Letters and Politics – March 17, 2015
Benjamin E. Zeller, author of Heaven’s Gate: America’s UFO Religion.
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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Long time civil rights activist Colia Lafayette Clark extended interview with Mitch JJeserich
The History of Hair Removal
Rebecca Herzig is professor of women and gender studies at Bates College and the author of the book Plucked: A History of Hair Removal. About the book: From the clamshell razors and homemade lye depilatories used in colonial America to the diode lasers and prescription pharmaceuticals available today, Americans have used a staggering array of … Continued
Conservative Hardliners Against a US-Iran Deal and Italian Immigrants
On today’s Letters and Politics Mitch Jeserich talks to Marsha B. Cohen and Mohammad Sahimi, editor of the Iran News and Middle East Reports blog, about conservative hardliners of both sides against a US-Iran Deal. Then, an interview with Peter Vallone on how the Italian immigrants once discriminated against embraced the evolving notion of wideness.
Destruction of Ancient Artifacts in Iraq and Aztlan & Arcadia
Edmund Ghareeb, author of the Historical Dictionary of Iraq, on the destruction of the ancient monuments in Iraq. Roberto Ramon Sagarena, author of Aztlan and Arcadia: Religion, Ethnicity, and the Creation of Place.
Vladimir Putin’s Russia and then Ai-Jen Poo
Richard Sakwa, Professor of Russian and European Politics at the University of Kent, is in conversation with Mitch Jeserich about the power structure of Russia, Vladimir Putin’s political career and Russia’s relation to the West. Richard Sakwa is the author of the book Frontline Ukraine : Crisis in the Borderlands. Then, in an ageing society … Continued
Difficult Cases Against Police Officers and Sins Invalid
First on today’s show Mitch Jeserich talks to John Burris about Ferguson and the dropped case of Michael Brown’s death. The Justice Department released a report outlining numerous racist practices by the Ferguson Police Department, including the violation of people’s First and Fourth Amendment Rights. However the Attorney General announced that the case on Michael Brown’s death … Continued
Demonstration at the Creech Air Force Base, Venezuela Today and Asians During the Cold War
Father Louie Vtali and Ann Wright at the demonstration at the Creech Air Force Base in Nevada. Miguel Tinker Salas, historian at Pomona College and author of the forthcoming book Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know, on the Venezuelan political crisis. Historian Cindy I-Fen Cheng about how Asians where targeted by authorities during the Cold … Continued
Iran Negociations
Ervand Abrahamian, distinguished professor of History at City University of New York, former peace negotiator Daniel Levy, and Iranian journalist Nazila Fathi, on Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. A speech made to stop the President’s effort in the Iran negotiations. Ervand Abrahamian is the author of the book A History of Modern Iran. Nazila Fathi wrote My … Continued
Robert Sheer and his Years in Journalism
Robert Sheer, veteran journalist and author of They Know Everything About You.