Fresh audio product: tensions on the Korean peninsula, pharma’s exploitation of patents and secrecy

Just added to my radio archive (click on date for link): July 27, 2023 Tim Shorrock marks the 70th anniversary of the armistice that ended the Korean war as tensions mount across the region • Christopher Morten on how the drug industry uses patents and secrecy to fatten its profits at the expense of patients and the broader public

Fresh audio product: Bolivia vs. Venezuela, pain for pleasure

Just added to my radio archive (click on date for link): July 20, 2023 Gabriel Hetland, author of Democracy on the Ground, on contrasts in popular participation between Bolivia and Venezuela • Leigh Cowart, author of Hurts So Good, on seeking out pain for pleasure

Fresh audio product: French riots, US collapse

Just added to my radio archive (click on date for link): July 13, 2023 Harrison Stetler on the riots in France • Peter Turchin, complexity theorist and author of End Times, on why the US is heading for a smashup

Fresh audio product: austerity & fascism, AMLO’s presidency in Mexico

Just added to my radio archive (click on date for link): July 6, 2023 Clara Mattei, author of The Capital Order, explores the links among neoclassical economics, austerity, and fascism • Edwin Ackerman, author of this article, looks at AMLO’s presidency in Mexico