Behind the News: Silicon Valley’s Rightward Tilt w/ Jacob Silverman
Plus: Forrest Hylton on the political landscape of South America.
November 3, 2025
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November 3, 2025
Behind the News: Silicon Valley’s Rightward Tilt w/ Jacob Silverman
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<p>Jacob Silverman, author of <em><a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/gilded-rage-9781399419987/" rel="nofollow">Gilded Rage</a></em>, examines the rightward move of the Silicon Valley elite. <a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/contributors/forrest-hylton" rel="nofollow">Forrest Hylton</a> conducts a political <em>tour d’horizon</em> of South America.</p>
<p><em><a href="https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html" rel="nofollow">Behind the News</a></em>, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.</p>
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