Doug Henwood

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Doug Henwood edits the Left Business Observer and is the author of “After the New Economy” (New Press, 2004) and “Wall Street: How It Works and For Whom” . He also hosts “Behind the News,” broadcast on WBAI, New York. He is working on a book on America’s modern power elite.^[1]

Henwood is married to Liza Featherstone.

Socialist Scholars Conference 1990

The Socialist Scholars Conference 1990, held September 6-8, at the Hotel Commodore, New York, included panels such as:^[2]

Collapse of the Financial System

• Sponsor: Monthly Review
• Harry Magdoff, Monthly Review
• Doug Henwood, Left Business Observer
• Janet Bush, London Financial Times
• Bill Tabb, Queens College

Socialist Scholars 1997

In March 28-30 1997 Democratic Socialists of America convened their annual Socialist Scholars Conference at Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York.

The conference was themed "Radical alternatives on the eve of the millenium".

Invitees were asked to join Doug Henwood, Robert Heilbroner, Paul Sweezy, Harry Magdoff, Bill Tabb, Frances Fox Piven, Robert Fitch, Jane Slaughter and Ellen Meiksins Wood "as they debate changes in the labor movement, Marxist theory, the state of the economy, market socialism, and other areas where theory and practice meet".

Or "listen to the United States' only independent and socialist congressman", Rep. Bernie Sanders, "dialogue with" Joel Rogers of the New Party and In These Times' ....Salim Muwakkil on independent politics..^[3].

Communist "Manifestivity"

On October 30 and 31, 1998 the Brecht Forum presented the "Communist Manifestivity -150th Anniversary of the Communist Manifesto" at at Cooper Union's Great Hall, New York.

One of the many workshops at the Manifestivity was;

Today's Capitalist Crisis; with Dennis Brutus, Judy Claude, Sylvia Federici, Neftali Garcia, Joan Greenbaum, Doug Henwood and Boris Kagarlitsky. Moderator: Harry Magdoff.^[4]

How Class Works

At the How Class Works - 2002 Conference, panels included; 2.6 Class and the Economy

• Paddy Quick, St.Francis College – Economics

“Class and Armed Robbery”

• Betsy Leondar-Wright, United for a Fair Economy

“Class and the Changing Distributions of Income and Wealth”

• Doug Henwood, Editor, Left Business Observer

“Financial Markets: The Class Angle”

• Debra Dwyer, Chair, Stony Brook - Economics

4.2 The Capitalist Class

• Leslie Gates, SUNY at Binghamton – Sociology

“ Reintegrating Class Analysis into Globalization: The Formation of Mexico’s Internationalist Elite and the Fate of Mexican Unions”

• Paul J. Groncki, Financial Planner, NYC

“ Demographics of the Capitalist Class”

• Doug Henwood, Editor, Left Business Observer

“ Davos and More: A Global Ruling Class (in formation)”

• Michael Schwartz, Chair, Stony Brook – Sociology^[5]

YDS conference

In February 2004, Young Democratic Socialists convened a "Life After Bush" conference at CUNY Graduate Center in new york.

Speakers were^[6];

• Cornel West, Department of Religion, Princeton University; author of Race Matters and many other books; Honorary Chair of Democratic Socialists of America

• Frances Fox Piven, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, the Graduate Center, CUNY; author of Poor People's Movements and many other works; Honorary Chair of Democratic Socialists of America

• Doug Henwood, editor of Left Business Observer

• Steve Max, Director of Organizing and Training, Midwest Academy

• Leslie Cagan, National Coordindator, United for Peace and Justice

• Ian Williams, author of The U.N. for Beginners and a correspondent for In These Times and The Nation

• Bertha Lewis, Co-Chair, Working Families Party and Executive Director, New York ACORN

The Nation

In 2009 Doug Henwood was listed as a Contributing editor to The Nation^[7].

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