KPFA - Letters and Politics

Guest: Phyllis Bennis directs the New Internationalism Project at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), her work focuses on the Middle East, U.S. militarism, and UN issues. She is the author of several books including Before & After: U.S. Foreign Policy and the War on Terror, Challenging Empire, and her latest, Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer.         The post The Geopolitics of the Israel/Palestine Conflict appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: J. C. Hallman is the author of several books including his latest, Say Anarcha: A Young Woman, a Devious Surgeon, and the Harrowing Birth of Modern Women’s Health. The post The Founder of Modern Gynecology & The Enslaved Woman He Experimented On appeared first on KPFA.

Part I. The House Speakership Chaos  Guest: John Nichols is a national affairs correspondent for The Nation Magazine.   Part II. The History of Hamas  Guest: Zaki Chehab is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of ArabsToday.net.  He is the author of the book Inside Hamas: The Untold Story of the Militant Islamic Movement. https://kpfa.org/app/uploads/2023/10/Zaki-Chehab-on-Hamas_10.18.23.mp3 The post The House Speakership Chaos & The History of Hamas appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Stuart Reid is an executive editor at Foreign Affairs magazine and the author of The  Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination. The post The CIA Backed Assassination of Patrice Lumumba appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Hatem Bazian is a professor of Islamic law and theology at Zaytuna College. He is also a lecturer in the departments of Near Eastern and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.  Most lately, he is the author of Erasing The Human: Collapse of The Postcolonial World and Refugee Immigration Crisis. The post The Palestine/Israel Conflict – The Media Coverage and the Backlash Across US appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Zusha Elinson is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, where he covers America’s gun culture and industry.  He is the co-author with journalist Cameron McWhirter of the new book American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15. The post A History of the AR-15 appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Stephen Zunes is Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco where he chairs the program in Middle Eastern Studies.  He is the author of “Tinderbox: U.S. Middle East Policy and the Roots of Terrorism”, and the co-author of  “Western Sahara: War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution.”   Photo by Mohammed Ibrahim on Unsplash The post The Palestine / Israel Conflict: The Root Causes of the Occupation and the US Involvement appeared first on KPFA.

Guest:  Dr. Penny Rosenwasser is a white queer Ashkenazi Jewish educator and activist. She is the author most recently of the  award-winning book “Hope into Practice: Jewish Women Choosing Justice Despite Our Fears.”   She co-teaches a class on Antisemitism / Anti-Arabism with a Palestinian colleague at City College of San Francisco. She is a founding board member of Jewish Voice for Peace and helps lead racial justice work at Kehilla Community Synagogue in Oakland.  She is also former KPFA radio host and producer!  The post The Palestine/Israel Conflict: Processing the Tragedy and Finding Justice appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Rashid Khalidi is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies.  He is author of several books including his most recent, The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917- 2017.   Photo by Mohammed Ibrahim on Unsplash The post The Palestine / Israeli Conflict: A History of Settler Colonialism & Resistance appeared first on KPFA.

Guest: Heather Cox Richardson is a professor of history at Boston College and an expert on American political and economic history.  She is the author of several books, including the award-winning How the South Won the Civil War and her latest,  Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America. She is also the author of the widely read newsletter Letters from an American which addresses history and current politics. The post KPFA Special – Heather Cox Richardson on the State of Democracy in America appeared first on KPFA.