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Doug Henwood
Doug Henwood
Born	December 7, 1952 (age 71); Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
Education	Yale University; University of Virginia
Occupation	Writer
Spouse	Liza Featherstone

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Douglas Henwood (born December 7, 1952) is an American journalist, economic analyst, and financial trader who writes frequently about economic affairs. He publishes a newsletter, Left Business Observer, that analyzes economics and politics from a left-wing perspective, co-owner and co-editor, along with Phillipa Dunne, of The Liscio Report, an independent newsletter focusing on macroeconomic analysis, and is a contributing editor at The Nation.

Early years

Henwood was born to Harold and Victorine Henwood in Teaneck, New Jersey and grew up in Westwood, New Jersey. He received a B.A. in English from Yale University in 1975. As a youth Henwood was familiarized with Marxism but for a period late in high school into his early years at Yale, he identified as a conservative, briefly joining the Party of the Right:^[1]

Sometime late in high school, I fell under the spell of Milton Friedman and Bill Buckley, and about the first thing I did when I got to college was join the Party of the Right (POR).

After college Henwood worked as secretary to the chairperson of a small Wall Street brokerage firm headed by a former Bell Labs physicist and which used quantitative analysis techniques in the mid-1970s predating their later flood of adoption on the Street.^[2]

From 1976-1979, Henwood did graduate work in English at the University of Virginia, concentrating on British and American poetry and on critical theory but he left before obtaining his doctorate. He then worked for two years as a copywriter and assistant to a medical publisher in New York.^[3]

Writing

In September 1986, Henwood launched Left Business Observer (LBO) (ISSN 1042-0134).^[4] Topics to which he has devoted coverage include:

Income distribution and poverty in the U.S. and elsewhere in the First World
the globalization of finance and production
the worldwide attack on pensions
Third World debt and development
the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank
the media business
the influence of foundations on politics and culture
what it means to be a leftist in a world that seems to have forgotten what that means

In 1992, Henwood worked with John Liscio on The Liscio Report on the Economy, a financial advisory agency that publishes proprietary research. The newsletter is widely followed in the investment community. In 2000, after Liscio's death, Henwood and Phillipa Dunne, a business partner, inherited The Liscio Report and continue to publish the newsletter using the research techniques pioneered by their mentor.^[5]

Henwood has written three books. His first, The State of the USA Atlas (1994), is a social atlas of the U.S. in the Pluto atlas series. This was followed in 1997 by Wall Street (Verso Books), in which Henwood described the workings of high finance. His most recent work is After the New Economy (New Press, 2003), an analysis of the 1990s boom and bust. Another book is intended covering the American ruling class.

His writing has also appeared in The Nation, Grand Street, Village Voice, Newsday, the Los Angeles Times, and The Guardian (UK). He is a contributor editor at The Nation.^[6] He has been been quoted or cited in a range of media including The Asia Times, The New York Times, and The Times of London.

Radio

Henwood began hosting Behind the News in 1996, a weekly radio show and podcast produced at KPFA and, formerly, WBAI. Henwood previously was a regular contributor to Samori Marksman's show, starting in 1989. Behind the News features interviews with activists, intellectuals and academics, preceded by a summary of recent economic headlines.^[7] Notable former guests include Noam Chomsky, James K. Galbraith, Christopher Hitchens, Lewis Lapham, George McGovern, Joseph Stiglitz, Gore Vidal, and Slavoj Žižek.^[8]

On November 11, 2010, Henwood announced that he would be retiring Behind the News in its current form, instead broadcasting from another venue as well as on his website. This change arose from an interim producer's decision to reschedule Henwood's show to Saturdays and reduce its airtime to twice a month despite Henwood's having raised substantial funds during the network's previous fund drive, conditions that the host found unacceptable.^[9]

Family

He is married to journalist Liza Featherstone. They live in Brooklyn with their young son.

