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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Guest: Mel Gurtov is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Portland State University. He previously was on the staff of the RAND Corporation, where he was co-author of the Pentagon Papers. He is the author of 30 books on China, US foreign policy, and international affairs, most recently America in Retreat: Foreign Policy under Donald … Continued
Part I. 20th Anniversary of the U.S. Occupation of Iraq and its Legacy Guest: Andrew Bacevich is president and co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. A graduate of West Point and Princeton, he is also professor emeritus of history and international relations at Boston University. Among his many books are The New American Militarism, … Continued
Guest: John Nichols is the national affairs correspondent for The Nation Magazine. He is the author of the book Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers: Accountability for those who Caused the Crisis. His latest piece in The Nation is: Bankers Lobbied for Deregulation, Congress Capitulated, and Now Banks Are Collapsing. The Silicon Valley Bank collapse doesn’t … Continued
Extended excerpts from the Hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government on the Twitter Files that took place on Thursday, March 9 2023. Witnesses: Matt Taibbi, Journalist – testimony Michael Shellenberger, Author, Co-founder of the Breakthrough Institute and the California Peace Coalition – testimony
Extended excerpts from the Hearing on the Weaponization of the Federal Government on the Twitter Files that took place on Thursday, March 9 2023. Witnesses: Matt Taibbi, Journalist – testimony Michael Shellenberger, Author, Co-founder of the Breakthrough Institute and the California Peace Coalition – testimony
Part I. The Meaning of the Collapse of SVB and Signature Banks Guest: Richard Wolff is professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Visiting Professor at the New School in New York. He is the host of the weekly program, Economic Update, which is produced by Democracy at Work, which … Continued
Guest: Dr. Maya Kornberg is a political scientist and fellow in the Elections and Government Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law and author of Inside Congressional Committees: Function and Dysfunction in the Legislative Process.
Guest: Emily Wilson is a professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the first woman who translated the ancient Greek epic story, The Odyssey by Homer, into the English language.
Guest: Rachel E. Gross is an award-winning science journalist and the author of the latest book Vagina Obscura: An Anatomical Voyage. She writes for BBC Future, the New York Times, and Scientific American.
Guest: V (formerly Eve Ensler) is a Tony Award–winning playwright, author, performer, and activist. Her international phenomenon The Vagina Monologues has been published in 48 languages and performed in more than 140 countries. She is the founder of V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls, and One Billion Rising, the largest global … Continued
