10:00 AM Pacific Time: Monday - Thursday
Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
NSA Surveillance of Latin America with Miguel Tinker-Salas, professor of history and Latin American studies at Pomona College and author of The Enduring Legacy:Oil, Culture, and Society in Venezuela. Glenn Greenwald at the Socialism 2013 Conference in Chicago.
Daniel Ellsberg responds to pundits who claim Edward Snowden is no Daniel Ellsberg. Middle East historian Eugene Rogan compares and contrasts the 1952 Egyptian Revolution to what’s happening today in Egypt. California prison hunger strike gets underway today.
In conversation about the “Border Surge” and 20 year militarization of the border with journalist Todd Miller who has been covering the southern border for the past 10 years. His forthcoming book is called Border Patrol Nation. Nelson Mandela Speaks at the UN in 1990.
Analysis of SCOTUS Same Gender Marriage decisions with Jessica Mason Pieklo, Senior Legal Analyst, RH Reality Check. Alysia Abbot, author of Fairyland.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 with Gary May, professor of History at the University of Delaware. Bending Toward Justice: The Voting Rights Act and the Transformation of American Democracy. David Margolic, author of Dreadful the Short Life and Gay Times of John Horne Burns.
Journalist Kevin Gosztola on the Espionage Act charges against Edward Snowden. William Thomas on the history of the Espionage Act of 1917. Norman Solomon on the media.
