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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Our show is today devoted to understanding vandalism and destruction in protests with Francis Dupuis-Déri, author of Who’s Afraid of the Black Blocs?: Anarchy in Action around the World. Francis Dupuis-Déri is a professor of political science and a member of the Institut de recherches et d’études féministes at the Université du Québec à Montréal. He has been … Continued
On today’s show we feature an address gibven by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, she has been active in the international Indigenous movement for more than four decades and is known for her lifelong commitment to national and international social justice issues. Her address is based on her book: An Indigenous People’s History of the United States.
On Today’s show we welcome Peniel E. Joseph, author of Stokely: A Life, for a conversation about Stokely Carmichael’s life and the origins of the Black power Movement.
On today’s show Philip Moldari is joined by Anita Johnson to discuss Ferguson.
On today’s show we discuss of Marion Barry, former mayor of DC who died this weekend, with Askia Muhammad, from WFWP radio in Washington D.C.
On today’s show we talk about net neutrality with Susan Crawford, former adviser for barack Obama on telecom and now visiting professor at Harvard University. She is the author of the book: Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly in the New Gilded Age. Then, we talk with Hiroshi Motomura professor at UCLA school of Law, he … Continued
On today’s show we remember Studs Terkel by featuring excerpts of his interviews.
On today’s show we talk with Charles Lewis, investigative journalist that founded the center for Public Integrity about the nature of lies and power. Charles Lewis is the author of 935 Lies: The Future of Truth and the Decline of America’s Moral Integrity.
On today’s show we are joined by the Law Professor Timothy Conner about market dominated candidates. He is the author of the book Capitalism Versus Democracy. Then, we talk about energy and the USA-China deal on carbon emissions with the UCB professor Daniel Kammen.
The former catholic nun Karen Armstrong, speaks with host Mitch Jeserich about religion and violence.
