Letters and Politics

Capitalism: The Six Part Series

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


She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry resurrects the buried history of the outrageous, often brilliant women who founded the modern women’s movement from 1966 to 1971. She’s Beautiful takes us from the founding of NOW, with ladies in hats and gloves, to the emergence of more radical factions of women’s liberation; from intellectuals like Kate Millett to the street … Continued


With Peter Stanford is a British writer, editor, journalist and presenter, known for his biographies and writings on religion and ethics. His most recent book is Judas: The troubling history of the renegade apostle.  About the book:  In this fascinating historical and cultural biography, writer and broadcaster Peter Stanford deconstructs that most vilified of Bible characters: Judas Iscariot, … Continued


Letters and Politics

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is the first feature length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails. Master documentarian Stanley Nelson goes straight to the source, weaving a treasure … Continued


Letters and Politics

Capitalism: The six part series

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


With John Tuman, Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. He teaches courses on comparative politics, Latin American politics, and international relations. Then, excerpts from a new six-part documentary on the history of Capitalism. We’ll hear from Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and Friedrich Hayek.


Letters and Politics

One Bright Shining Moment

In 1972, George McGovern was seen as a progressive long-shot to win the Democratic Presidential nomination. He did win, but then labor and traditional elements of the Democratic Party establishment turned against him, helping Nixon win in one of the most lopsided American Presidential races in history. We’ll be in conversation about that history and … Continued


Letters and Politics

Henry Kissinger’s Shadow

With Greg Grandin, professor of history at New York University and author of Kissinger’s Shadow: The Long Reach of America’s Most Controversial Statesman. And Kate Jessica Raphael, San Francisco Bay Area writer, activist, journalist, and clerical worker. She spent eighteen months as a peace worker in Palestine and spent six weeks in Israeli immigration prison because of … Continued