Deflation and Eurozone and the Paris Shooting
Economist Robert Pollin on Deflation and the Eurozone. Reaction to the Paris Shooting with Shada Islam, with Friends of Europe, and Rafia Zakaria, with Dawn Newspaper.
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 GOP Energy Agenda and The Digital Rebellion
Michael Klare, professor at Hampshire College, on the GOP Energy Agenda. Todd Wolfson, author of the book The Digital Rebellion: The Birth of the Cyber Left. About The Digital Rebellion: The Birth of the Cyber Left: Todd Wolfson begins with the rise of the Zapatistas in the mid-1990s, and how aspects of the movement–network organizational structure, … Continued
GOP Agenda and Hick A Love Story
John Nichols, of the Nation Magazine, on the GOP legislative agenda and Edward Brooke. Terry Baum, author and actress of Hick: A Love Story. The Romance of Lorena Hickok & Eleanor Roosevelt.
Cyber Warfare
Shane Harris, author of @War: The Rise of the Military Internet Complex. About the book: The wars of the future are already being fought today. The United States military currently views cyberspace as the “fifth domain” of warfare (alongside land, air, sea, and space), and the Department of Defense, the National Security Agency, and the CIA all field … Continued
Civil Rights for Disabled
In 1977 a hundred disabled persons occupied a building in San Francisco for 28 days, fighting for their rights. The Carter administration enforced the first civil right law for disabled. Today we are in conversation with Judith Heumann, she is Special Advisor for International Disability Rights.
Men Explain Things to Me
Today we are in conversation with Rebecca Solnit who wrote Men explain Things to me, we will address issues as violence and gender hierarchy.
Alan Turing
Alan Turing was a genius British mathematician and was considered a national hero after cracking the code of Enigma during WW2. This did not stop the British government to prosecute him for homosexuality. We are in conversation with Andrew Hodges who wrote a book Alan Turing: an enigma, he also is a gay rights activist. … Continued
History of the GOP
Today we look into how parties are used as avenues toward power and especially into the history of the Republican party with Heather Richardson. Heather Richardson is a history professor at Boston College.
The Collapse of Western Civilization
On today’s show Naomi Oreskes historian of science at Harvard University, talks of her new book The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future. In The Collapse of Western Civilization, Naomi Oreskes writes from the point of view of a historian in the future, explaining how the Western civilization collapsed because of Climate Change. … Continued
The History of the Romani People
On today’s show Ian Hancock speaks about the History of the Romani people. Ian Hancock is director of the Program of Romani Studies and the Romani Archives and Documentation Center at The University of Texas, Austin.