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Letters and Politics

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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.

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Genocide: Its History & Meaning

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08.29.24 - 10:00am

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Guest: Martin Shaw is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at Sussex University and Research Professor at the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals.  He is the author of several books on Genocide and War including What is Genocide?


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The Six Far-Right Groups Weakening American Democracy

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08.28.24 - 10:00am

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Guest: Rena Steinzor is Edward M. Robertson Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Carey Law School. She is the author of Why Not Jail? (2014), The People’s Agents and the Battle to Protect the American Public (2010), Mother Earth and Uncle Sam (2007); and her latest, American Apocalypse: The Six Far-Right Groups Waging … Continued


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2024 Election: Integrity as a National Security Issue

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08.27.24 - 10:00am

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Guest: Karen J. Greenberg is the Director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law. She is the author and editor of many books, including The Torture Papers;  Subtle Tools; Rogue Justice; and her latest, Our Nation at Risk Election Integrity as a National Security Issue co-edited with Julian E. Zelizer.   She is … Continued


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The Complexities of Kamala Harris’ Candidacy

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08.26.24 - 10:00am

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Guest: Sonali Kolhatkar is an award-winning multimedia journalist and Senior Editor covering race, economy, and democracy at YES! Media.  She is the host of YES! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali, a nationally syndicated TV and radio program on Free Speech TV and Pacifica Radio.  She is also the author of Rising Up,  Bleeding Afghanistan, and her … Continued


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Special Event Programming: Democracy Now at the DNC (hour 2 of 2-hour special)

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08.22.24 - 10:00am

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Today’s show is preempted by the second hour of a special 2-hour Democracy Now, broadcasting from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Audio for the first hour of Democracy Now can be found here. Information about the topics covered on today’s Democracy Now can be found here.  


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Special Event Programming: Democracy Now at the DNC (hour 2 of 2-hour special)

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08.21.24 - 10:00am

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Today’s show is preempted by the second hour of a special 2-hour Democracy Now, broadcasting from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Audio for the first hour of today’s Democracy Now can be found here. Information about the topics covered on today’s Democracy Now can be found here.  


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Special Event Programming: Democracy Now at the DNC (hour 2 of 2-hour special)

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08.20.24 - 10:00am

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Today’s show is preempted by the second hour of a special 2-hour DemocracyNow!, broadcasting from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Audio for the first hour can be found here. Information about today’s show can be found here.


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Special Event Programming: Democracy Now at the DNC (hour 2 of 2-hour special)

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08.19.24 - 10:00am

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Today’s show is preempted by the second hour of a special 2-hour DemocracyNow!, broadcasting from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Audio for the first hour can be found here. Information about today’s show can be found here.  


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Paul Cooper of Fall Of Civilizations: In Conversation

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08.15.24 - 10:00am

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Guest: Paul Cooper is a podcaster, a historian, and the author of Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline.  He writes, produces, and hosts the Fall of Civilizations podcast which explores the collapse of different societies through history.  


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Lobbying for Zionism: A History

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08.14.24 - 10:00am

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Guest: Ilan Pappe is Professor of History at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies and Director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter. He is the author of several books, including the bestselling The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine;  A History of Modern Palestine; and his latest, Lobbying for Zionism on Both Sides of … Continued


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