Letters and Politics – March 13, 2013
We continue our series of conversations on historic uprisings with social movement historian George Katsiaficas. He has just finished a two volume set called Asia’s Unknown Uprisings.
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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Letters and Politics – March 12, 2013
As the Papal Conclave at the Vatican gets under way to select a new Pope, today we’re in conversation about liberation theology with Blase Bonpane, Director of the Office of Americas and liberation theology scholar. But first we talk to James Salt, executive director of Catholics United, about the Conclave itself.
Letters and Politics – March 11, 2013
North Korea announced today that it has pulled out of the 1953 armistices that unofficially has held the peace for the last 60 years. Meanwhile South Korea and the US begin military drills off the Peninsula today. For analysis we’ll talk to Paul Liem of the Korea Policy Institute. Then we continue our series of … Continued
Letters and Politics – March 7, 2013
Extended excerpts from Republican Senator Rand Paul’s filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan as CIA Director. We’ll also have analysis with Bruce Fein, former Deputy Attorney General under the Reagan administration.