The Morning Show discusses Obama: Charisma & the Imperial Presidency with TOM ENGELHARDT, Editor of TomDispatch. Then gets a report on the Vehicle License Fee and the California budget crisis from Christopher Martinez. Followed by a conversation with Paul Starobin, author of “After America: Narratives for the Next Global Age”. In the second hour “Is … Continued
An hour long discussion of Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day slaves in Texas received the news of the Emancipation Proclamation. Then in the second hour a conversation with Larry Tye, former Boston Globe reporter and author of “SATCHEL: The Life and Times of an American Legend”. Wrapping up the program East Bay Assembywoman Nancy … Continued
The Morning Show asks Congresswoman Maxine Waters about Obama's plans to regulate the economy. Followed by a conversation on the possible connection between political rhetoric and hate crimes. In the second hour a South Bay Group Boycotts KTVU, channel 2. Wrapping up the program Michael Pollen, author of “In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto” … Continued
San Francisco politics with Tim Redmond, editor of the San Francisco Bay Guardian. Then David Bacon, Morning Show labor correspondent, is in to talk about the 254 workers who were fired at Overhill Farms in Los Angeles allegedly for not having documentation. In the second hour Congressman Pete Stark of Fremont discusses the National Health … Continued
The Morning Show gets Another View on the Iranian Election from ROBERT NAIMAN, senior policy analyst and national coordinator at Just Foreign Policy. Then a charge that You Tube has shut down a Video Critical of Israel. Followed by Ali Noorani, Executive Director of the National Immigration Forum, who says Obama has put Immigration on … Continued
The Morning Show asks Michael Kirk, FRONTLINE producer of “Breaking the Bank”, How Bank of America Got Stuck With Merrill Lynch. Followed by two views on the rise of hate crimes in the US. At 7:30 a round table discussion of today's Iranian Elections. In the second hour British comedian, Mark Thomas, discusses his book, … Continued
An Iraq update from Raed Jarrar, who is a consultant for the American Friends Service Committee. Then news from the Peruvian Amazon with Robin Kirk, Director of the Duke University Human Rights Center. Next a controversy from Sonoma County where people are asking, “Should abstinence only Be Taught in Schools?” In the second hour a … Continued
The first Guantanamo detainee to be tried in a US civilian court: Ahmed Ghailani. Then David Bacon, Morning Show labor correspondent talks with Marty Hittleman, Pres. of the California Federation of Teachers, about state budget cuts. In the second hour economist, Jeff Rubin talks about his book “Why Your World is About to Get a … Continued
