10:00 AM Pacific Time: Monday-Thursday
Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
John Nichols is a political blogger and Washington Correspondent for the Nation Magazine. Robert McChesney is Professor of Communication at the Center for Global Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The two have just come out with a new book, People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy. … Continued
With Kara Platoni, journalist and author of “We Have the Technology: How Biohackers, Foodies, Physicians, and Scientists Are Transforming Human Perception, One Sense at a Time”. About the book: An award-winning journalist investigates how scientists and citizens around the world are re-tooling our senses—and what their discoveries are teaching us about the nature and future … Continued
With Elizabeth Hinton, an Assistant Professor in the Department of History and the Department of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. Hinton’s research focuses on the persistence of poverty and racial inequality in the 20th century United States. Her forth coming book is entitled, From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making … Continued
In conversation with historian Lillian Faderman whose books on lesbian history, LGBT history and ethnic history have earned critical praise and awards. Faderman is the author of the New York Times Notable Books: Surpassing the Love of Men and Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers. Her latest book The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle … Continued
In conversation with Stuart Wexler, investigative researcher in domestic terrorism and radical religious activities. Wexler is author of “Shadow Warfare: The History of America’s Undeclared Wars,” “The Awful Grace of Good: Religious Terrorism, White Supremacy, and the Unsolved Murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.” And his latest book “America’s Secret Jihad: The Hidden History of … Continued
After the Istanbul’s Ataturk airport attack on Wednesday that have left a toll of 41 dead and 230 injured, we are joined from Istanbul by Gareth Jenkins to talk about the Geo-politic dynamics in the region and what this bombing could mean for its future. Then, David Whitehouse, author of Journey to the Centre of … Continued
In conversation with Gray Brechin talking about the social benefits and legacy of the New Deal. How President Franklin D. Roosevelt was pushed to the left and launched the New Deal during the Great Depression, and the current dangers of being reversed. Guest: Professor Gray Brechin is founder and project scholar of The Living … Continued
In conversation with Richard Wolff on the crisis in Europe. Wolff is professor of economics emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and currently a Visiting Professor at the New School University in New York City. He is host the the radio show Economic Update from WBAI in New York. And, Law professor Jessica Mason Pieklo, … Continued
In conversation with Professor John McCormick from Purdue University Indianapolis on the history of the European Union. Then an examination of today’s Supreme Court decisions on Immigration and Affirmative Action in Universities with Professor Kevin Johnson from University of California Davis. Guest: John McCormick is Jean Monnet Chair of European Union Politics at Indiana … Continued
In conversation with Kevin Kelly, founder and executive editor of Wired magazine. Kelly is author of several books, among them “Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World.” “New Rules for the New Economy: 10 Radical Strategies for a Connected World.” And his latest “The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 … Continued
