KPFA - Letters and Politics

Guest: Katrina vanden Heuvel is the editorial director and publisher of The Nation magazine. She served as editor of the magazine from 1995 to 2019.  Her writings can be found at Nation.com.   The post Katrina vanden Heuvel on the Russia-Ukraine War, Trump, and a Potential Peace Deal appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: James K. Galbraith is Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin.  He is also a Senior Scholar with the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College and part of the executive committee of the World Economics Association; and is the author of several books including his latest, Entropy Economics: The Living Basis of Value and Production co-authored with  Jing Chen.   The post James Galbraith on Tariff Wars, Inflation, Recession, & the Politics of the Trump’s Economy appeared first on KPFA.

Today, host Mitch Jeserich tells the story of Kuan Yin, then he speaks with Maya Van Der Meer, author of Kuan Yin: The Princess Who Became the Goddess of Compassion. Guest: Maya Van Der Meer is an educator, environmentalist, and long-time Buddhist practitioner. She is the founder of the online education platform Bodhi Kids and the author of the children’s book Kuan Yin: The Princess Who Became the Goddess of Compassion, illustrated by Wen Hsu. The post Kuan Yin: The Princess Who Became the Goddess of Compassion appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Catherine Nixey is a journalist and a classicist. She is the author of The Darkening Age, and her latest, Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God. Letters & Politics Winter Book Collection Includes: Heretic by Catherine Nixey The Trial of Socrates by I. F. Stone The Rise of Athens by Anthony Everitt Emperor of Rome by Mary Beard Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant Bodhisattva of Compassion by John Blofeld Kuan Yin by Maya van der Meer, Illustrated by Wen Hsu L&P Ancient History Audio Collection with 40+ interviews. The post Heretic: Jesus Christ and the Other Sons of God by Catherine Nixey appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Brian Merchant is a veteran technology reporter and author of Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech. Read his writings on-line at www.bloodinthemachine.com. The post The Luddites: The First Revolt Against Big Tech 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 article in the Nation is Democracy Dies at “The Washington Post” …and oligarchy lives.   Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons The post John Nichols on the Imperial Presidency, the Press, & the Mounting Anti-Trump Opposition appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: David A. Graham is a journalist who covers politics and national affairs for The Atlantic Magazine. He is the author of the forthcoming book The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America.     The post How Project 2025 Became Reality appeared first on KPFA.

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#inbox/FMfcgzQZTVlkDVthzZZJBWJxPWqnRjNv?projector=1 Guest: Richard Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus at University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Visiting Professor at The New School University in New York.  Richard Wolff is the founder of Democracy at Work and host of the weekly national television and radio program Economic Update. Professor Wolff is the author of a number of books including Understanding Capitalism. The post Richard Wolff on the Impacts and Chaos of Trumpenomics appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Mary Beard is a renown classist and the author of the best-selling The Fires of Vesuvius, SPQR, and most lately, Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World.   The post The Nature of Imperial Power with Mary Beard appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate, lawyer, and political activist.  He is the host of The Ralph Nader Radio Hour that broadcasts on the Pacifica Radio Network. Ralph Nader is the author of many books including his latest, “Let’s Start the Revolution: Tools for Displacing the Corporate State and Building a Country that Works for the People.” Ralph Nader is the founder of the monthly newspaper Capitol Hill Citizen.  The post Ralph Nader on the Trump and Musk Dismantling the Government & the Tax Cuts for the Rich appeared first on KPFA.