwell, author of Bad Company, on the depredations of private equity The post NATO summit, the depredations of private equity appeared first on KPFA.
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Iran, fake work

June 26, 2025 • 57 mins
Sohrab Ahmari, US editor of UnHerd, on Iran, Israel, and the US • Leigh Claire La Berge, author of Fake Work, on the ludicrous side of capitalism The post Iran, fake work appeared first on KPFA.
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Israel’s war on Iran: two perspectives

June 19, 2025 • 59 mins
Two perspectives on Israel’s war on Iran: Mouin Rabbani on the regional/global context and Joel Schalit on Israeli society and politics The post Israel’s war on Iran: two perspectives appeared first on KPFA.
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BYD—whence it came, where it’s going • Marx in America

June 12, 2025 • 59 mins
Paolo Gerbaudo on the Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD’s rise (articles here and here) • Andrew Hartman, author of Karl Marx in America, on the bearded one’s reception in the US The post BYD—whence it came, where it’s going • Marx in America appeared first on KPFA.
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Weapons and technology, China surpassing the US

June 5, 2025 • 31 mins
Laleh Khalili, author of this review, on the long relationship between the US military and industry • Kyle Chan, author of this article, on how China is surpassing the US The post Weapons and technology, China surpassing the US appeared first on KPFA.
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Capitalism and its critics, real abundance vs. bogue abundance

May 29, 2025 • 59 mins
John Cassidy, author of Capitalism and Its Critics, on just that • Sandeep Vaheesan, author of this review, will talk about abundance—neoliberal vs. genuine The post Capitalism and its critics, real abundance vs. bogue abundance appeared first on KPFA.
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Fundraising special: two views of Israel–Palestine

May 22, 2025 • 17 mins
Meron Rapoport, co-author of this article, on Israel’s strategy of destruction in Gaza • Mouin Rabbani on Israeli politics, the fate of the Palestinians, and Trump’s scheming The post Fundraising special: two views of Israel–Palestine appeared first on KPFA.
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Fundraising special: wobbly dollar, perpetual wars

May 15, 2025 • 59 mins
Fundraising special: Barry Eichengreen on why the gyrations in the value of the US dollar matter • Courtney Rawlings and Alex Jordan, hosts of Always at War, on why the US is always buying more weapons and bombing people The post Fundraising special: wobbly dollar, perpetual wars appeared first on KPFA.
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