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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
A conversation with Elaine Mokhtefi about the Algerian war for independence, the defeat of France in 1962, and its influence in liberation movements in the Third World. Guest: Elaine Mokhtefi is a journalist, translator, and author who was a witness to many historical political events. She crossed paths with some of the most important revolutionary leaders an … Continued
Mitch Jeserich is in conversations with Chris Hedges about our current political crisis . Chris Hedges is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist author of several books, including his latest America: The Farewell Tour. About America: The Farewell Tour America: The Farewell Tour is a profound and provocative examination of America in crisis, where unemployment, deindustrialization, and a … Continued
We talk to John Nichols for more analysis of the Brett Kavanaugh hearing at the Senate Judiciary Committee last week. Also the latest political issues in the White House and the meaning of the anonymous op-ed in the New York Times for the upcoming primaries. Guest: John Nichols is the Washington Correspondent for the Nation Magazine. … Continued
A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
A conversation with Carolyn Shapiro about the history of Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice nominees. Guest: Carolyn Shapiro, associate professor of law and co-director of the Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States at Chicago-Kent College of Law. Click here to read her article Putting Supreme Court confirmation hearings in context. … Continued
Marking the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Democratic Convention we are in conversation about the political career of Hubert Humphrey, who won the Democratic nomination without running in a single primary. We’ll talk about Humphrey as a civil rights champion and a serious cold war warrior. Guest: Arnold A. Offner, Cornelia F. Hugel Professor of History at Lafayette … Continued
A conversation with Harvard law professor Michael Klarman who argues that the creation of the United States Constitution was an act to stop the popular will of the people who were demanding debt and tax relief during an economic depression just after the revolutionary war. Guest: Michael J. Klarman, professor at Harvard Law School and … Continued
A conversation on the 1968 DNC in Chicago, from the riots and police violence outside the convention to the nomination of Hubert Humphrey for President. Guest: Michael Schumacher, is the author and editor of many books, including biographies. His latest is The Contest: The 1968 Election and the War for America’s Soul. About The Contest: 1968—rife with … Continued
We are in conversation with Craig Unger to talk about the links between Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the the Russian Mafia. According to Unger’s investigations, the story begins in the 1970s, when Trump made his first splash in the booming of New York real estate and ends with Trump’s inauguration as president of the … Continued
Donald Trump’s longtime personal lawyer Michael Cohen’s admission of guilt of violating federal election laws in arranging hush money to pay a porn actress and a Playboy model on behalf of his client could potentially open doors to persecute State criminal charges for Donald Trump. To talk about the implications of the Cohen and Paul Manafort cases … Continued
