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Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
KPFA hosts KPFA - Letters and Politics, a news show with 25 episodes published.
A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich. The post Letters and Politics – October 20, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
Today is Mitch Jeserich inal Letters & Politics show. Thank you everyone for your amazing support throughout the years. Stay in touch with Mitch via his podcast at Letters From Mitch. or on Substack. The post Goodbye & T
Guest: Edward J. Watts holds the Alkiviadis Vassiliadis Endowed Chair and is professor of history at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author and editor of several prize-winning books, including Mortal R
Guest: Scot Danforth is the Jack H. and Paula A. Hassinger Chair in Education and Professor of Disability Studies at Chapman University. He is the author of several books including his latest, An Independent Man: Ed Robe
Guest: Mary Annette Pember is a citizen of the Red Cliff Band of Wisconsin Ojibwe. She is currently national correspondent for ICT News, formerly Indian Country Today. She is the recipient of several awards for her journ
Guest: Ilan Pappé is a professor of history at the University of Exeter in the UK and the director of the university’s European Centre for Palestine Studies. His books include The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, Ten Myths
Guest: Deborah G. Plant is an African American and Africana Studies Independent Scholar, Writer, and Literary Critic specializing in the life and works of Zora Neale Hurston. She is editor of Barracoon: The Story of the
Guest: John Nichols is the executive editor of The Nation magazine. He previously served as the magazine’s national affairs correspondent and Washington correspondent. He has written, co-written, or edited over a dozen b
Guest: Adrienne Mayor is a research scholar in classics and the history of science at Stanford University. She is the author of many books, including The Poison King (a finalist for the National Book Award), The Amazons,
Guest: Laura Dassow Walls is the William P. and Hazel B. White Professor of English at the University of Notre Dame. She is the author of Henry David Thoreau: A Life, and her latest, The Daily Henry David Thoreau: A Year
Guest: Jeff Chang is an award-winning journalist and author who has written extensively on culture, politics, the arts and music. He is the author of the books Who We Be: The Colorization of America. We Gon’ Be Alright:
Guest: Richard Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus at University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the New School University in New York City. Richard Wolff is the founder of Democra
Guest: Robert Reich is Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served in three presidential administrations, Republican and Democrat, as Secretary of Labor under
Guest: George Monbiot is an author, journalist, and environmental campaigner. His books include Feral, Heat, Regenesis, and his latest, Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism co-authored with Peter Hutch
Guest: Karen Hao is an award-winning journalist covering the impacts of artificial intelligence on society. She writes for publications including The Atlantic and leads the Pulitzer Center’s AI Spotlight Series. She is t
Guest: Matthew D. Hockenos is the Harriet Johnson Toadvine ’56 Professor in 20th- Century History at Skidmore College. He is the author of A Church Divided: German Protestants Confront the Nazi Past, and his latest, Then
Guest: Mark Bray is a historian of Modern Europe History and human rights at Rutgers University. He is the author of several books including his national best-seller Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook. The post A History
I. First Amendment in Question, Censorship and the Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension. Guest: Craig Aaron is the president and co-CEO of Free Press and Free Press Action. II. UC Berkeley Shares Students and faculty Information wi
Guest: Ben Burgis i s a philosophy professor at Rutgers University, a columnist for Jacobin magazine, the host of the YouTube show and podcast Give Them An Argument, and the author of several books, most recently Christo
Guest: Jeff Chang is an award-winning journalist and author who has written extensively on culture, politics, the arts and music. He is the author of the books Who We Be: The Colorization of America. We Gon’ Be Alright:
Ilan Pappe
Professor · Israeli academic
1 appearance on this show
Ilan Pappé
professor of history at the University of Exeter · Israeli academic
1 appearance on this show
John Nichols
associate editor at the Cap Times, national correspondent for The Nation Magazine · Kent and Essex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority
1 appearance on this show
Jeff Chang
author of Can't Stop Won't Stop · Standing Offhand
2 appearances on this show
Richard Wolff
Vice President of Client Relations · University of Massachusetts, Amherst
1 appearance on this show
Robert Reich
Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley
1 appearance on this show
George Monbiot
1 appearance on this show
Craig Aaron
president and co-CEO · Free Press / Free Press Action
1 appearance on this show
Ben Burgis
author of Christopher Hitchens biography · Rutgers University
1 appearance on this show
Edward J. Watts
University of California, San Diego
1 appearance on this show
Adrienne Mayor
Stanford University
1 appearance on this show
Laura Dassow Walls
University of Notre Dame
1 appearance on this show
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