Episode #202: Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

In Episode #202, journalist and author Atossa Abrahamian joins Osi to discuss the questionable tactics employed by the wealthy and corporations to accumulate and shield their wealth. In her latest book, The Hidden Globe: How Wealth Hacks the World, Atossa unveils a countergeography of extraterritorial zones—from free trade zones to offshore detention centers—that operate beyond national sovereignty, shaping global inequality and offering a provocative reimagining of the world order. Atossa Araxia Abrahamian is an independent journalist who writes about the cracks in the nation-state system. A former editor at the Nation and Al Jazeera America, Abrahamian’s reporting and criticism have appeared in the New York Review of Books, the New York Times, the London Review of Books, the Intercept, and many other publications.