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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    A History of the Dreamers Movement

    Guest: Rafael A. Martínez is an assistant professor in the Southwest Borderlands Initiative at Arizona State University whose work focuses on immigrant rights, mixed-status families, and Latinx cultural and historical productions in the Southwest borderlands.  He is the author of Illegalized: Undocumented Youth Movements in the United States and is the founder of the podcast UndocuTalks.

     

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    14 November 2024, 10:00 am
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    Arun Gupta on Election Results & What Comes Next

    Guest: Arun Gupta is an investigative reporter who has written for The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, The Intercept, The Nation, The Guardian, YES Magazine, and other publications. He is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute in New York and the author of the forthcoming “Apocalypse Chow: A Junk-Food-Loving Chef’s Inquiry into Taste” (The New Press). Subscribe on substack to read all of Arun’s reports, essays, and criticism, arunnews.substack.com.

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    13 November 2024, 10:00 am
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    Richard Wolff on the Economy After the Election

    Guest: Richard Wolff is a professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Visiting Professor at the New School in New York. He hosts the weekly program Economic Update and is the author of several books, including Understanding Capitalism.

     

     

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    12 November 2024, 10:00 am
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    Martin Niemöller: Then They Came For Me

    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 They Came For Me: Martin Niemöller, the Pastor Who Defied the Nazis.

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    11 November 2024, 10:00 am
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    Mitch Jeserich’s Let’s Talk About the Election RESULTS! Part 2

    Host Mitch Jeserich in conversation with listeners about elections 2024 and its implications.

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    7 November 2024, 10:00 am
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    Mitch Jeserich’s Let’s Talk About the Election RESULTS!

    From 11am-1pm PST, Mitch Jeserich hosts a 2-hour live national call-in show. All listeners are invited to share their experiences, thoughts, and feelings.
    Call-in numbers: (510)848-4425 or (800)958-9008

     

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    6 November 2024, 11:00 am
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    Lets Talk About The Election Part 4

    Host Mitch Jeserich in conversation with listeners about elections 2024.

     

    Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash

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    5 November 2024, 10:00 am
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    Lets Talk About The Election Part 3

    Host Mitch Jeserich in conversation with listeners about elections 2024.

     

    Photo by Phil Hearing on Unsplash.

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    4 November 2024, 10:00 am
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    Lets Talk About The Election Part 2

    Host Mitch Jeserich in conversation with listeners about elections 2024.

    Photo by rawpixel.com

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    31 October 2024, 10:00 am
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    Lets Talk About The Election Part 1

    Host Mitch Jeserich in conversation with listeners about elections 2024.

     

    Photo by visuals on Unsplash

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    30 October 2024, 10:00 am
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    Hamas & Its Multiple Facets

    Guest: Paola Caridi is a journalist, historian, and the author of Hamas: From Resistance To Government (2nd edition, translated to English).

    The post Hamas & Its Multiple Facets appeared first on KPFA.

    29 October 2024, 10:00 am
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