Behind the News: Forgotten Albania w/ Lea Ypi
A philosopher explores her grandmother’s history. Plus: Gabriel Hetland on municipal socialism.
November 10, 2025
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November 10, 2025
Behind the News: Forgotten Albania w/ Lea Ypi
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<p>Gabriel Hetland, author of a <a href="https://jacobin.com/2025/11/mamdani-chavez-torres-municipal-democracy-socialism" rel="nofollow">recent article</a> for Jacobin, looks to Venezuela for a model of municipal socialism. Lea Ypi, author of <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374614096/indignity/" rel="nofollow">Indignity</a>, looks into her grandmother’s story and unfolds a rich history of Albania and its environment.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html" rel="nofollow">Behind the News</a>, 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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