Letters to Washington
Letters to Washington – April 21, 2010
Senate Agriculture Committee takes up derivatives bill. Guest: Arthur Wilmarth professor of banking at George Washington University. Rep Raul Grijalva on his call for an economic boycott on his state of Arizona due to immigration bill. Frank B Wilderson III, author of Incognergro.
Letters to Washington – April 20, 2010
Senator Bernie Sanders on financial regulatory reform. New 3rd party in North Carolina to challenge Democrats. Guests: Greg Rideout of North Carolina First Party & Betsy Muse of bluenc.com. Floridian columnist Mitch Perry on the Republican Senate Primary race in Florida. Medea Benjamin on her stretching an olive branch to Tea Party activists. We remember … Continued
Letters to Washington – April 19, 2010
SEC files charges against Goldman Sachs. Analysis from Tyson Slocum of Public Citizen & Jane Darista of Committee for Economists and Analysts for Financial Reform. Impromptu debate between Jane Harman & Marcy Winograd at the CA Democratic State Party Convention. Guests: Ernesto Arce of Pacifica Evening News and Dave Dayen of firedoglake.com
Letters to Washington – April 16, 2010
Extended excerpts of the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing of Goodwin Lui to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Report from the hearing with Kasie Hunt of Politico. Debate on Goodwin Lui's nomination and judicial philosophy with Vince Chhabria, deputy city attorney with SF's City ttorney's office & Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch.