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 – Ending Quantitative Easing
A conversation on the latest Federal Reserve moves with Robert Pollin, the Political Economy Research Institute’s (PERI) co-director and professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Denise Spellberg on Thomas Jefferson’s Quran.
Letters and Politics – Angolan Civil War
From the 1960s through the 1980s, African guerrilla fighters, Cuba, the United States and South Africa were involved in a war over apartheid across the African continent centered in Angola’s civil war. Today we’re in conversation about it with historian Piero Gleijeses, author of the book Visions of Freedom: Havana, Washington, Pretoria, and the Struggle … Continued
Letters and Politics – Plaintiff of NSA Ruling
Larry Klayman, conservative activist and lead plaintiff in Tuesday’s NSA ruling. David Greene, Electronic Frontier Foundation. Ben Griffin, Editor of Mark Twain’s Autobiography.
Letters and Politics – The History of Social Media
Tom Standage, author of The Writing on the Wall: Social Media–The First 2000 Years.
Letters and Politics – December 9, 2013
US Anti-Apartheid Movement Guests: Andrea Pritchett, Clarence Thomas, Hatem Bazian and Rickey Vincent.
Letters and Politics – December 5, 2013
Shonda Roberts, KFC worker and labor organizer. Dean Baker, Economist. Kat Aaron, Independent Journalist.