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KPFA - Letters and Politics

Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.

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Special Event Programming: Democracy Now at the RNC

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/07/16

Today’s show is preempted by the second hour of Democracy Now, broadcasting from the RNC in Milwaukee.The first hour can be found here. The post Special Event Programming: Democracy Now at the RNC appeared first on KPFA.

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Special Event Programming: Democracy Now at the RNC

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/07/15

Today’s show is preempted by the second hour of Democracy Now, broadcasting from the RNC in Milwaukee. The first hour can be found here. The post Special Event Programming: Democracy Now at the RNC appeared first on KPFA.

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Anarchists & Communists In Asia’s Anti-Colonial...

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/07/11

Guest: Moon-Ho Jung is Professor of History at the University of Washington and the author of Menace to Empire: Anti-Colonial Solidarities and the Transpacific.The post Anarchists & Communists In Asia’s Anti-Colonial Movements appeared first on KPFA.

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A History of the AR-15

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2024/07/10

Guest: Zusha Elinson is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, where he covers America’s gun culture and industry. He is co-author of American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15, co-written with Cameron McWhirter.The post A History of the AR-15 appeared first on KPFA.

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French Elections 2024: The Left, Center, and...

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/07/09

Part I. French Elections 2024: The Left, Center, and Rejection of the Far-Right Guest: Tony Cross is a journalist who used to work for Radio France Internationale and sometimes reported for Free Speech Radio News. He occasionally blogs on theravingreporter.com Part II. Geniuses at War David A. Price is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He is the author of the book Geniuses at War: Bletchley Park, Colossus, and the Dawn of the Digital Age. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Common. The post French

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Josephine Baker: Anti-Fascist Spy

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/07/08

Guest: Damien Lewis is an award-winning writer who spent twenty years reporting from war, disaster, and conflict zones for the BBC and other global news organizations. He is the bestselling author of more than twenty books, many of which are being adapted into films or television series; his latest is Agent Josephine: American Beauty, French Hero, British Spy. The post Josephine Baker: Anti-Fascist Spy appeared first on KPFA.

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The California Redwoods: A History of Plunder &...

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/07/04

Guest: Greg King is an award-winning journalist and activist credited with spearheading the movement to protect Headwaters Forest, in Humboldt County, California. He is the author of The Ghost Forest: Racists, Radicals, and Real Estate in the California RedwoodsThe post The California Redwoods: A History of Plunder & Resistance appeared first on KPFA.

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The Lives of Smugglers (Coyotes)

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/07/03

Guest: Jason De León is an anthropologist who spent nearly seven years following and interviewing human smugglers in Mexico. He is a professor of Anthropology and Chicana/o Studies and director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is also executive director of the Undocumented Migration Project and the author of the book Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling.The post The Lives of Smugglers (Coyotes)

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George Kennan: The Cold War Architect Who Opposed The...

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/07/02

Guest: Frank Costigliola is the author of Kennan: A Life between Worlds. He is also a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Connecticut.The post George Kennan: The Cold War Architect Who Opposed The War appeared first on KPFA.

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Unraveling the Imperial Presidency and the Supreme...

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/07/01

Host Philip Maldari is joined by national affairs correspondent for The Nation Magazine, John Nichols, to debunk the politics of the first presidential debate and the Supreme Court’s decisions. Photo credit: Wikimedia commons The post Unraveling the Imperial Presidency and the Supreme Court’s Decisions appeared first on KPFA.

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Homosexuals & Communists in the First Half of the...

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/06/27

Guest: Aaron S. Lecklider is Professor of American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston and author of Love’s Next Meeting: The Forgotten History of Homosexuality and the Left in American Culture.The post Homosexuals & Communists in the First Half of the 20th Century appeared first on KPFA.

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The Israeli Lobby & the Squad

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/06/26

Guest: Ryan Grim is The Intercept’s D.C. Bureau Chief and the host of the podcast Deconstructed. He authors the newsletter Bad News. He is the author of the books “This Is Your Country on Drugs” and “We’ve Got People;” and his latest The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution. The post The Israeli Lobby & the Squad appeared first on KPFA.

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An Age of Coexistence in Palestine

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/06/25

Guest: Ussama Makdisi is Professor of History and Chancellor’s Chair at the University of California Berkeley. He is the author of the Age of Coexistence: The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Modern Arab World. The post An Age of Coexistence in Palestine appeared first on KPFA.

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A History of Jewish Anti-Zionism: From The Communist...

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/06/24

Guest: Benjamin Balthaser is associate professor of multi-ethnic US literature at Indiana University, South Bend. He is the author of Anti-Imperialism Modernism: Race and Transnational Radical Culture from the Great Depression to the Cold War, and Dedication, a personal history of growing up in a Jewish “red diaper” family. His forthcoming book from Verso, Citizens of the Whole World: The American Jewish Left and Cultures of Anti-Zionism, is due to be out this fall. Photo: Bundposter1918,

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Fannie Lou Hamer: A Life

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/06/20

Guest: Dr. Keisha N. Blain is an award-winning historian of the 20th century United States with broad interests in African American History, the modern African Diaspora, and Women’s and Gender Studies. She is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Pittsburgh and the president of the African American Intellectual History Society. She is the author of the book Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America. On Twitter (@keishablain), and on Instagram

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On Juneteenth: A Conversation with Annette Gordon-Reed

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/06/19

Guest: Annette Gordon-Reed is the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University. The author of Pulitzer Prize–winning The Hemingses of Monticello and her latest, On Juneteenth.Feature Photo by Oladimeji Odunsi on Unsplash The post On Juneteenth: A Conversation with Annette Gordon-Reed appeared first on KPFA.

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John C. Calhoun: Defender of Racial Slavery & White...

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/06/18

Guest: Robert Elder, professor of history at Baylor University. Author of the book Calhoun: American Heretic. The post John C. Calhoun: Defender of Racial Slavery & White Democracy appeared first on KPFA.

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Bill Clinton & the Transformation of American Capitalism

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/06/17

Guest: Nelson Lichtenstein is Research Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His books include State of the Union: A Century of American Labor, and his latest, A Fabulous Failure: The Clinton Presidency and the Transformation of American Capitalism coauthored with Judith Stein (1940–2017). The post Bill Clinton & the Transformation of American Capitalism appeared first on KPFA.

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The Rise of the Far-Right in the 1990s and Its...

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/06/13

Guest: John Ganz (@lionel_trolling) writes the widely acclaimed Unpopular Front newsletter for Substack. He is the author of When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s.The post The Rise of the Far-Right in the 1990s and Its Influence on Today’s Politics appeared first on KPFA.

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Seattle, 1999: A History of the WTO Protests

KPFA - Letters and Politics ·

2024/06/12

Guest: DW Gibson is the author of several books including The Edge Becomes the Center: An Oral History of Gentrification in the Twenty-First Century, 14 Miles: Building the Border Wall, Not Working: People Talk About Losing a Job and Finding Their Way in Today’s Changing Economy, and his latest, One Week To Change the World: An Oral History of the 1999 WTO ProtestsHe serves as director of Art Omi: Writers in Ghent, New York, and he co-founded Sangam House, a writers’ residency in India, along with

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