Doug Henwood\xa0is an\xa0American\xa0journalist, economic analyst, and financial trader who writes frequently about economic affairs. He publishes a newsletter,\xa0Left Business Observer, that analyzes\xa0economics\xa0and\xa0politics\xa0from a\xa0left-wing\xa0perspective. His own excellent podcast, Behind the News\xa0is available at iTunes. He\xa0is a contributing editor at The Nation Magazine. He lives in Brooklyn.