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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Mark Arax is a former reporter with the Los Angeles Times. He is the author of many award winning books including The King Of California: J.G. Boswell and the Making of A Secret American Empire and his latest West of the West : Dreamers, Believers, Builders, And Killers In The Golden State.
Author and activist Maude Barlow, co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, which works internationally for the human right to water. And Penny Rosenwasser, “a life-long rabble-rouser for social justice,” on antisemitism, the Left, and the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
William Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy, on the Arab League and US weapons trade to Saudi Arabia and Egypt. And David Boaz, Executive Vice President of the Cato Institute and author of the book The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom.
A conversation with Abdi Samatar, Professor of Geography at the University of Minnesota, about Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab. And Tom Burgis, author of the new book The Looting Machine: Warlords, Oligarchs, Corporations, Smugglers, and the Theft of Africa’s Wealth.
We’re joined in studio by Barney Frank, former Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts. Barney Frank was the first openly gay man to serve in the US Congress and chaired the House Financial Services Committee from 2007 to 2011. His new autobiography, Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage, was published this … Continued
We observe Cesar Chavez Day by speaking with FSRN Reporter Shannon Young about the Farm Workers Work Stoppage in Baja California, Mexico. Then Miriam Pawel, author of the book The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography. About the book: Cesar Chavez founded a labor union, launched a movement, and inspired a generation. He rose from … Continued
We talk to Amanda Hollis-Brusky, Professor of Politics at Pomona College and author of the book Ideas with Consequences: The Federalist Society and the Conservative Counterrevolution.
On Saudi Arabia’s bombing of Houthi rebels in Yemen with Sheila Carapico, professor of political science and international studies at the University of Richmond Lynn Ingram and Frances Malamud Roam co-authors of the book The West Without Water: What Past Floods, Droughts, and Other Climatic Clues Tell Us about Tomorrow
Roundtable discussion on US policy towards Afghanistan with former Assistant Defense Secretary Lawrence Korb, former State Department official Matthew Hoh, peace activist Norman Solomon and NY Times Foreign Correspondent Carlotta Gall.
Pacifica’s Mitch Jeserich speaks with Mario Martinez, creator of the Mind-Body Code.
