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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Guest: DW Gibson is the author of several books including The Edge Becomes the Center: An Oral History of Gentrification in the Twenty-First Century, 14 Miles: Building the Border Wall, Not Working: People Talk About Losing a Job and Finding Their Way in Today’s Changing Economy, and his latest, One Week To Change the World: … Continued
Guest: Manisha Sinha is the Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut. She is the author of The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition which won the Frederick Douglass Book Prize, and her latest, The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920.
Part I. Joseph Stiglitz vs Friedrich von Hayek: One Nobel Prize Winning Economist Takes On Another Guest: Joseph E. Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize–winning economist. He served as chief economist of the World Bank. Currently, he teaches at Columbia University and a Senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. He is the author of several books … Continued
Ari Berman is the national voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones and a reporting fellow at Type Media Center. He’s the author of several books including, Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America; Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics; and his latest, Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on … Continued
Guest: Anthony D’Agostino is an Emeritus Professor of History at San Francisco State University. He is an expert on the history of the Russian Revolution and the Cold War and the author of several books including Soviet Succession Struggles: Kremlinology and the Russian Question from Lenin to Gorbachev published in 1988 and republished in 2024. … Continued
Guest: Keith O’Brien is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist. He is the author of Paradise Falls, Fly Girls, Outside Shot, and his latest, Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball.
Guest: John Nichols is the national affairs correspondent for The Nation Magazine. He is the author of several books including his latest, co-written with Senator Bernie Sanders, “It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism.” His Latest piece in the Nation is: Donald Trump Was Convicted Because of Democracy—Not in Spite of It Photo (C): … Continued
Part I. A Book for Kids (& You) to Think About Palestine & Israel. Guest: Reza Aslan is a writer and scholar of religions. He is a recipient of the prestigious James Joyce Award and the author of such books as Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth; No god but God: The … Continued
Guest: Glory Liu is a lecturer in social studies at Harvard University. She is the author of Adam Smith’s America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism.
Today’s Letters & Politics is preempted by a special KPFA broadcast: Mitch Jeserich hosts a special 2-hour remembrance of former broadcaster Larry Bensky. This program airs live from 10am-noon and includes time for listeners to call in with memories of Larry. KPFA call-in numbers: 510-848-4425, 800-958-9008
