Letters and Politics

Is Trump’s firing the FBI’s director mirroring the Saturday Night Massacre?

On today’s show host Mitch Jeserich talks to Michael Koncewicz, historian and a Cold War Curator at the Tamiment Library at New York University to discuss the similarities of he Trump’s firing the FBI director, James Comey and the so called “Saturday Night Massacre” as it is know as one of the most dramatic turns of events in the Watergate scandal … Continued


Hosts Cat Brooks and Mitch Jeserich discuss the recent murders of two Black men by Sacramento sheriffs with Black Lives Matter organizer in Sacramento, Tanya Faison. Then we look at the historical context of anti-Blackness from Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times best-selling author of Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, while KPFA fund drives … Continued


Glenn Greenwald on Trump’s “Shocking” Firing of FBI Chief James Comey Amid Russian Probe; Glenn Greenwald: Independent Probe Needed to Uncover Truth Behind Russia’s Role in 2016 Election; Greenwald: Hillary is to Blame for Losing 2016 Election, Not James Comey; Greenwald: Supporting U.S.-Russia Relations Should Be Encouraged, Not Viewed as Sign of Treason; StoryMay 10, … Continued


Vijay Prashad, historian, journalist, Marxist intellectual, professor at Trinity College and author of 18 books including The Death of the Nation and the Future of the Arab Revolution, uses comedic and straightforward rhetoric to analyze the current administration’s foreign policy. He also takes a moment to thank KPFA and recognize the importance of public radio in reporting … Continued