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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
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, veteran journalist and author of They Know Everything About You.
Journalist David Dayen on the FCC vote for Net Neutrality. Richard Spitzer, professor of History at the State University of New York, on the history of the veto.
In the context of the Congress hearing on the authorization to use military force against ISIS: Shoon Murray, associate professor of Foreign Policy at American University and author of the book Terror Authorization. A conversation with the long time Civil Rights Attorney, Burt Neuborne, author of Madison’s Music.
A conversation on the Obama presidency with David Axelrod, Chief strategist for Barack Obama’s campaigns.
The economist Richard Wolff has been following the Greek economic crisis for years and Mitch Jeserich talks with him about what it means for the world. They are joined by the mental health counselor Harriet Fraad to talk about the toll of economics on personal health.
Andrew Mumford, Assistant Professor at the School of Politics and International Relations at the University of Nottingham, author of Proxy Warfare, discusses past present and future proxy wars with host Mitch Jeserich.
Dolores Ines Casillas, author of the book Sounds of Belonging: U.S. Spanish-Language Radio and Public Advocacy, speaks with Mitch Jeserich about the history of Spanish speaking media in the US and their advocacy for Latino migrants.
Lena Khatib of the Carnegie Endowment’s Middle East Center in Beirut on ISIS tactics. Adam Zamoysky, author of Phantom Terror: Political Paranoia and the Creation of the Modern State, 1789-1848 on how governments use occult threats to justify repression. About the book: The French Revolution and the blood-curdling violence it engendered terrified the ruling and … Continued
The political and Human Rights Crisis in Mexico. Anabel Hernández, author of Narcoland: The Mexican Drug Lords and their Godfathers.
