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.

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 / Editorial / 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 / OpinionNation / 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 / Lived History / 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 / Editorial / 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

A Rally in Juneau A Rally in Juneau

Veterans for Peace in Juneau greeted the Nation cruise when it docked in their city with a rally against the war.

Aug 2, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Doug Henwood

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