Letters and Politics – Egypt in Crisis
Guests: Journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous in Cairo and middle east scholar Hatem Bazian. Later in the show we speak to podcaster Dan Carlin about NSA surveillance.
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 – How Tipping Subsidizes Business
Sylvia Allegretto, Labor Economist at UC Berkeley. Radley Balko, author of the book Rise of the Warrior Cop The Militirization of America’s Police Forces.
Letters and Politics – August 12, 2013
Elizabeth Goitein is co-director of the Liberty and National Security program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law. Daniel Sheehan, constitutional lawyer who litigated cases concerning the Pentagon Papers.
Letters and Politics – Radio Active Contaminated Water in Pacific Ocean
Arjun Makhijani, president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, on the Fukushima radio active water contamination in the Pacific Ocean. Guardian columnist Gary Younge.
Letters and Politics – US/Russian Relations
Analysis of Russian/US relations with Fred Weir, Moscow-based correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, and Anthony D’Agostino, Russian Scholar at San Francisco State University. Former Senator Mike Gravel
Letters and Politics – August 6, 2013
Richard Wolff on the political economy of a BART Strike. Robert McChesney on the sale of the Washington Post.
Letters and Politics – Ellsberg Reflects on Manning & Snowden
Fawaz Gerges on the US Embassy closures. Daniel Ellsberg reflects on Snowden & Manning.
Letters and Politics – Bradley Manning Verdict
The Bradley Manning Verdict. Guests include Jeff Paterson of the Bradley Manning Support Network, attorney Marjorie Cohn and journalist John Nichols.