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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Host Mitch Jeserich speaks with Louis S. Warren about his book “God’s Red Son: The Ghost Dance Religion and the Making of Modern America,” which describes the pan-Indian religious movement that swept across the west and the great plain as a form of resistance and reconciliation to colonialism. This book is critical to understanding how … Continued
Today Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Elisabeth Rosenthal about her book An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take it Back. Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal was for twenty-two years a reporter, correspondent, and senior writer at The New York Times before becoming the editor in chief of Kaiser Health News, an independent journalism newsroom … Continued
On today’s show Mitch Jeserich speaks with Vijay Prashad Indian historian, journalist, and commentator, about his book The Death of the Nation and the Future of the Arab Revolution. He is the George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies at Trinity College. We talk about May Day and … Continued
On today’s show Mitch talks with Wes Enzinna senior editor and writer at Mother Jones, about his reportage and article “Inside the Underground Anti-Racist Movement That Brings the Fight to White Supremacists”. His reportage and essays have also appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Harper’s, n+1, and London Review of Books. Then, Mitch Jeserich talks with … Continued
Today Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Neil Faulkner, author of the book A People’s History of the Russian Revolution. About the book: The Russian Revolution may be the most misunderstood and misrepresented event in modern history, its history told in a mix of legends and anecdotes. In A People’s History of the Russian Revolution, Neil … Continued
On today’s show we talked to Rick Ayers, he is a professor of education at the university of San Francisco. We discussed of Donald Trump’s national security adviser H. R. McMaster. Rick Ayers book is Dereliction of Duty. Source image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H.R._McMaster_ARCIC_2014.jpg Then, we speak of Free Speech in Berkeley with guest Harmeet Dhillon, First Amendment lawyer representing Young … Continued
On today’s show we talk with Tony Cross from Radio France International, about the results of the first round of the French Presidential Elections. He also has his own blog: The Raving Reporter. Then, we have a long discussion with the author of the lauded novel American War a Novel: Omar El Akkad. About the … Continued
On today’s show we speak about Berkeley being a battlefield last Saturday, we have Frances Dinkelspiel, Editor and Co-founder of the online newspaper Berkeleyside and Natalie Orenstein, Reporter with Berkeleyside to give us an account of the events. Source Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/publik15/3609327612 Then, we talk about the Arkansas executions with Jessica Brand legal director at Harvard Law School’s Fair Punishment … Continued
On today’s show we speak of the special congressional campaign with John Nichols, Washington Correspondent for The Nation magazine. French Republic Logo Then we talk about the nearing French presidential elections. Next Sunday, April the 23rd, the French people will vote for the first round of its election. Guest Arthur Goldhammer, who has a website … Continued
Today we speak about the Coptic history with Professor Jason Zaborowski of Bradley University. Source Image: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_cross
