Behind the News: US-China Rivalry and the Reactionary Right in Texas
Doug interviews Clyde Barrow on how Texas, a diverse, urbanized, sophisticated state, is run by a bunch of reactionary white would-be cowboys. Plus: Anatol Lieven on the US–China rivalry and the meaning of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
September 16, 2021
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September 16, 2021
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Behind the News: US-China Rivalry and the Reactionary Right in Texas
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<p>Doug interviews <a href="https://utrgv.academia.edu/ClydeWBarrow" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Clyde Barrow</a> on how Texas, a diverse, urbanized, sophisticated state, is run by a bunch of reactionary white would-be cowboys. Plus: <a href="https://responsiblestatecraft.org/author/alieven/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Anatol Lieven</a> on the US–China rivalry and the meaning of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Read Anatol's article here: <a href="https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/09/03/what-is-drowning-americans-in-new-york-not-the-chinese-navy/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/09/03/what-is-drowning-americans-in-new-york-not-the-chinese-navy/</a></p>
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</p><p>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: <a href="https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html</a></p>
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