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

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

    The Pornography Wars

    The Pornography Wars

    Guest: Kelsy Burke is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is the author of The Pornography Wars: The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Obscene Obsession.
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    The Black Women in The Communist Party 1919-1956

    The Black Women in The Communist Party 1919-1956

    Guest: Charisse Burden-Stelly is associate Professor of African American studies at Wayne state. and a member of the Black Alliance for Peace Research and Political Education Team. She is the c-editor, along with Jodi Dean, of the book ORGANIZE, FIGHT, WIN: Black Communist Women’s Political Writing.
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    The Houthis & Yemen: A History

    The Houthis & Yemen: A History

    Guest: Shireen Al-Adeimi is a non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and assistant professor of language and literacy at Michigan State University’s College of Education.
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    The Murder of Regina Martinez Perez

    The Murder of Regina Martinez Perez

    Guest: Katherine Corcoran is a former Associated Press bureau chief for Mexico and Central America and is currently co-coordinator of MasterLAB, an investigative editor training program in Mexico City.  She is the author of In The Mouth Of The Wolf: A Murder, A Cover-up, and The True Cost Of Silencing The Press.
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    The Pursuit of Happiness, The Founders, and America Today

    The Pursuit of Happiness, The Founders, and America Today

    Guest: Jeffrey Rosen is President and CEO of the National Constitution Center, where he hosts We the People, a weekly podcast of constitutional debate.  He is also a professor of law at the George Washington University Law School and a contributing editor at The Atlantic.  His latest book is, The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America.
    The post The Pursuit of Happiness, The Founders, and America Today appeared first on KPFA.

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    The Roots and Legacy of the Qur’an

    The Roots and Legacy of the Qur’an

    Guest: Mohamad Jebara is a scriptural philologist and prominent exegetist.  A semanticist and historian of Semitic cultures, he has served as Chief Imam as well as headmaster of several Qur’anic and Arabic language academies.  He is the author of Muhammad, the World-Changer: An Intimate Portrait, and his latest, The Life of the Qur’an: From Eternal Roots to Enduring Legacy.
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