Letters and Politics – January 15, 2024
A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
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 International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, holds public hearings on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by South Africa in the case South Africa v. Israel on 11 and 12 January 2024, at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of the Court. … Continued
Guest: Juan Cole is the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan, is the author of several books including his latest, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: A New Translation From the Persian.
Guest: Ryan Grim is DC bureau chief for The Intercept, co-host of the show Counter Points and Deconstructed, and author of the books “We’ve Got People,” “This Is Your Country On Drugs,” and his latest, “The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution.”
Guest: John Nichols is the national affairs correspondent for The Nation Magazine. He is the author of several books including his latest co-written with Senator Bernie Sanders, “It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism.” His Latest piece in the Nation is: Kevin McCarthy’s Final Act of Retribution Totally Screws Over the House GOP. With his … Continued
Guest: James M. Scott is the author of several books including Rampage, Target Tokyo, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and his latest is Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb.
Guest: Farah Karim-Cooper is a professor of Shakespeare studies at King’s College London and Director of Education at Shakespeare’s Globe. She is the author of The Great White Bard: How to Love Shakespeare While Talking About Race.
Guest: Ussama Makdisi is Professor of History and Chancellor’s Chair at the University of California Berkeley. He is the author of the Age of Coexistence: The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Modern Arab World.
The California Redwoods: A History of Plunder & Resistance
Guest: Greg King is an award-winning journalist and activist credited with spearheading the movement to protect Headwaters Forest, in Humboldt County, California. He is the author of The Ghost Forest: Racists, Radicals, and Real Estate in the California Redwoods
The Life & Times of Anna May Wong
Guest: Yunte Huang is a Guggenheim Fellow and a professor of English at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong’s Rendezvous with American History.