Episodes

  • Letters and Politics – January 27, 2025

    Letters and Politics – January 27, 2025
    Jan 27 2025
    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 – January 27, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
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    14 mins
  • Understanding the Limits of the Presidential Powers

    Understanding the Limits of the Presidential Powers
    Jan 23 2025
    Guest: Daniel Farber is Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley and faculty director of the Edley Center on Law & Democracy. He is the author of several books, including his most recent Contested Ground: How to Understand the Limits on Presidential Power. The post Understanding the Limits of the Presidential Powers appeared first on KPFA.
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    16 mins
  • Trump’s Energy Emergency: Drill, Baby, Drill!

    Trump’s Energy Emergency: Drill, Baby, Drill!
    Jan 22 2025
    Guest: Antonia Juhasz is a leading energy, climate, and environmental justice author, analyst, and investigative journalist. She is the author of Black Tide: the Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill, The Bush Agenda, and The Tyranny of Oil. The Trump Resistance Inside Washington’s National Cathedral by Antonia Juhasz (Rolling Stone, Jan 15) Photo credit: Chris Leboutillier on Usplash The post Trump’s Energy Emergency: Drill, Baby, Drill! appeared first on KPFA.
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    30 mins
  • The Impact of the Trump’s Immigration Executive Orders

    The Impact of the Trump’s Immigration Executive Orders
    Jan 21 2025
    Host Mitch Jeserich explains the executive orders on immigration signed by president Trump on Day 1 of his administration. Guest: Pedro Rios is the director of the American Friends Service Committee’s U.S./Mexico Border Program. The post The Impact of the Trump’s Immigration Executive Orders appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 hr
  • Letters and Politics – January 20, 2025

    Letters and Politics – January 20, 2025
    Jan 20 2025
    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 – January 20, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
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    55 mins
  • Operation Wetback and the Bipartisan Legacy of US Deportations

    Operation Wetback and the Bipartisan Legacy of US Deportations
    Jan 16 2025
    Guest: Adam Goodman is a professor of History at the Latin American and Latino Studies Program at the University of Illinois Chicago. He is the author of The Deportation Machine: America’s Long History of Expelling Immigrants. The post Operation Wetback and the Bipartisan Legacy of US Deportations appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 hr
  • Letters and Politics – January 15, 2025

    Letters and Politics – January 15, 2025
    Jan 15 2025
    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 – January 15, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 hr
  • Letters and Politics – January 14, 2025

    Letters and Politics – January 14, 2025
    Jan 14 2025
    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 – January 14, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.
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    1 hr