Books

Henwood authored three books and is working on a forth.^[10]

State of the U.S.A. Atlas (1994), ISBN 978-0-671-79696-9
Wall Street (1997), ISBN 0-86091-670-7
After the New Economy (2003), ISBN 1-56584-770-9

References

^ Henwood, Doug (February 7, 2003). "Partying on the Right". The Nation. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
^ Henwood, Doug (1997). Wall Street: How It Works and for Whom. New York: Verso. ISBN 978-0860914952.
^ Henwood, Doug. "Henwood bio". Left Business Observer. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
^ "About LBO". Left Business Observer. 2001. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
^ "About Us". The Liscio Report on the Economy. TLR Publishing. 2007. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
^ "Doug Henwood". Authors. The Nation. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
^ "Behind the News with Doug Henwood". Programs. KPFA 94.1 FM Berkeley. Retrieved 2014-05-08.]
^ "Doug Henwood's radio archives". Left Business Observer. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
^ Henwood, Doug (Nov 11, 2010). "My farewell to Thursdays at 5". LBO News from Doug Henwood. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
^ "Book info". Left Business Observer. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

External links

Twitter account
Left Business Observer
LBO News (blog)
Free downloadable version of Wall Street
"Unconventional Wisdom: An Interview with Doug Henwood" by Bhaskar Sunkara (The Activist, 21 February 2010)
"Ka-Pow! Bang! Crash! Down Goes Another Bubble!: Doug Henwood in Conversation with Christian Parenti", The Brooklyn Rail, (July-August 2009)
"Economic Unorthodoxy: An Interview with Doug Henwood" (24 April 2004)
"The 'New Economy' and the Speculative Bubble: An Interview with Doug Henwood" (Monthly Review, April 2001)
"The Marxist Wall Street Couldn't Ignore", by Annalee Newitz, Salon.com, December 1998
The Liscio Report on the Economy by Doug Henwood and Phillipa Dunne (blog)

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[party-1] Henwood, Doug (February 7, 2003). "Partying on the Right". The Nation. Retrieved 2012-01-07.

[2] Henwood, Doug (1997). Wall Street: How It Works and for Whom. New York: Verso. ISBN 978-0860914952.

[3] Henwood, Doug. "Henwood bio". Left Business Observer. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

[4] "About LBO". Left Business Observer. 2001. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

[5] "About Us". The Liscio Report on the Economy. TLR Publishing. 2007. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

[6] "Doug Henwood". Authors. The Nation. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

[7] "Behind the News with Doug Henwood". Programs. KPFA 94.1 FM Berkeley. Retrieved 2014-05-08.]

[8] "Doug Henwood's radio archives". Left Business Observer. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

[9] Henwood, Doug (Nov 11, 2010). "My farewell to Thursdays at 5". LBO News from Doug Henwood. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

[10] "Book info". Left Business Observer. Retrieved 2014-05-08.

