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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
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
A conversation with Ellen Fitzpatrick on Victoria Woodhull: free love advocate, newspaper editor who was the first to publish the Communist Manifesto in English in the US and who was the first female Presidential candidate in 1872. She spent election night in jail. Ellen Fitzpatrick is a Professor of History at the University of New … Continued
We speak to James K. Galbraith, about the UK Brexit referendum. Should the UK leave or remain part of the European Union? What are the implications in either case. Then, We talk to Professor Robin D. G. Kelley about the death of the black radical intellectual Cedric J. Robinson. Guest: James K. Galbraith, professor of … Continued
Michael Eric Dyson is a contributing editor at the New Republic, Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University and author of the book The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America. We talk about his latest article in the New Republic called We Must March on Cleveland: The moral obligation to protest the … Continued
In conversation with Robert Spitzer, distinguished professor of political science at SUNY Cortland college in New York. He has written several books on gun control including The Politics of Gun Control and his latest Guns Across America: Reconciling Gun Rules And Rights.
Talk on Sunday’s massacre in an Orlando gay nightclub has focused Presidential candidates back onto the so called War on Terrorism or “the new face of the war on terror.” This war is now in its 15 year and what at one time seemed to be exceptional is now the normal. Today we are in … Continued
At least 50 people were killed early Sunday when a gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Investigations are trying to decipher whether the assault was an act of terrorism, a hate crime, or both while people around the world are wondering why mass … Continued
Today we host a political round table discussion on Hillary Clinton becoming the first woman to be a major party presidential candidate, the Democratic Primary process itself, Donald Trump and feminism. Then, gay and lesbian rights in America with Stephen M. Engel author of the book Fragmented Citizens: The Changing Landscape of Gay and Lesbian … Continued
As Bernie Sanders lost the States of California and New Jersey last night, and as Hilary Clinton appears to be the nominee for the democratic party; Robert Reich, former Labor Secretary under Bill Clinton’s administration and a prominent supporter of Bernie Sanders join us for a conversation about of the Sanders campaign and the future of … Continued
Today in conversation with historian and journalist Timothy Stanley. In his book Kennedy vs. Carter: The 1980 Battle for the Democratic Party’s Soul, Stanley takes a new look at how Jimmy Carter alienated his own supporters, why Ted Kennedy ran against him, what the Kennedy campaign has to say about America in the 1970s, and … Continued
