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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Ruddy Juliani who is representing Donald Trump in potential talks with Robert Mueller says he will not recommend the president to speak with Mueller and that Trump should plead Fifth Amendment if he does. To Talk about all this we are in conversation with William Yeomans. He is Ronald Goldfarb Fellow at the Alliance for … Continued
Many people from Central America are seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border, but what is asylum, what are the legal aspects of this immigration status? To talk about this we are joined by Holly S. Cooper, Co-director of the Immigration Law Clinic at the University of California, Davis. She has extensive litigation experience defending the rights of … Continued
We are in conversation with Anna Feigenbaum to talk about the history of Tear Gas and its development as a chemical weapon during WWI, and its reclassification as a crowd control agent pushed by chemical companies and law enforcement agencies. Today, Tear Gas is being used against people protesting for their rights in many cities, including … Continued
Today we have a conversation comparing and contrasting the gilded age between 1870 and early 1900s and the so-called, second gilded age which we are living through today with guest Steve Fraser. Steve Fraser is the author of several including The Age of Acquiescence: The Life and Death of American Resistance to Organized Wealth and Power. … Continued
Professor Isa Blumi argues that the war in Yemen today has been mischaracterized as a civil war, and instead, he says is a war over the empire and international finance, with a deep colonial history that stretches back to the Ottoman empire, the British empire and currently the American empire. Isa Blumi is Associate Professor in the Department of … Continued
Mitch Jeserich talks to renowned physicist Michio Kaku for a wide-ranging discussion on science, humanity, the future, and war. Michio Kaku is a professor of physics at the City University of New York, co-founder of string field theory. He is the host of the radio programs Science Fantastic and Exploration and is the author of several acclaimed science books, including Beyond Einstein, The … Continued
Host Max Pringle, filling in for Mitch Jeserich, talks to David Cay Johnston to explore the legal and ethical issues swirling around the administration. David Cay Johnston teaches at Syracuse University College of Law and is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of Donald Trump. His latest book is It’s Even Worse Than You Think: What … Continued
On the brink of another tragic mass shooting incident that happened over the weekend in Nashville, Tennessee by apparently, a mentally disturbed man who was armed with a military-style AR-15 rifle; host Max Pringle, covering for Mitch Jeserich talks to writer, and journalist Patrick Blanchfield. He writes about American culture and violence. He is also a faculty member at the Brooklyn Institute for … Continued
A conversation on liberal and illiberal democracies and the rise of populism with Yascha Mounk. He is a Lecturer on Government at Harvard University and a Senior Fellow in the Political Reform Program at New America. He is the author several books including of The Age of Responsibility, Stranger in My Own Country and his latest … Continued
Today we are in conversation about the civil war in Colombia with guest Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno, she is the executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. Previously, she held several positions at Human Rights Watch, including as the organization’s senior Americas researcher, covering Colombia and Peru, and as the co-director of its US program. Maria McFarland … Continued
