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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Today our host Christina Aanestad, filling in for Mitch Jeserich, is in conversation with three climate activists about their involvement in and perspectives on climate-related civil disobedience, particularly in terms of the defense of “necessity” in criminal law. We speak with Kelsey C. Skaggs, Executive Director of the Climate Defense Project, Tim DeChristopher, founder of the Climate Disobedience Center, … Continued
On today’s show, Max Pringle, filing in for Mitch Jeserich, talks about the Kurdish separatist movement in Iraq. After Kurds voted overwhelmingly for an independent Kurdistan a few weeks ago, the situation is worsening as Iraqi forces took over the important Kurdish stronghold Kirkuk earlier this week. To address this issue, we are in conversation with Peshawa … Continued
On today’s show, Mitch Jeserich is in conversation with Mark Bowden about his latest book Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam. He narrates the crucial battle of the Tet Offensive through the points of view of its participants and explains how the American mindset evolved during this few months.
First, our host Max Pringle, filing in for Mitch Jeserich, is in conversation with John Nichols about the political split inside the Republican Party. John Nichols, author of The Trumpocalypse: A Field Guide to the Most Dangerous People in America and blogger for The Nation magazine, explains the reasons of this division among the Republicans. … Continued
On today’s show, Christina Aanestad, filing in for Mitch Jeserich, is in conversation with Ari Berman, reporter for The Nation magazine and author of the book Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America. This book focuses on what happened since the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965 and how … Continued
Today our host Philip Maldari, filing in for Mitch Jeserich, is in conversation with Christopher Ingraham, reporter for the Washington Post, about gun violence in the US and the impact of mass shooting on the gun industry. Then, Mitch Jeserich talks to Dan Kovalik about his book The Plot to Scapegoat Russia: How the … Continued
Today our host Philip Maldari, filling in for Mitch Jeserich, is in conversation with Mark Schwartz, a professor of plant ecology in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at UC Davis. He will be discussing the raging Northern California wildfires that are consuming vast swaths of the state and have so far claimed 17 … Continued
On today’s show host Mitch Jeserich interviews world-famous economist and former finance minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis about his book Adults in the Room: My Battle with the European and American Deep Establishment. In this account, Varoufakis reveals the corridors of power and his struggle with the mightiest economic and political forces on earth.
Host Mitch Jeserich speaks with Louis S. Warren about his book Gods Red Son: The Ghost Dance Religion and the Making of Modern America, which describes the pan-Indian religious movement that swept across the west and the great plain as a form of resistance and reconciliation to colonialism. This book is critical to understanding how … Continued
Today our host Philip Maldari, filling in for Mitch Jeserich, speaks with Chris Hedges about his latest piece “The End of Empire,” which assesses the decline of the United States’ geopolitical power in the 21st century. In addition to his status as a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Hedges is a New York Times bestselling author and a … Continued