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-'''Doug Henwood''' (born December 7, 1952) is an [[United States|American]] journalist who writes frequently about economic affairs. He publishes a newsletter, ''Left Business Observer'', that analyzes [[economics]] and [[politics]] from a [[left-wing politics|left-wing]] perspective, co-owner and co-editor, along with Phillipa Dunne, of [[The Liscio Report]],  an independent newsletter focusing on macroeconomic issues, and is a contributing editor at ''[[The Nation (U.S. periodical)|The Nation]]''.
+'''Douglas Henwood''' (born December 7, 1952) is an [[United States|American]] journalist, economic analyst, and financial trader who writes frequently about economic affairs. He publishes a newsletter, ''Left Business Observer'', that analyzes [[economics]] and [[politics]] from a [[left-wing politics|left-wing]] perspective, co-owner and co-editor, along with Phillipa Dunne, of ''The Liscio Report'',  an independent newsletter focusing on [[Macroeconomics|macroeconomic]] analysis, and is a contributing editor at ''[[The Nation (U.S. periodical)|The Nation]]''.
 == Early years ==
-Henwood was born in [[Teaneck, New Jersey]], and grew up in [[Westwood, New Jersey]]. He received a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in English from [[Yale University]] in 1975. Late in high school and while at Yale, Henwood identified as a conservative, briefly joining the [[Party of the Right (Yale)|Party of the Right]]:<ref name="party">{{cite journal |url=http://www.thenation.com/article/partying-right |last=Henwood |first=Doug |title=Partying on the Right |journal=The Nation |date=February 7, 2003 |accessdate=January 7, 2012}}</ref><blockquote>
+Henwood was born to Harold and Victorine Henwood in [[Teaneck, New Jersey]] and grew up in [[Westwood, New Jersey]]. He received a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in English from [[Yale University]] in 1975. As a youth Henwood was familiarized with Marxism but for a period late in high school into his early years at Yale, he identified as a conservative, briefly joining the [[Party of the Right (Yale)|Party of the Right]]:<ref name="party">{{cite journal |url=http://www.thenation.com/article/partying-right |last=Henwood |first=Doug |title=Partying on the Right |journal=The Nation |date=February 7, 2003 |accessdate=2012-01-07 }}</ref><blockquote>
 Sometime late in high school, I fell under the spell of [[Milton Friedman]] and [[William F. Buckley, Jr.|Bill Buckley]], and about the first thing I did when I got to college was join the Party of the Right (POR).</blockquote>
+After college Henwood worked as secretary to the chairperson of a small [[Wall Street]] brokerage firm headed by a former [[Bell Labs]] physicist and which used quantitative analysis techniques in the mid-1970s predating their later flood of adoption on the Street.<ref>{{cite book |last = Henwood |first = Doug |title = Wall Street: How It Works and for Whom |publisher = Verso |date = 1997 |location = New York |isbn = 978-0860914952 }}</ref>
-From 1976-9, Henwood did graduate work in English at the [[University of Virginia]], concentrating on British and American poetry and [[critical theory]] but left before obtaining his doctorate. He then worked for two years as a [[copywriter]] and assistant to a medical publisher in New York.
+From 1976-1979, Henwood did graduate work in English at the [[University of Virginia]], concentrating on British and American poetry and on [[critical theory]] but he left before obtaining his doctorate. He then worked for two years as a [[copywriter]] and assistant to a medical publisher in New York.<ref>{{cite web |last = Henwood |first = Doug |title = Henwood bio |publisher = Left Business Observer |date = |url = http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/DH_bio.html |accessdate = 2014-05-08 |archiveurl = |archivedate = }}</ref>
 == Writing ==
-In September 1986, Henwood launched ''Left Business Observer'' (ISSN 1042-0134).<ref>[http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/ Left Business Observer]</ref> Topics to which he has devoted coverage include:
+In September 1986, Henwood launched ''Left Business Observer'' (LBO) (ISSN 1042-0134).<ref>{{cite web |title = About LBO |publisher = Left Business Observer |date = 2001 |url = http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/LBO_about.html |accessdate = 2014-05-08 |archiveurl = |archivedate = }}</ref> Topics to which he has devoted coverage include:
