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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Part I. Biden Continues Supporting the War on Gaza Guest: Stephen M. Walt is the Robert and Renée Belfer professor of international relations at Harvard University. He is the author and coauthor of several such books, including The Hell of Good Intentions: America’s Foreign Policy; and The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy co-authored with John J. Mearsheimer. He is … Continued
Guest: Gregg Mitman is the Vilas Research and William Coleman Professor of History, Medical History, and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. An award-winning author and filmmaker, his recent films and books include The Land Beneath Our Feet; Breathing Space: How Allergies Shape Our Lives and Landscapes; and his latest, Empire of Rubber: Firestone’s Scramble … Continued
Part I. Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti Guest: Jake Johnston is a Senior Research Associate at the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C., and the author of Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti. Part II. Poverty and Homelessness at Home Guests: Tiny Lisa … Continued
Guest: Héctor Lindo-Fuentes is Professor Emeritus of History at Fordham University. He is the author of several books including Weak Foundations: The Economy of El Salvador in the Nineteenth Century 1821-1898; Remembering a Massacre in El Salvador: The Insurrection of 1932, Roque Dalton, and the Politics of Historical Memory; and his most recent, co-authored with Erik Ching, Modernizing … Continued
Guest: John Nichols is the national affairs correspondent for The Nation Magazine. He is the author of several books including his latest co-written with Senator Bernie Sanders “It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism.” His Latest piece in the Nation is: The Only Way Trump Stays on the Ballot Is if the Supreme Court Rejects … Continued
Part I. Immigration Politics of an Election Year Guest: Todd Miller is an independent journalist, border policy expert, and author of several books including Border Patrol Nation, Storming the Wall, Empire of Borders, and his latest Build Bridges, Not Walls: A Journey to a World Without Borders. Part II. A History of the War on Immigrants: The … Continued
Guest: Roger D Rapport is an award-winning author, filmmaker, and playwright. He is the author of Searching for Patty Hearst. You can find more at pattyhearst.com
Guest: Mark A. Graber is the University System of Maryland Regents Professor at Maryland Carey Law. Professor Graber is a leading scholar on constitutional law and politics. He is the author of A New Introduction to American Constitutionalism (2013), Dred Scott and the Problem of Constitutional Evil (2006); and his latest, Punish Treason, Reward Loyalty: The … Continued
Part 1: Dismissal of the Palestine v. Biden case in Federal Court Guest: Marc Van Der Hout is a practicing attorney and the founding member of Van Der Hout, LLP. He is a Co-Counsel in the case Defense for Children International – Palestine v. Biden. The court denied the plaintiffs’ preliminary injunction motion and granted … Continued
Jefferson Cowie holds the James G. Stahlman chair in history at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of several books, including Stayin’ Alive: The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class, and his latest, Freedom’s Dominion: A Saga of White Resistance to Federal Power (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History, 2023).
