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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
With Dan Carter, professor emeritus of history at the University of South Carolina and author of The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origins of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics. And Michael Cohen, Boston Globe Columnist and author of the forthcoming book American Maelstrom: The 1968 Election and the Politics of … Continued
Pippa Norris, Lecturer at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University on the rise of authoritarian populism in Europe and the United States. She is the author of the recent article It’s not just Trump. Authoritarian Populism is rising across the West. Here’s Why. For the Washington Post. Then, Emmitt Thrower, a retired New … Continued
Delegate Counts & Convention Strategies With David Redlawsk, professor of political science at Rutgers University and Director of the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. Author of the book The Positive Case for Negative Campaigning. How to Read the Street With Janette Sadik-Khan, author of the book Street Fight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution. About the Positive Case for … Continued
Talking Republican Politics with Geoffrey Kabaservice, historian and author of the book Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party. He is also the Research Director for the Republican Main Street Partnership. Mitch Perry, veteran political reporter based in Tampa, Florida. He writes forfloridapolitics.com. An excerpt from an archived conversation … Continued
Robert O. Paxton, Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University and author of The Anatomy of Fascism. Peter Ross Range, author of 1924: The Year that Made Hitler. About The Anatomy of Fascism: What is fascism? Many authors have proposed definitions, but most fail to move beyond the abstract. The esteemed historian Robert O. … Continued
With Chris Jennings, author of the book Paradise Now: The Story of American Utopianism. About the book: In the wake of the Enlightenment and the onset of industrialism, a generation of dreamers took it upon themselves to confront the messiness and injustice of a rapidly changing world. To our eyes, the utopian communities that took root in … Continued
The Fracturing of Political Parties with Julia Azari. Azari is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Marquette University and author of the article The Splintering of Political Parties for Five Thirty Eight. And a conversation with psychiatrist Mark Epstein on Trauma and Buddhism.
With June Carbone, professor of law, science, and technology at the University of Minnesota and co author of the book Marriage Markets: How Inequality is Remaking the American Family. And and interview about the African American Quilt Guild of Oakland with Marion Coleman, Eric Murphy and Dolores Presley. The Guild has created over 100 quilts … Continued
A conversation with historian Gerald Horne on the presidential campaigns, the Haitian Revolution and Paul Robeson. Gerald Horne holds the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. His latest books are called Paul Robeson: The Artist as Revolutionary and Confronting Black Jacobins: The United States, … Continued
Paul Robeson was an American singer, actor, and Civil Rights activist. He became politically involved in response to the Spanish Civil War, fascism, and social injustices. His advocacy of anti-imperialism, affiliation with communism, and criticism of the United States government caused him to be blacklisted during the McCarthy era.
