The Morning Show

The Morning Show – August 7, 2009

The Morning Show talks with Pratap Chatterjee, Project Director of Corp Watch, about plans to send more troops to Afghanistan.Then an update on the case of the San Francisco 8. In the second hour more on the Health Care Debate in Washington. Then a new feature on the Morning Show in August “Beyond the Odds”, … Continued


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The Morning Show – August 6, 2009

The Morning Show looks at the foreclosure crisis with John Pottow, Professor of Law, at University of Michigan Law School. And then a conversation with the editors of “Breakthrough Communities: Sustainability and Justice in the Next American Metropolis”. In the second hour Lamis Andoni comments on the Fatah Conference in Bethlehem. Wrapping up the program … Continued


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The Morning Show – August 5, 2009

The Morning Show talks with Christine Ahn, policy analyst at the Korea Policy Institute, about the pardons for the two US Journalists in North Korea. Then David Bacon, labor correpondent, interviews Chris Mathlako, the international secretary of the South African Communist Party. In the second hour Emira Woods, co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus, discusses … Continued


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The Morning Show – August 4, 2009

The Morning Show remembers Corazon Aquino, President of the Philippines from 1986 – 1992. Then a conversation with the authors of “Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?”. In the second hour a look at the Military Build up in Colombia. And an on the scene report on yet another Eviction … Continued


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The Morning Show – August 3, 2009

On Colonel Timothy Reese's memo, It’s Time for the U.S. to Declare Victory and Go Home, with James Paul, is the executive director of Global Policy Forum, Dave Zirin on Michael Vic, Rickey Henderson, and baseball on steroids Forum on the 2010 Census: Who gets Counted?  'How You Finance Goldman Sachs' Profits.' with Nomi Prins, … Continued


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The Morning Show – July 31, 2009

The California Budget and the Department of Corrections; could Criminal Justice Reforms could save the state $12 billion? Then a conversation about Racial Profiling with attorney John Burris. In the second hour “The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour” preformed tonight at La Pena. Followed by Reyna Cowan, film reviewer, talking … Continued


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The Morning Show – July 30, 2009

The Morning Show asks what's in and what's out of the California budget. Then a look at negotiations with China with Prof. David Michael Lampton, Director of China Studies at John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Followed by Poor News Network. In the second hour on the 44th Anniversary of Medicare, a look at … Continued


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The Morning Show – July 29, 2009

The Morning Show discusses the Confirmation of Sonya Sotomayor to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Then David Bacon gives his report on labor issues. In the second hour a report on the possible shut down of the NUMMI auto plant in Fremont. Wrapping up the program Spencer Sherman, is in studio to discuss … Continued


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The Morning Show – July 28, 2009

The Morning Show gets an update on the Shake Up of Iranian Leadership with MUHAMMAD SAHIMI. Then a conversation with Howard Zinn, Prof. Emeritus of Political Science at Boston University. In the second hour Richard Lee, Founder of Oaksterdam University explains why Oakland will be the first city in the United States to tax marijuana … Continued