Doug Henwood

Contributing Editor

@DougHenwood

Doug Henwood is a contributing editor at The Nation and the host of Behind the News, a weekly radio show that originates on KPFA, Berkeley, which enjoys a vigorous afterlife as a podcast.

Who’s Ready for Hillary?

Who’s Ready for Hillary? Who’s Ready for Hillary?

Depending on whom you ask, Clinton is a triangulating pro-corporate Democrat or a heroic shatterer of glass ceilings—or both.

Nov 24, 2014 / Feature / Kathleen Geier, Joan Walsh, Jamelle Bouie, Doug Henwood, Heather Digby Parton, Steven Teles, and Richard Yeselson

Is Bitcoin the Future of Money?

Is Bitcoin the Future of Money? Is Bitcoin the Future of Money?

Libertarians and leftists alike predict a world of competing digital currencies.

Apr 30, 2014 / Feature / Doug Henwood

How the 1 Percent Rules

How the 1 Percent Rules How the 1 Percent Rules

An elite nonprofit no one’s ever heard of has turned New York into a city of tall towers and tony boulevards.

Apr 16, 2013 / Feature / Doug Henwood

Why Should the Left Support Obama?

Why Should the Left Support Obama? Why Should the Left Support Obama?

I wish, just once, an endorsement of a Democratic presidential candidate would mull over some serious structural issues that are at stake.

Oct 17, 2012 / Doug Henwood

OpinionNation: Labor’s Bad Recall? OpinionNation: Labor’s Bad Recall?

Unions invested heavily in the campaign to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Was that a huge mistake?

Jun 15, 2012 / Gordon Lafer, Doug Henwood, Jane McAlevey, Bill Fletcher Jr., Mike Elk, and Adolph Reed Jr.

What Would Keynes Do? A Forum What Would Keynes Do? A Forum

Economists and wonks respond to Thomas Geoghegan's Nation essay “What Would Keynes Do?”

Oct 5, 2011 / Doug Henwood, Matt Yglesias, and James K. Galbraith

Remembering Robert Fitch Remembering Robert Fitch

Fitch was a brilliant and prolific radical journalist and troublemaker.

Mar 15, 2011 / Doug Henwood

A Post-Capitalist Future is Possible A Post-Capitalist Future is Possible

The current economic crisis probably won't be the magic intervention to usher in a new era, but there are opportunities to advance the socialist cause.

Mar 14, 2009 / Feature / Doug Henwood

Crisis of a Gilded Age Crisis of a Gilded Age

Without an energized populace, expect nothing more humane than the rescue of a failing financial system.

Sep 24, 2008 / Doug Henwood

Our Gilded Age Our Gilded Age

Today's elite spend on a grand scale while pretending to be "just folks."

Jun 11, 2008 / Feature / Doug Henwood

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