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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Mitch Jeserich talks to legal scholar Peter Afrasiabi about the history of the agency that is tasked with capturing, detaining, and deporting people, the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and how immigration went from a labor issue to a national security one. Peter Afrasiabi is a federal court litigation lawyer at One LLP, he founded and directs the Federal Appellate Litigation Clinic … Continued
Today Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with National Security Analysts Melvin Goodman and Lawrence Korb to talk about the ousting of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State and the nomination of CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace him. Guest: Melvin A. Goodman, served as a senior analyst and Division Chief at the CIA from 1966 to 1990. … Continued
Today we are in conversation with Vegas Tenold. He embedded himself with members of three of America’s most ideologically extreme white nationalist groups-the KKK, the National Socialist Movement, and the Traditionalist Workers Party. Vegas Tenold is an award-winning journalist. He has covered the far right in America for years, as well as human rights in Russia, conflict … Continued
On this International Women’s Day, we dive into the story of twenty’s century American anarchist and radical Emma Goldman who FBI’s director J. Edgar Hoover called her the most dangerous woman in America. We bring a conversation with Candace Falk, who is an Emma Goldman scholar, Director of the Emma Goldman Papers, and author of several books … Continued
We talk to Professor Rose Cuison-Villazor about the Trump administration filing a lawsuit against California’s sanctuary laws alleging obstruction of federal immigration law and violation of the Constitution. Rose Cuison-Villazor is a professor of Law and Martin Luther King, Jr. Hall Research Scholar at UC Davis School of Law. Then, excerpts from the film Paul Robeson: Portraits of … Continued
Today, Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Mike Duncan, creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions, about his new book The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic. He explains how the accumulation of inequalities, social prejudice, and corruption led the Roman Republic to … Continued
Today we feature part two the film No Gods, No Masters an outstanding documentary addressing the history of anarchism. Part two LAND AND FREEDOM looks at differing strains within the anarchist movement during the peak of its popularity – when it seemed, for a time, that the dream of anarchist revolution might come to pass. This was … Continued
Today we feature the film No Gods, No Masters film an incredible produced documentary that addresses the history of a century of anarchist thought and practice, featuring leading historians and essayists, dramatic archival footage, and lively commentary that keeps the subject engaging. Divided into sections each based on key events, NO GODS NO MASTERS is a … Continued
Today Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Corey Robin, professor of political science at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate Center about his book The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump. In his book, Professor Robin traces conservatism back to its roots, he argues that the right was inspired, and is still united, by … Continued
On today’s show, Mitch Jeserich talks to Erica Benner, author of the book Be Like the Fox: Machiavelli in his world. In her book, Benner argues that Machiavelli is probably one of the most misunderstood thinkers of all times. She sets the record straight: far from the ruthless “Machiavellian” henchman that people think he was, Machiavelli emerges here … Continued
