Guest: John Nichols is Washington correspondent for the Nation Magazine.
Letters and Politics
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.
Part I. A Modern History of Disinformation: From the Tobacco Industry to Climate Climate Change. Guest: Naomi Oreskes is Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University. She is a leading voice on the role of science in society, the reality of anthropogenic climate … Continued
Guest: Dr. Clarence Lusane is an author, activist, scholar, and journalist. He is a Professor and former Chairman of Howard University’s Department of Political Science. He is the author of several books, including The Black History of the White House and his latest, Twenty Dollars and Change: Harriet Tubman and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice and democracy.
Guest: Colia Lafayette Clark (July 21,1940 – November 4, 2022), was a committed Pan Africanist, she spent a lifetime in activist work in the areas of civil rights, human rights, women’s rights, workers rights and rights for the homeless and youth. She was the Green Party’s candidate for the United States Senate in New York in 2010 and 2012. She was … Continued
Part 1: How The Midterm Will Effect Congress Guest: Matt Laslo, Capitol Hill Correspondent who has been covering the election for Wired and The Raw Story. Part 2: Florida Goes Deep Red Guest: Mitch Perry is the Senior Reporter for the Florida Phoenix where he’s based in the Tampa Bay area. Photo by visuals on Unsplash
Talking About Election Integrity & Young Voters
Part 1: Election Integrity Guest: Steven Rosenfeld is a senior writing fellow and the editor and chief correspondent of Voting Booth, a project of the Independent Media Institute. He is a national political reporter focusing on democracy issues. He is the author of The Georgia Way: How to Win Elections Part 2: Young Voters Guest: … Continued
Guest: Peter Fritzsche, professor of history at the University of Illinois and author of the book Hitler’s First Hundred Days: When Germans Embraced the Third Reich. [Rebroadcast]
Guest: Nomi Prins is an economist, journalist, author, and former Wall Street executive. She is the author of many books including her latest Permanent Distortion: How the Financial Markets Abandoned the Real Economy Forever.
Guest: Geoffrey Kabaservice (@RuleandRuin) is a historian of the Republican Party and the Director of Political Studies at the Niskanen Center and the author of a number of books, including Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, from Eisenhower to the Tea Party.
Guest: Jason Scott Smith is Professor of History at the University of New Mexico, where he teaches courses on modern American history, the Great Depression, and the history of infrastructure. He is the author of Building New Deal Liberalism and A Concise History of the New Deal.