Behind the News: Capitalism’s Critics w/ John Cassidy
Plus: Sandeep Vaheesan on abundance — neoliberal vs. genuine.
June 5, 2025
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Behind the News: Capitalism’s Critics w/ John Cassidy
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<p>John Cassidy, author of <em><a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374601096/capitalismanditscritics/" rel="nofollow">Capitalism and Its Critics</a></em>, discusses just that. Sandeep Vaheesan, author of a recent <a href="https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-real-path-to-abundance/" rel="nofollow">article for <em>Boston Review</em></a>, looks at abundance — neoliberal vs. genuine.</p>
<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="nofollow">https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html</a></p>
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