June 12 – The Real Republican Agenda; Hedge Funds and the African Land Grab; Understanding Dictators

Full Program LISTEN TO FULL PROGRAM   Part 1 Joel Rogers, director of COWS, analyzes the discrepancy between Republicn rhetoric and actions.   Part 2 Anuradha Mittal, Executive Director of the Oakland Institute, explains how hedge funds are grabbing up African land and destabilizing global food supplies.   Part 3 Alastair Smith, an NYU politics professor, draws on his studies of dictatorships to assess current popular struggles against entrenched strongmen.   Africa Alastair Smith Anuradha Mittal dictators hedge funds Joel Rogers Koch Brothers Libya Republicans Syria Wisconsin More posts