 * [[Income distribution]] and poverty in the U.S. and elsewhere in the First World
 * the globalization of finance and production
 * the worldwide attack on pensions
 * [[Third World debt]] and development
-* the [[International Monetary Fund]] and [[World Bank]]
+* the [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF) and [[World Bank]]
 * the media business
 * the influence of foundations on politics and culture
 * what it means to be a leftist in a world that seems to have forgotten what that means
-In 1992, Henwood worked with John Liscio on The Liscio Report, a financial advisory agency that publishes proprietary research. The newsletter is widely followed in the investment community. In 2000, after Liscio's death, Henwood and Phillipa Dunne, a business partner, inherited The Liscio Report and have continued to publish the newsletter using the research techniques pioneered by their mentor, John Liscio.<ref>[[About the Liscio Report]] </ref>
+In 1992, Henwood worked with John Liscio on ''The Liscio Report on the Economy'', a financial advisory agency that publishes proprietary research. The newsletter is widely followed in the investment community. In 2000, after Liscio's death, Henwood and Phillipa Dunne, a business partner, inherited ''The Liscio Report'' and continue to publish the newsletter using the research techniques pioneered by their mentor.<ref>{{cite web |title = About Us |work = The Liscio Report on the Economy |publisher = TLR Publishing |date = 2007 |url = http://www.theliscioreport.com/about.html |accessdate = 2014-05-08 |archiveurl = |archivedate = }}</ref>
-Henwood has written three books. His first, ''The State of the USA Atlas'' (1994), is a social atlas of the U.S. in the [[Pluto Press|Pluto]] atlas series. This was followed in 1997 by ''Wall Street'' ([[Verso Books]]), in which Henwood described the workings of high finance. His most recent work is ''After the New Economy'' ([[New Press]], 2003), an analysis of the 1990s boom and bust.
+Henwood has written three books. His first, ''The State of the USA Atlas'' (1994), is a social atlas of the U.S. in the [[Pluto Press|Pluto]] atlas series. This was followed in 1997 by ''Wall Street'' ([[Verso Books]]), in which Henwood described the workings of high finance. His most recent work is ''After the New Economy'' ([[New Press]], 2003), an analysis of the 1990s boom and bust. Another book is intended covering the American [[ruling class]].
-His writing has also appeared in ''[[The Nation (U.S. periodical)|The Nation]]'', ''[[Grand Street (magazine)|Grand Street]]'', ''[[Village Voice]]'', ''[[Newsday]]'', ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', and ''[[The Guardian]]'' (UK). He is a contributor editor at ''The Nation''.<ref>[http://www.thenation.com/authors/doug-henwood Doug Henwood | The Nation]</ref>
+His writing has also appeared in ''[[The Nation (U.S. periodical)|The Nation]]'', ''[[Grand Street (magazine)|Grand Street]]'', ''[[Village Voice]]'', ''[[Newsday]]'', the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', and ''[[The Guardian]]'' (UK). He is a contributor editor at ''The Nation''.<ref>{{cite web |title = Doug Henwood |work = Authors |publisher = The Nation |url = http://www.thenation.com/authors/doug-henwood |accessdate = 2014-05-08 |archiveurl = |archivedate = }}</ref> He has been been quoted or cited in a range of media including ''[[The Asia Times]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', and ''[[The Times]]'' of London.
 == Radio ==
-Henwood began hosting ''Behind the News'' in 1996, a weekly radio show and podcast produced at [[KPFA]] and, formerly, [[WBAI]]. The show features interviews with activists, intellectuals and academics, preceded by a summary of recent economic headlines.<ref>[http://www.kpfa.org/behindthenews Behind the News with Doug Henwood | KPFA 94.1 FM Berkeley]</ref> Notable former guests include [[Noam Chomsky]], [[James K. Galbraith]], [[Christopher Hitchens]], [[Lewis H. Lapham|Lewis Lapham]], [[George McGovern]], [[Joseph Stiglitz]], [[Gore Vidal]], and [[Slavoj Žižek]].<ref>[http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html Doug Henwood's radio archives]</ref>
