A really good discussion of the various myths and delusions around the exceptionalism of the American constitution. A number of ideas discussed not the least of which is that the checks and balances that Americans are so proud of were always illusory and dependent upon broad consensus amongst the political ruling class. #BehindTheNews #DougHenwood
https://overcast.fm/+AAnQuUByoWw

#BehindTheNews: The great floor feast test for Revanth Reddy, colleagues

https://thesouthfirst.com/telangana/the-great-floor-feast-test-for-revanth-reddy-colleagues/

#BehindTheNews: Telangana Congress chief Mahesh Kumar Goud getting ready for a showdown with BRS Party; barehanded

https://thesouthfirst.com/telangana/done-telangana-congress-chief-mahesh-kumar-goud-getting-ready-for-a-showdown-with-brs-barehanded/

#BehindTheNews: Kotha Prabhakar Reddy’s rendezvous with #Telangana chief minister: Is there more than meets the eye?

https://thesouthfirst.com/telangana/kotha-prabhakar-reddys-rendezvous-with-telangana-chief-minister-is-there-more-than-meets-the-eye/

#BehindTheNews: Much ado about Harish Rao Thanneeru’s meeting with CM Anumula Revanth Reddy

https://thesouthfirst.com/behind-the-news/much-ado-about-harish-raos-meeting-with-revanth-reddy/

#BehindTheNews: Much Ado About Nothing? Political slugfest over renaming of Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University

https://thesouthfirst.com/behind-the-news/much-ado-about-nothing-political-slugfest-over-renaming-of-potti-sreeramulu-telugu-university/

#BehindTheNews: Congress’ PayCM campaign in #Karnataka turns into BRS’ ammo in #Telangana

https://thesouthfirst.com/telangana/congress-paycm-campaign-in-karnataka-turns-into-brs-ammo-in-telangana/

#BehindTheNews: Naidu proposes, Anuradha disposes: ‘Sacrilege’ or deft political move?

https://thesouthfirst.com/behind-the-news/naidu-proposes-anuradha-disposes-sacrilege-or-deft-political-move/

#BehindTheNews: Lights, camera, coalition? The AIADMK-TVK power play

https://thesouthfirst.com/behind-the-news/lights-camera-coalition-the-aiadmk-tvk-power-play/

https://kpfa.org/episode/behind-the-news-february-6-2025/

#BehindTheNews #KPFA #JacobinRadio #KristinDuMez #JenniferMiddlestadt

The theology of MAGA '#sovereigntism' and Trump

#Farright

#BehindTheNews: Political betrayal, CPI(M) behind PC Chacko stepping down NCP-SP’s top post in #Kerala?

https://thesouthfirst.com/behind-the-news/political-betrayal-cpim-behind-pc-chacko-stepping-down-ncp-sps-top-post-in-kerala/

#BehindTheNews: Cabinet & Assembly surpassed, a CM left miffed: Caste census report in Telangana

The grapevine says the CM was very much annoyed over the release of the contents of caste census ahead of the Cabinet meeting & special Assembly session.
https://thesouthfirst.com/behind-the-news/cabinet-and-assembly-surpassed-a-cm-left-miffed-caste-census-report-in-telangana/

#BehindTheNews: Cabinet & Assembly surpassed, a CM left miffed: Caste census report in Telangana

The grapevine says the CM was very much annoyed over the release of the contents of caste census ahead of the Cabinet meeting & special Assembly session.
https://thesouthfirst.com/behind-the-news/cabinet-and-assembly-surpassed-a-cm-left-miffed-caste-census-report-in-telangana/

#BehindTheNews: Winter, Zurich, and Alps spark growth ideas for Telangana & Andhra

CMs Nara Chandrababu Naidu and Anumula Revanth Reddy coincidentally land in Zurich en route to #Davos for the WEF annual meeting.
https://thesouthfirst.com/behind-the-news/winter-zurich-and-alps-a-cocktail-to-spur-growth-ideas-in-telangana-and-andhra/

#BehindTheNews: Short of ‘star power’, will Narendra Modi enlist #Chiranjeevi to boost Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in #Andhra?

As the BJP has no leader of substance in Andhra, it is possible that Modi is trying to groom Chiranjeevi to lead the party in the state.
https://thesouthfirst.com/behind-the-news/short-of-star-power-will-modi-enlist-chiranjeevi-to-boost-bjp-in-andhra/

#BehindTheNews: After Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Shinde’s Shiv Sena, its ‘Showtime’ for DMK - Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in #TamilNadu

Showtime Consultancy led by Robbin Sharrma scripted success stories for #TDP in #AndhraPradesh and Shinde's Shiv Sena in #Maharashtra.
https://thesouthfirst.com/behind-the-news/after-tdp-and-shindes-shiv-sena-its-showtime-for-dmk-in-tamil-nadu/

#BehindTheNews: The ‘surprise inspection’ that wasn’t: When #Telangana CM visited a residential school

They had a feast waiting for them since the chief minister was to visit their school for a "surprise inspection" to check the food quality.

https://thesouthfirst.com/telangana/the-surprise-inspection-that-wasnt-when-telangana-cm-visited-a-residential-school/

#BehindTheNews: Congress’ Telangana Thalli finds long-lost twin in JD(S) party symbol

Both #TelanganaThalli and the woman in the Janata Dal Secular flag — a farmer-woman — look alike, with the only difference being the posture.
https://thesouthfirst.com/behind-the-news/congress-telangana-thalli-finds-long-lost-twin-in-jds-party-symbol/

#BehindTheNews: #PawanKalyan lives up to his filmi image, raids Kakinada port and a vessel on high seas to prevent illegal export of PDS rice

https://thesouthfirst.com/behind-the-news/pawan-kalyan-lives-up-to-his-filmi-image-raids-kakinada-port-and-a-vessel-on-high-seas-to-prevent-illegal-export-of-pds-rice/

#BehindTheNews: How #Waqf properties create a deep fissure in BJP Karnataka — courtesy Yatnal

https://thesouthfirst.com/behind-the-news/how-waqf-properties-create-a-deep-fissure-in-karnataka-bjp-courtesy-yatnal/