Guest: Ilan Pappe is Professor of History at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies and Director of the European Centre for Palestine Studies at the University of Exeter. He is the author of several books, including the bestselling The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine; A History of Modern Palestine; and his latest, Lobbying for Zionism on Both Side…

Guests Jeff Spinner-Halev is the Kenan Eminent Professor of Political Ethics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of several books including his latest, Respect and Loathing in American Democracy: Polarization, Moralization, and the Undermining of Equality co-authored with Elizabeth Theiss-Morse. Elizabeth Theiss-Mor…

Part I. Causes and Consequences of Homelessness in California Guest: Margot Kushel, MD is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco, She is the Director of the Principal Investigator of the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH). Conducted by UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiati…

Guest: Assaf Kfoury is a mathematician, computer scientist, and political activist. An Arab American of Lebanese-Palestinian background who grew up in Beirut and Cairo. Currently, he is a Professor of Computer Science at Boston University. He recently wrote Hamas: From Candidate Enforcer to Implacable Foe published by the International Union of Sci…

Guest: David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect. He is the author of several books including his latest, Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power (2020) and Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street’s Great Foreclosure Fraud (2016), which earned the Studs and Ida Terkel Prize. He won the Hillman P…

Guest: John Nichols is the national affairs correspondent for The Nation Magazine. He is the author of several books including his latest co-written with Senator Bernie Sanders “It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism.” The post Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Harris’s Pick for Vice-President appeared first on KPFA.…

Guest: Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR). He is the author of several books, including Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer. Find his weekly commentary at Beat the Press. Photo by Vladimir Solomianyi on Unsplash The post Joe Biden’s…

Guest: Kathleen DuVal is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she teaches early American and American Indian history. Her previous work includes Independence Lost, a finalist for the George Washington Prize, and The Native Ground: Indians and Colonists in the Heart of the Continent. She is a co-author of …

Guest: Asaf Elia-Shalev is an Israeli American journalist. He is a staff writer for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency and the author of the book, Israel’s Black Panthers: The Radicals Who Punctured a Nation’s Founding Myth. The post The Mizrahi: From the Black Panthers to Likud appeared first on KPFA.By KPFA

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM7fb_nVqCg&t=2s Guest: Robert T. Mann is a former professor of mass communication at Louisiana State University and former Congressional aide to Senator Russell Long, Huey Long’s son. He is the author of several books including, Kingfish U: Huey Long and LSU. Feature photo: Senator Huey P. Long of Louisiana, …

Guest: Miguel Tinker Salas is an Emeritus Professor of History and Chicana/o Latina/o Studies at Pomona College. He is the author of several books on Latin American history including Venezuela: What Everyone Needs to Know; The Enduring Legacy: Oil, Culture, and Society in Venezuela; co-editor of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez and the Decline of an Exceptio…

Host Mitch Jeserich takes listener’s calls to examine Kamala Harris’s statements and actions concerning Israel’s assault on Gaza and how the conflict in the Middle East has affected listener’s views of this year’s general election. The post Kamala Harris on Gaza appeared first on KPFA.By KPFA

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 – July 24, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.By KPFA

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 – July 23, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.By KPFA

A look at burning political issues and debates and their historical context within the US and worldwide, hosted by Mitch Jeserich. The post The Meaning of Biden Dropping Out of the Presidential Race appeared first on KPFA.By KPFA

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.By KPFA

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.By KPFA

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.By KPFA

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 i…

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, …

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 Redwoods The post The California Redwoods: A History of Plunder & Resistance appeared first on K…

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…

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.By KPFA

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.…

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.…

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…

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.By KPFA

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 fro…

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…

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.…

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.By KPFA

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 Transformat…

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 David Duke and The Right Wing Populism of the 1990’s appeared first on KPFA.…

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 …

Guest: Manisha Sinha is the Draper Chair in American History at the University of Connecticut. She is the author of The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition which won the Frederick Douglass Book Prize, and her latest, The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920. The post How The Republican Party Went From Anti-Slav…

Part I. Joseph Stiglitz vs Friedrich von Hayek: One Nobel Prize Winning Economist Takes On Another Guest: Joseph E. Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize–winning economist. He served as chief economist of the World Bank. Currently, he teaches at Columbia University and a Senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. He is the author of several books including his …

Ari Berman is the national voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones and a reporting fellow at Type Media Center. He’s the author of several books including, Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America; Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics; and his latest, Minority Rule…

Guest: Anthony D’Agostino is an Emeritus Professor of History at San Francisco State University. He is an expert on the history of the Russian Revolution and the Cold War and the author of several books including Soviet Succession Struggles: Kremlinology and the Russian Question from Lenin to Gorbachev published in 1988 and republished in 2024. The…

Guest: Keith O’Brien is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist. He is the author of Paradise Falls, Fly Girls, Outside Shot, and his latest, Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Glory Days of Baseball. The post Charlie Hustle and the Culture of Gambling in Professional Sports appeared first on KPFA.…

Guest: John Nichols is the national affairs correspondent for The Nation Magazine. He is the author of several books including his latest, co-written with Senator Bernie Sanders, “It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism.” His Latest piece in the Nation is: Donald Trump Was Convicted Because of Democracy—Not in Spite of It Photo (C): Tingey Injury Law …

Part I. A Book for Kids (& You) to Think About Palestine & Israel. Guest: Reza Aslan is a writer and scholar of religions. He is a recipient of the prestigious James Joyce Award and the author of such books as Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth; No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam; and his latest, A Kids Book Ab…

Guest: Glory Liu is a lecturer in social studies at Harvard University. She is the author of Adam Smith’s America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism. The post How Adam Smith Became A Capitalist Icon appeared first on KPFA.By KPFA

Today’s Letters & Politics is preempted by a special KPFA broadcast: Mitch Jeserich hosts a special 2-hour remembrance of former broadcaster Larry Bensky. This program airs live from 10am-noon and includes time for listeners to call in with memories of Larry. KPFA call-in numbers: 510-848-4425, 800-958-9008 The post KPFA Special Programming: A Trib…

Guest: Sudhir Hazareesingh is a British-Mauritian historian. He is a Fellow and Tutor in Politics at Balliol College, Oxford and a Fellow of the British Academy. He has written extensively about French intellectual and cultural history, among his books are The Legend of Napoleon, In the Shadow of the General and How the French Think. He won the Pri…

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 Democracy at Work and host of the weekly national syndicated television and radio program Economic Update that airs weekly on KPFA. The p…

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 fro…

Guest: Adam Shatz is the US editor of the London Review of Books and a contributor to The New York Times Magazine, The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, and other publications. He is the author of Writers and Missionaries: Essays on the Radical Imagination and The Rebel’s Clinic: The Revolutionary Lives of Frantz Fanon. He is the host of th…