About this episode
Dylan Gottlieb discusses the rise of yuppies in NYC and Ervand Abrahamian examines the political situation in Iran.
Dylan Gottlieb, author of the new book Yuppies , explores how that often risible but pioneering social formation took over NYC. Ervand Abrahamian looks at the politics of Iran, a country under siege. Behind the News , hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.
People in this episode
Host: Doug Henwood
Guest: Dylan Gottlieb
Topics covered
- Yuppies
- politics
- Iran
- economics
- New York City
- social formation
Keywords
- Yuppies
- Dylan Gottlieb
- politics
- Iran
- Doug Henwood
- economics
- New York City
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Yuppies
Places: NYC, Iran
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