Behind the News: Desi Diaspora Politics w/ Jeet Heer
Plus: Stephen Maher and Scott Aquanno on modern finance capital.
February 26, 2024
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February 26, 2024
Behind the News: Desi Diaspora Politics w/ Jeet Heer
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<p><a href="Jeet Heer" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Jeet Heer</a>, author of a <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/society/the-divided-indian-american-political-landscape/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">recent article for <em>The Nation</em></a>, discusses Indian Americans in politics and society. Stephen Maher and Scott Aquanno, authors of <a href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/2831-the-fall-and-rise-of-american-finance" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><em>The Fall and Rise of American Finance</em></a>, takes on the new finance capital.</p><br /><p><em>Behind the News</em>, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive online: <a href="https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html</a>.</p>
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