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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Robert O. Paxton, Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University and author of The Anatomy of Fascism. 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. Paxton answers this question for the first time by focusing on the … Continued
In conversation with Yanis Varoufakis, Greek economist who held the position of Minister of Finance for seven months as a member of the Syriza party and author of the book And the Weak Suffer What They Must: Europe’s Crisis and America’s Economic Future. About the book: A titanic battle is being waged for Europe’s integrity and soul, … Continued
With Daniel Phil Gonzales, Professor in the Asian American Studies Department at San Francisco State University and one of the SFSU students who joined the strike to create an ethnic studies department in 1968.
On today’s show a tribute to Richard Pirodsky former General Manager of KPFA and KPFK and author of Demigod. Richard Wayne Pirodsky was born on August 10, 1955, in the town of Freeport on New York’s Long Island. As a youngster he served as an acolyte in the Episcopal church, enjoyed playing baseball, and was a … Continued
With David Greenberg, associate professor of History and of Journalism & Media Studies at Rutgers University, New Brunswick and author of the book Republic of Spin: An Inside History of the American Presidency. He just wrote an article for the Washington Post about the 1976 convention called The Last Great Republican Rupture. About the book: In … Continued
With Gareth Jenkins, Senior Associate Fellow with the Joint Center’s Silk Road Studies Program and Turkey Initiative. He is a writer and analyst based in Istanbul.
With Mark Landler, longtime journalist at the New York Times and author of the book Alter Egos: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and the Twilight Struggle Over American Power. Then, Eric Fair, an Army veteran who worked in Iraq as a contract interrogator in 2004, on his new memoir Consequence. About Alter Egos: The deeply reported story of two … Continued
With Harry Enten, senior political analyst at fivethirtyeight, on last night’s primaries in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware and Maryland. And Eric Liu, author, educator, and civic entrepreneur. Liu is founder of Citizen University and executive director of the Aspen Institute Citizenship and American Identity Program. His latest book is called A Chinaman’s Chance: One Family’s Journey and … Continued
With Elizabeth Hinton, Professor of History at Harvard University and author of the book From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America. About the book: In the United States today, one in every thirty-one adults is under some form of penal control, including one in eleven African American … Continued
With McKay Coppins, senior writer for the BuzzFeed News politics team, and the author of The Wilderness: Deep Inside the Republican Party’s Combative, Contentious, Chaotic Quest to Take Back the White House. About the book: After the 2012 election, the GOP was in the wilderness. Lost and in disarray. And doggedly determined to do whatever it took … Continued
