Letters and Politics – July 10, 2014
Naomi Oreskes, Science Historian at Harvard & author of The Collapse of Western Civilization.
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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Naomi Oreskes, Science Historian at Harvard & author of The Collapse of Western Civilization.
Edmund Ghareeb, the first Mustafa Barzani Scholar of Global Kurdish Studies and author of the book The Historical Dictionary of Iraq.
Jessica Mason Pieklo, of RH Reality Check, on Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision. Samantha Winslow, of Labor Notes, on Supreme Court’s Harris V Quinn decision. Aaron Glantz, of the Center on Investigative Reporting, on the GI Bill and for profit universities.
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston joins us for a conversation on recent Supreme Court decisions, the state of the media and the ancient world’s contribution to fiscal policy.
Eugene Rogan, author of the forthcoming book The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War and the Middle East.