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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
Jack Blum spent years as a staff attorney for the Senate Anti-Trust Subcommittee specializing in white-collar corporate crime and off-shore tax evasion. He’ll join us for a conversation on what the Panama Papers tell us about the global financial world and the difficulties in stopping questionable business practices. Then, Peter Manseau, author of the book … Continued
With Robert Norrell, author of Alex Haley: And the Books that Changed a Nation. And Somini Sengupta, New York Times UN Bureau Chief and author of the book The End of Karma: Hope and Fury Among India’s Young. About Alex Haley: It is difficult to think of two twentieth century books by one author that … Continued
With James Moore, author of the book Darwin’s Sacred Cause: How a Hatred of Slavery Shaped Darwin’s Views on Human Evolution. About the book: There has always been a mystery surrounding Darwin: How did this quiet, respectable gentleman come to beget one of the most radical ideas in the history of human thought? It is … Continued
Pulitzer prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston has done groundbreaking reporting on corporations and the tax code. Today he joins us for a conversation on the Panama Papers, offshore shell companies and tax havens….including how this happens in US states like Delaware, Wyoming and Nevada. And Mary Bottari, Deputy Director of the Center for Media and Democracy, on the … Continued
Conn Hallinan, columnist and retired professor of journalism, on the history of the fight for Irish independence 100 years ago and how it ushered in a new era of so-called terrorism. He just wrote the piece Terrorism: Then and Now, for Counterpunch. David Pollard, Senior Scientist at the Earth and Environmental Systems Institute at Pennsylvania State University and … Continued
With Darwin Bond Graham of the East Bay Express. Oakland is changing and there is a fierce political battle to try to maintain the city’s traditions and residents. And Harold Meyerson, editor-at-large at The American Prospect and a columnist for The Washington Post. His most recent article for the Prospect is The Long March of Bernie’s … Continued
With Harry Enten, senior political analyst at fivethirtyeight and author of the recent article Bernie Sanders Continues To Dominate Caucuses, But He’s About To Run Out Of Them. And Johnathan Tasini, official surrogate for the Bernie Sanders campaign and author of the book The Essential Bernie Sanders and His Vision for America. About the book: Meet … Continued
With Meg Leta Jones, Assistant Professor of Communications, Culture and Technology at Georgetown University and Author of the Book Ctrl + Z: The Right to be Forgotten. And Monique Morris, social justice scholar and author of the book Black Stats: African Americans by the Numbers in the Twenty-First Century. Her new book is called Pushout: The … Continued
With McKay Coppins, senior writer for the BuzzFeed News politics team, and the author of The Wilderness: Deep Inside the Republican Party’s Combative, Contentious, Chaotic Quest to Take Back the White House. About the book: After the 2012 election, the GOP was in the wilderness. Lost and in disarray. And doggedly determined to do whatever it took … Continued
