-State of the Military: We have a round table discussion about the Quadrenial Defense Review and the Pentagon's budget proposal 2011. Guests: Lawrence Korb, Assistant Secretary of Defense during the Reagan administration, Winslow Wheeler, Director, Straus Military Reform Project at the Center for Defense Information and Conn Hallinan, he follows and writes about military affairs … Continued
-Renown linguist George Lakoff of U.C. Berkeley on the political framing wars. -Pres Obama releases 2011 budget proposal. Reaction and analysis from Mike Prokosch, Board Member of United For a Fair Economy, and Leigh Ann Caldwell, Capitol Hill correspondent. -First installment of a 2 part series on the national debt and whether the hype around … Continued
-Scott Roeder is convicted of 1st degree murder for killing Dr. George Tiller. We talk with Dr Carole Joffe, author of the book Dispatches from the Abortion Wars, about the national implications of the case and the state of reproductive rights. -A new film the Most Dangerous Man in America chronicles the life of Daniel … Continued
-Exclusive interview with Howard Zinn conducted by KPFA's Sasha Lilly who sat down with Howard two months ago to talk about his life and ideas. -Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Lynn Woolsey on Pres Obama's State of the Union Address. -Nation Magazine's Christopher Hayes on the latest on Capitol Hill…including new developments on health … Continued
-Raj Patel, author and activist, talks about the potential traps in global reconstruction aid for Haiti and his new book the Value of Nothing. -Leigh Ann Caldwell, Capitol Hill Correspondent of FSRN, and Adele Stan, DC Bureau Chief of Alternet, discuss tonight's State of the Union Address and the political scene. -Human Rights commission begins … Continued
-Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz throws his skepticism in for the reconfirmation of Ben Bernanke as the chair of the Federal Reserve. We speak to Congressional member Pete Stark, a founder of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, about Obama's proposal to freeze the budget. -And as New York prepares for GTMO detainee trials later this … Continued
-3 car bombs detonate in Baghdad as officials announce the execution of Ali Hassan al-Majid, also known as Chemical Ali. We speak to Iraqi analyst Raed Jarrar of Peace Action. -Bernanke's Future? We speak to John Nichols of the Nation Magazine. -Steven Hill on the political differences between Europe and the US. He's the author … Continued
-Supreme Court rational behind overturning a number of campaign finance laws with Jeffrey Rosen is a professor of law at The George Washington University and the legal affairs editor of The New Republic. His most recent book is The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries that Defined America. -Round table discussion on what the Supreme … Continued
-Today Supreme Court opens the flood gates for corporate money to saturate politics. Reaction from Craig Holman of Public Citizen. -President Obama today announced new proposed banking regulations. Reaction with Max Fraad Wolff, an instructor at the Graduate Program in International Affairs at the New School University. -One year since Pres Obama signed an executive … Continued
-Marie and Jay Lamothe of Community Radio Haiti 2000 on the latest in Haiti. -Cassia Holstein, Partners in Health on aid efforts in Haiti. -Reaction to Massachusetts vote on Senate race with Ron Walters,professor of political science at Maryland University and MattRothschild, editor of the Progressive Magazine.
