Letters and Politics – Inflation, Gravity Waves and the Birth of the Universe
Adrian Lee, astrophysicist at UC Berkeley. Dorothy Senechal, author of I Died for Beauty.
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.
Letters and Politics – Kievan Rus & the Historic Ukranian Russian Relationship
Paul Magocsi, Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto.
Letters and Politics – The crisis in the Ukraine
On the crisis in the Ukraine, with Edward Walker, Political Science professor at UC Berkeley and author of “Dissolution: Sovereignty and the Breakup of the Soviet Union”; Anthony d’Agostino, Prof. of History at San Francisco State University; and William Dalrymple author or “Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan.”
Letters and Politics – March 6, 2014
The Pentagon makes plans for a warming world. We talk about it with Francesco Femia is Founding Director of the Center for Climate and Security. The story behind 3 iconic songs in the labor and civil rights movements with Shana Redmond, author of the book Anthem: Social Movements and the Sound of Solidarity in the … Continued
Letters and Politcs – Jet Streams & Climate Change
Climate scientist Jennifer Francis of Rutgers University, co-author of a report in 2012 that hypothesized that global warming is changing the northern jet stream… and that is what is causing severe weather conditions this winter across North America. Rebecca Griffin, political director for Peace Action West, on the proposed military budget.