Mike Davis is the author of City of Quartz, Late Victorian Holocausts, Buda\'s Wagon, and Planet of Slums .
He lives in Los Angeles.. history at UC Irvine, and his books include Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files and How We Forgot the Cold War: A Historical Journey across America .
He is an Emeritus Professor of U.
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Jon Wiener is a longtime Contributing Editor at the Nation and host and producer of Start Making Sense, the magazine\'s weekly podcast.
He lives in San Diego.
He is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and the Lannan Literary Award.
Mike Davis is the author of City of Quartz, Late Victorian Holocausts, Buda\'s Wagon, and Planet of Slums