John Nichols, Washington Correspondent for the Nation Magazine join us to comment on the Kentucky and Oregon Primary elections.
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.
Reporter Branko Marcetic, regular contributor to In These Times has been investigating the Hunt Commission transcripts from 1981/1982. Democratic Party officials talked openly about creating the superdelegate system to prevent “outsider” candidates from getting the nomination, and reducing the role of primary voters.
About the film: REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM is the definitive discourse with Noam Chomsky, widely regarded as the most important intellectual alive, on the defining characteristic of our time – the deliberate concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a select few. Through interviews filmed over four years, Chomsky unpacks the principles … Continued
Capitalism is an ambitious and accessible six-part documentary series that looks at both the history of ideas and the social forces that have shaped the capitalist world. Blending interviews with some of the world’s great historians, economists, anthropologists, and social critics (view the complete list of participants), with on-the-ground footage shot in twenty-two countries, Capitalism … Continued
Investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill, co-founder of the Intercept and author of The Assassination Complex: Inside the Government’s Secret Drone Warfare Program. And Normal Solomon, delegate for Bernie Sanders, on Sanders campaign strategy going forward after his win in the West Virginia Primary. About the book: Major revelations about the US government’s drone program—bestselling author Jeremy … Continued
Robert O. Paxton, Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University and author of The Anatomy of Fascism. About The Anatomy of Fascism: What is fascism? Many authors have proposed definitions, but most fail to move beyond the abstract. The esteemed historian Robert O. Paxton answers this question for the first time by focusing on the … Continued
In conversation with Yanis Varoufakis, Greek economist who held the position of Minister of Finance for seven months as a member of the Syriza party and author of the book And the Weak Suffer What They Must: Europe’s Crisis and America’s Economic Future. About the book: A titanic battle is being waged for Europe’s integrity and soul, … Continued
With Daniel Phil Gonzales, Professor in the Asian American Studies Department at San Francisco State University and one of the SFSU students who joined the strike to create an ethnic studies department in 1968.
On today’s show a tribute to Richard Pirodsky former General Manager of KPFA and KPFK and author of Demigod. Richard Wayne Pirodsky was born on August 10, 1955, in the town of Freeport on New York’s Long Island. As a youngster he served as an acolyte in the Episcopal church, enjoyed playing baseball, and was a … Continued
With David Greenberg, associate professor of History and of Journalism & Media Studies at Rutgers University, New Brunswick and author of the book Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency. He just wrote an article for the Washington Post about the 1976 convention called The Last Great Republican Rupture. About the book: In … Continued