Behind the News: Why I Quit the State Department w/ Annelle Sheline
Plus: Danny Bessner on the debasement of Hollywood screenwriting.
May 20, 2024
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May 20, 2024
Behind the News: Why I Quit the State Department w/ Annelle Sheline
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<p>Annelle Sheline talks about her resignation from the State Department as a protest against the war on Gaza. See her <a href="https://uk.news.yahoo.com/opinion-why-m-resigning-state-165939479.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">statement on Yahoo! News</a>. Plus: Daniel Bessner, author of <a href="https://harpers.org/archive/2024/05/the-life-and-death-of-hollywood-daniel-bessner/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">a recent <em>Harper's</em> cover story</a>, discusses the debasement of screenwriting in Hollywood.</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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