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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Iran and six other nations reached a nuclear deal today, capping more than a decade of negotiations with an agreement. We’ll discuss the Iran Nuclear Deal with Kaveh Ehsani, Professor of International Studies at DePaul University and Ervand Abrahamian, Professor of History at Baruch College, City University of New York. Then, Vladimir Lenin, Imperialism, and … Continued
Eurozone leaders have agreed to offer Greece a third bailout, after marathon talks in Brussels. With Richard Wolff, professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and currently a visiting professor in the Graduate Program for International Affairs at the New School University in New York City. Author of such books as Democracy … Continued
Vijay Prashad, Professor of International Studies at Trinity College and author of several books including The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World and The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South. We’ll talk about the similarities and differences between the Greek debt crisis and the debt crises of the Global … Continued
Demagogue: a political leader in a democracy who appeals to the emotions, fears, prejudices, and ignorance of the lower socioeconomic classes in order to gain power and promote political motives. With Richard Pirodsky, author of the novel The Demigod. Donald Trump made news recently for his outrageous comments bashing Mexico and Mexicans. “When Mexico sends … Continued
With Mansour Farhang, professor of international relations at Bennington College, Vermont. He resigned from his post as revolutionary Iran’s first ambassador to the United Nations when Khomeini’s regime refused to accept the UN’s recommendation to release its US hostages. He is author of U.S. Imperialism: The Spanish-American War to the Iranian Revolution and co-author of … Continued
The Greek people overwhelming voted ‘No’ on Sunday in a national referendum on the European Union’s bailout terms. We talk about the greek referendum results and what’s next for the country with Mark Blyth, Professor of economics at Brown University and author of Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea.
A. Brad Schwartz, author of the book Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles’s War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News. About the book: On the evening of October 30, 1938, radio listeners across the United States heard a startling report of a meteor strike in the New Jersey countryside. With sirens blaring in the … Continued
Peter Coyote is an actor, author, director, screenwriter, narrator and activist. You might know his voice from his narration or voice work in nine Ken Burns documentaries. His second book is called The Rainman’s Third Cure: An Irregular Education. About the book: The guiding metaphor in Peter Coyote’s new spiritual biography is drawn from a … Continued
Pratap Chatterjee is the Executive Director of CorpWatch, an investigative journalist and producer. He is the author of Halliburton’s Army, Iraq Inc.: A Profitable Occupation and The Earth Brokers. His most recent article on Greece is called EuroZone Profiteers: How German and French Banks Helped Bankrupt Greece. And Alex Abella, journalist and author. His article … Continued
Late on Sunday the Greek government ordered a six-day shutdown for banks and the stock exchange to avoid a panic-fueled collapse. If Greece is unable to renegotiate a payment of its debts, it may be forced to leave the Euro zone. Costas Panayotakis, professor of Sociology at City University of New York and author of … Continued
