UN Summit on Climate Change and Iraq
Tim McDonnell of Climate Desk on the UN Summit on Climate Change. David Enders, war correspondent with Al Jazeera America, on his recent trip to Iraq.
Letters and Politics
10:00 AM Pacific Time: Monday - Thursday
Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
The Big Ratchet
Ruth Defries, author of the book The Big Ratchet. About the book: Our species long lived on the edge of starvation. Now we produce enough food for all 7 billion of us to eat nearly 3,000 calories every day. This is such an astonishing thing in the history of life as to verge on … Continued
The Evolution of Species and Psychotherapy
On today’s show Mitch Jeserich has two conversations. The first issue here addressed is climate change and the evolution of species, the guest is Ruth DeFries, environmental geographer. The second conversation is held with James Davies about psychotherapy. He is the author of Cracked: the Unhappy truth About Psychiatry.
The Muslims Are Coming! And Slavery
On today’s show we talk with Arun Kundnani about his book: The Muslims Are Coming!: Islamophobia, Extremism, and the Domestic War on Terror. Then, we talk with Edward E. Baptist about slavery and his book: The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism.
Ebola 1976 to Now
Dr Don Francis, member of the World Health Organization investigating the first Ebola outbreak in 1976.
Letters and Poltics – The Fall of Nixon and Rise of Reagan
Rick Perlstein, author of the Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and Rise of Reagan.
Letters and Poltics – Who Will the US Arm in Syria
Reese Erlich, author of Inside Syria. Andrew Bacevich, professor emeritus of history and international relations at Boston University and author of the book Breach of Trust.
Letters and Poltics – The Dream & Nightmare of the Islamic State
John Nichols of the Nation Magazine on Congress’s agenda as it returns from recess. Deepa Kumar, professor of media and middle eastern studies at Rutgers University and author of Islamaphobia and the Politics of Empire, on the Dream and Nightmare of ISIS.
Letters and Poltics – September 4, 2014
Raed Jarrar of the American Friends Services Committee, on Iraq. Jack Shuler, author of The Thirteenth Turn: A History of the Noose.