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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
As President Obama prepares for his State of the Union Address tomorrow night, we talk to filmmaker Michael Kirk who has just finished a Frontline documentary chronicling the series of budget fights on Capitol Hill. We also speak to the former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Alan Blinder who is warning about new economic … Continued
Neil Barofsky, former Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program and author of Bailout: How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street.
Examining the state of manufacturing in the United States and trade with Ben Beachy, Research Director with Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch. Excerpts from the House Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration. The History of the US/Mexico Border with Rachel St John, author of Line In the Sand.
Conversation about technology and jobs with Andrew McAfee, author of the book Race Against the Machine. Rare interview with civil rights icon Rosa Parks with Pacifica Station KPFA’s Sydney Roger.
Extended Excerpts from the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing for Chuck Hagel to become the next Defense Secretary. Guests: Rebecca Griffin of Peace Action West and Stephen Walt, co-author of The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy.
Excerpts from Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence. Adam Winkler, Constitutional Scholar and author of Gun Fight, on the Constitutional Issues around gun control and the history of the 2nd Amendment and NRA.
Analysis of immigration reform proposals with Mark Falzon, the Deputy Director with the National Immigration Forum in Washington DC, Kathy Tactaquin, Executive Director of the National Network for Immigrants and Refugee Rights, and Andrea Mercado with the National Domestic Workers Alliance. The history of food policy with Wenonah Hauter, author of the book Foodopoloy: The … Continued
