Behind the News: The Greed Driving US Politics w/ Andrew Cockburn
Plus: Hadas Thier on crypto in the age of Trump.
April 13, 2026
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April 13, 2026
Behind the News: The Greed Driving US Politics w/ Andrew Cockburn
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<p>Andrew Cockburn, author of <a href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/3472-washington-is-burning" rel="nofollow"><em>Washington Is Burning</em></a>, examines “the spectacular greed at the heart of the nation’s political system.” Hadas Thier then discusses crypto in the age of Trump.</p>
<p>Read Hadas’s article for <em>Jacobin</em>: <a href="https://jacobin.com/2026/04/crypto-trump-etfs-stablecoins-regulation/" rel="nofollow">https://jacobin.com/2026/04/crypto-trump-etfs-stablecoins-regulation/</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html" rel="nofollow"><em>Behind the News</em></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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