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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Today on the 70th anniversary of Israel’s declaration of independence, the US moved its embassy to Jerusalem while Israeli soldiers have killed dozens of Palestinians and wounded thousands who were protesting and trying to cross the Gaza border. We hear excerpts from a speech of scholar Norman Finkelstein on how holding Israel to human rights … Continued
We are in conversation with Vijay Prashad to talk about the origins and the political history of the twentieth-century attempt to knit together the world’s impoverished countries in opposition to the United States and Soviet spheres of influence in the decades following World War II. Vijay Prashad is Professor of International Studies at Trinity College, where … Continued
Marking the bicentennial of the birth of Karl Marx, we continue our series of conversations about Marxist ideas and their influence in history. Today we talk to the renowned economist, Richard Wolff to talk about the period when Marx was writing the communist manifesto, his long exile in England and his writing of Das Capital. Invest … Continued
Karl Marx remains the most influential and controversial political thinker in history. He has been viewed as a philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, even a literary craftsman. But who was Marx? What informed his critiques of modern society? And as new generations are discovering Marx after the aftermath of the recurrent financial crisis, social … Continued
Ruddy Juliani who is representing Donald Trump in potential talks with Robert Mueller says he will not recommend the president to speak with Mueller and that Trump should plead Fifth Amendment if he does. To Talk about all this we are in conversation with William Yeomans. He is Ronald Goldfarb Fellow at the Alliance for … Continued
Many people from Central America are seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border, but what is asylum, what are the legal aspects of this immigration status? To talk about this we are joined by Holly S. Cooper, Co-director of the Immigration Law Clinic at the University of California, Davis. She has extensive litigation experience defending the rights of … Continued
We are in conversation with Anna Feigenbaum to talk about the history of Tear Gas and its development as a chemical weapon during WWI, and its reclassification as a crowd control agent pushed by chemical companies and law enforcement agencies. Today, Tear Gas is being used against people protesting for their rights in many cities, including … Continued
Today we have a conversation comparing and contrasting the gilded age between 1870 and early 1900s and the so-called, second gilded age which we are living through today with guest Steve Fraser. Steve Fraser is the author of several including The Age of Acquiescence: The Life and Death of American Resistance to Organized Wealth and Power. … Continued
Professor Isa Blumi argues that the war in Yemen today has been mischaracterized as a civil war, and instead, he says is a war over the empire and international finance, with a deep colonial history that stretches back to the Ottoman empire, the British empire and currently the American empire. Isa Blumi is Associate Professor in the Department of … Continued
Mitch Jeserich talks to renowned physicist Michio Kaku for a wide-ranging discussion on science, humanity, the future, and war. Michio Kaku is a professor of physics at the City University of New York, co-founder of string field theory. He is the host of the radio programs Science Fantastic and Exploration and is the author of several acclaimed science books, including Beyond Einstein, The … Continued
