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.

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