Letters and Politics – November 22, 2011
Andrew Feinstein, author of The Shadow World: Inside The Global Arms Trade.
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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Andrew Feinstein, author of The Shadow World: Inside The Global Arms Trade.
Ryan Grim, Capital Hill Correspondent for Huffington Post, on the Super Committee. Occupy Oakland and San Francsico. Shawn Gaynor, of the San Francisco Bay Guardian, on policing tactics towards the Occupy Movement. David Enders on protests in Cairo Egypt. Sam Husseini on being suspended from the National Press Club.
Esther Armah’s coverage of Occupy Wall St. Arun Gupta of the Indypendent. Ernesto Arce reports from Occupy LA. CA State Comptroller John Chiang.
Student Free Speech Movement of 1964 and Occupy Oakland. With Mitch Jeserich.
Occupy Oakland Raid. Russian Revolution w/ Anthony D’Agastino.
Occupations and encampments on US soil have a long tradition in this country. Today, on Veterans Day, we’ll be in conversation about the Bonus Army with historian Paul Dickson. In the midst of the Great Depression 45,000 veterans from WWI descended upon the Nation’s Capitol.
Occupy Oakland debates so called “diversity of tactics” methods used during or just after demonstrations and elected Oakland officials say time is up for the encampment in front of City. Baton swinging police officers tear down a nascent encampment at Sprowl Plaza, UC Berkeley…the site where the free speech movement of the 1960s was born. … Continued
A Primer on the Italian & Greek Economic Crisis. CA Students begin Occupations on campuses across the state.
Oakland journalist gets arrested while covering protests and claims she and others were sexually harassed while in custody. Conversation with economist Jeffrey Sachs.