Letters and Politics

Letters and Politics

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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

U.S. History Series – The Legacy of Henry Wallace and the Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party

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Guest: John Nichols is the Washington correspondent for The Nation magazine, a contributing writer for the Progressive and In These Times, and the associate editor of Madison, Wisconsin’s Capital Times. He’s the author of several books, including The Death and Life of American Journalism, The Genius of Impeachment and The “S” Word and, The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party: The Enduring Legacy … Continued

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U.S. History Series – America’s 20-Year Crusade To Deport Labor Leader Harry Bridges

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Guest: Peter Afrasiabi is an Intellectual Property and Entertainment lawyer and a Faculty member at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.  He is Director of the Appellate Litigation Clinic at the University of California Irvine, School of Law.  He is the author of the book Burning Bridges: America’s 20-Year Crusade To Deport Labor Leader Harry Bridges. SUPPORT KPFA! Donate TODAY

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Evolution of the U.S. Foreign Policy (Part II) – The Dulles Brothers and their Secret World War

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Guest: Stephen Kinzer is a senior fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University and writes a column on world affairs for The Boston Globe. He is an award-winning foreign correspondent who served as The New York Times’s bureau chief in Turkey, Germany, and Nicaragua and as The Boston Globe’s Latin America correspondent.  He s the … Continued

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Evolution of the U.S. Foreign Policy (Part I) – The Birth of the American Empire

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Guest: Stephen Kinzer is a senior fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University and writes a column on world affairs for The Boston Globe. He is an award-winning foreign correspondent who served as The New York Times’s bureau chief in Turkey, Germany, and Nicaragua and as The Boston Globe’s Latin America correspondent.  He s the … Continued

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When the Plague Came to San Francisco

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Guest: Marilyn Chase is a journalist and teacher, and the author of The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco. She covers medical science and health care focusing on infectious-disease outbreaks and bioterrorism. She is the author of the book The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco.  Her latest book is Everything She … Continued