+Henwood began hosting ''Behind the News'' in 1996, a weekly radio show and podcast produced at [[KPFA]] and, formerly, [[WBAI]]. Henwood previously was a regular contributor to [[Samori Marksman]]'s show, starting in 1989. ''Behind the News'' features interviews with activists, intellectuals and academics, preceded by a summary of recent economic headlines.<ref>{{cite web |title = Behind the News with Doug Henwood |work = Programs |publisher = KPFA 94.1 FM Berkeley |url = http://www.kpfa.org/behindthenews |accessdate = 2014-05-08 |archiveurl = |archivedate = }}]</ref> Notable former guests include [[Noam Chomsky]], [[James K. Galbraith]], [[Christopher Hitchens]], [[Lewis H. Lapham|Lewis Lapham]], [[George McGovern]], [[Joseph Stiglitz]], [[Gore Vidal]], and [[Slavoj Žižek]].<ref>{{cite web |title = Doug Henwood's radio archives |publisher = Left Business Observer |url = http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html |accessdate = 2014-05-08 |archiveurl = |archivedate = }}</ref>
-On November 11, 2010, Henwood announced that he would be retiring ''Behind the News'' in its current form, instead broadcasting from another venue as well as on his website. This change arose from an interim producer's decision to reschedule Henwood's show to Saturdays and reduce its airtime to twice a month despite Henwood's having raised substantial funds during the network's previous fund drive, conditions that the host found unacceptable.<ref>[http://lbo-news.com/2010/11/11/my-farewell-to-thursdays-at-5 My farewell to Thursdays at 5]</ref>
+On November 11, 2010, Henwood announced that he would be retiring ''Behind the News'' in its current form, instead broadcasting from another venue as well as on his website. This change arose from an interim producer's decision to reschedule Henwood's show to Saturdays and reduce its airtime to twice a month despite Henwood's having raised substantial funds during the network's previous fund drive, conditions that the host found unacceptable.<ref>{{cite web |last = Henwood |first = Doug |title = My farewell to Thursdays at 5 |publisher = LBO News from Doug Henwood |date = Nov 11, 2010 |url = http://lbo-news.com/2010/11/11/my-farewell-to-thursdays-at-5
+|accessdate = 2014-05-08 |archiveurl = |archivedate = }}</ref>
 == Family ==
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 == Books ==
+Henwood authored three books and is working on a forth.<ref>{{cite web |title = Book info |publisher = Left Business Observer |url = http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Book_info.html |accessdate = 2014-05-08 |archiveurl = |archivedate = }}</ref>
 * ''State of the U.S.A. Atlas'' (1994), ISBN 978-0-671-79696-9
 * [http://www.wallstreetthebook.com/ ''Wall Street''] (1997), ISBN 0-86091-670-7
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 == External links ==
+* [https://twitter.com/DougHenwood Twitter account]
-* [http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com ''Left Business Observer''] with [http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/DH_bio.html brief bio]
-* [http://doughenwood.wordpress.com LBO News ("blog")]
+* [http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/ ''Left Business Observer'']
-* [http://www.wallstreetthebook.com Free downloadable version of ''Wall Street'']
+* [http://doughenwood.wordpress.com/ LBO News (blog)]
+* [http://www.wallstreetthebook.com/ Free downloadable version of ''Wall Street'']
 * [http://theactivist.org/blog/unconventional-wisdom-an-interview-with-doug-henwood "Unconventional Wisdom: An Interview with Doug Henwood"] by Bhaskar Sunkara (''The Activist'', 21 February 2010)
 * [http://brooklynrail.org/2009/07/express/ka-pow-bang-crash-down-goes-another-bubble "Ka-Pow! Bang! Crash! Down Goes Another Bubble!: Doug Henwood in Conversation with Christian Parenti"], ''[[The Brooklyn Rail]]'', (July-August 2009)
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 * [http://www.monthlyreview.org/0401henwd.htm "The 'New Economy' and the Speculative Bubble: An Interview with Doug Henwood"] (''[[Monthly Review]]'', April 2001)
 * [http://www.salon.com/1998/12/22/21feature_2/ "The Marxist Wall Street Couldn't Ignore"], by [[Annalee Newitz]], [[Salon.com]], December 1998
-* "[[The Liscio Report on the Economy]]" by Doug Henwood and Phillipa Dunne
+* [http://www.theliscioreport.com/ The Liscio Report on the Economy] by Doug Henwood and Phillipa Dunne ([http://tlrii.typepad.com/ blog])
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