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 – January 8, 2013
Robert Pollin, economist at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, author of “Back to Full Employment,” also “Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson authors of, “The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger.”
Letters and Politics – January 7, 2013
Chuck Hagel’s nomination as Defense Secretary with Lawrence Korb, former Assistant Secretary of Defense, and Rebecca Griffin of Peace Action West. John Brennan’s nomination as head of the CIA with Mel Goodman, former CIA analyst. Remembering the Beatniks with Gerald Nicosia and Ron Loewinsohn.
Letters and Politics – Latest on Fiscal Cliff
Max Fraad Wolff, instructor at the Graduate Program in International Affairs at the New School University and senior analyst with Greencrest Capital.Adele Stan, Washington DC Bureau Chief with Alternet.
Letters and Politics – December 27, 2012
Dean Baker, co-director of the Center on Economic and Policy Research. Alistair Smith, co-author of The Dictators Handbook.