Corruption in the capital, crypto in the age of Trump
From KPFA - Behind the News by KPFA
April 9, 2026 · 60 min
About this episode
The episode discusses corruption in the political system and the impact of cryptocurrency during Trump's presidency.
Andrew Cockburn, author of Washington Is Burning, on “the spectacular greed at the heart of the nation’s political system” • Hadas Thier, author of this article, on crypto in the age of Trump The post Corruption in the capital, crypto in the age of Trump appeared first on KPFA.
People in this episode
Host: KPFA
Guests: Andrew Cockburn, Hadas Thier
Topics covered
- corruption
- politics
- crypto
- Trump
- greed
- Washington
Keywords
- corruption
- crypto
- Trump
- political system
- greed
- Washington
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: KPFA
Books & works: Washington Is Burning
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