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  • Two views of the right: the sordid side of “respectable,” and Trump’s court intellectuals

    Two views of the right: the sordid side of “respectable,” and Trump’s court intellectuals
    Jan 29 2026
    David Austin Walsh, author of Taking America Back, on the relationship between the kooks and respectables on the right • Laura Field, author of Furious Minds, on the intellectual wing of Trumpism The post Two views of the right: the sordid side of “respectable,” and Trump’s court intellectuals appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 h
  • Trump’s war on immigrants, Israel’s war on Lebanon

    Trump’s war on immigrants, Israel’s war on Lebanon
    Jan 22 2026
    David Bier of the Cato Institute on what’s behind Trump’s war on immigrants • Aurélie Daher on the state of Hezbollah and why Israel is bombing Lebanon The post Trump’s war on immigrants, Israel’s war on Lebanon appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 h
  • Venezuela, again

    Venezuela, again
    Jan 15 2026
    Forrest Hylton on Venezuela, past, present, and future The post Venezuela, again appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 h
  • Venezuela and setting Victor Berger’s record straight

    Venezuela and setting Victor Berger’s record straight
    Jan 8 2026
    Alejandro Velasco on Venezuela • Eric Blanc defends Victor Berger, Milwaukee’s sewer socialist, against charges of racism The post Venezuela and setting Victor Berger’s record straight appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 h
  • Behind the News – January 1, 2026

    Behind the News – January 1, 2026
    Jan 1 2026
    Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. The post Behind the News – January 1, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 h et 33 min
  • Year-end roundup: some of the best of BtN 2025

    Year-end roundup: some of the best of BtN 2025
    Dec 25 2025
    Highlights of 2025: Emile Torres on the posthumanists • Quinn Slobodian on eugenics and neoliberalism • Femi Taiwo on DEI and the war on it • Kristin Du Mez on white Christian nationalism • Anatol Lieven on the Trumpian worldview • Laleh Khalili on the relationship between the Pentagon and US capitalism • and Susannah Glickman on similar The post Year-end roundup: some of the best of BtN 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 h
  • Fundraising special: the problem with lithium

    Fundraising special: the problem with lithium
    Dec 18 2025
    Thea Riofrancos, author of Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism, on the complications of using lithium batteries to green our future (think tank here) The post Fundraising special: the problem with lithium appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 h
  • Fundraising special: Trump’s natsec strategy, the US gov as private equity firm

    Fundraising special: Trump’s natsec strategy, the US gov as private equity firm
    Dec 11 2025
    Anatol Lieven analyzes the Trump national security strategy • Susannah Glickman on the transformation of the US government into a private equity firm (NYRB interview here) The post Fundraising special: Trump’s natsec strategy, the US gov as private equity firm appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 h