Guest: Marcello Musto is Associate Professor of of Sociological Theory at York University in Toronto, Canada where he is the founding director of the Laboratory for Alternative Theories. He is acknowledged globally as one of the authors who has made significant contributions to the revival of Marx studies over the last decade. He is the … Continued
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.
Part 1. The Politics, Money, and the Media Mythology Behind SFDA Chesa Boudin Recall Guest: Tim Redmond is he’s been a political and investigative reporter in San Francisco for more than 30 years. He is the founder and editor of 48hills.org. His latest piece in the 48Hills website is The Boudin recall is entirely based on … Continued
Guest: Christopher Goscha teaches history at the University of Quebec at Montreal. He specializes in the cold war in Asia and also decolonization of both the African and Asian continents. He is the author of The Road to Dien Bien Phu: A History of the First War for Vietnam.
Guest: John Nichols is the National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation. He is the author of the new book Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers: Accountability for those who Caused the Crisis. Donate to KPFA Today! We Need Your Support!!
Guest: Susan Berfield, award-winning investigative reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg News. She is the author of the book The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan, and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism.
Guest: Priya Satia is the Raymond A. Spruance Professor of International History and Professor of British History at Stanford University. She is the author of several books including, Empire of Guns: The Violent Making of the Industrial Revolution.
Guest: Robert J. Spitzer is Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Political Science Department at the State University of New York, College at Cortland. He is the author of 15 books including Guns across America: Reconciling Gun Rules and Rights. Support your Radio Station Support KPFA!!
Guest: Edward H. Miller is associate teaching professor at Northeastern University. He is the author of Nut Country: Right-Wing Dallas and the Birth of the Southern Strategy (2015), and his latest, A Conspiratorial Life: Robert Welch, the John Birch Society, and the Revolution of American Conservatism (2022).
John C. Calhoun: Defender of Racial Slavery & White Democracy
Guest: Robert Elder, professor of history at Baylor University. Author of the book Calhoun: American Heretic. Support KPFA!!
Letters and Politics – May 19, 2022
A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich.