Letters and Politics – May 30, 2016
A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
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.
“Capitalism: A Six-Part series” is an ambitious and accessible documentary series that looks at both the history of ideas and the social forces that have shaped the capitalist world. Blending interviews with some of the world’s great historians, economists, anthropologists, and social critics (view the complete list of participants), with on-the-ground footage shot in twenty-two … Continued
We spend the hour with Nicholas Shaxson, a British author, journalist and investigator. He is best known for his investigative books Poisoned Wells and his latest Treasure Islands: Uncovering the Damage of Offshore Banking and Tax Havens.
Today we spend the hour paying tribute to Studs Terkel. Terkel was an American author, historian, actor and radio host who chronicled the lives of American people from the Great Depression to the early 21st century. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1985 for “The Good War“.
Alan Minsky, Program Director at Pacifica’s KPFK in Los Angeles joins us to talk about the boom and bust cycle that occurs repeatedly in capitalist economies. Minsky’s father, Hyman Minsky was the proponent of the Financial Instability Model that states that long periods of financial stability lead to optimism, which ultimately leads to irresponsible speculation and … Continued
Letters and Politics – May 19, 2016
A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
John Nichols, Washington Correspondent for the Nation Magazine join us to comment on the Kentucky and Oregon Primary elections.
Reporter Branko Marcetic, regular contributor to In These Times has been investigating the Hunt Commission transcripts from 1981/1982. Democratic Party officials talked openly about creating the superdelegate system to prevent “outsider” candidates from getting the nomination, and reducing the role of primary voters.
About the film: REQUIEM FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM is the definitive discourse with Noam Chomsky, widely regarded as the most important intellectual alive, on the defining characteristic of our time – the deliberate concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a select few. Through interviews filmed over four years, Chomsky unpacks the principles … Continued
Capitalism is an ambitious and accessible six-part documentary series that looks at both the history of ideas and the social forces that have shaped the capitalist world. Blending interviews with some of the world’s great historians, economists, anthropologists, and social critics (view the complete list of participants), with on-the-ground footage shot in twenty-two countries, Capitalism … Continued