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The Morning Show – June 9, 2009

The Morning Show reviews the US Supreme Court which is nearing the end of its session. The a report on a judicial decision throwing out Chevron's Richmond Environmental Impact Report. Next, "Can Words Kill?"A look at hate speech and the murder of Dr. George Tiller with Geoffrey Nunberg, Prof. of Linguists at the University of … Continued


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The Morning Show – June 8, 2009

The Morning Show goes to London to discuss the possible Government Collapse in the United Kingdom, then to the streets where a rally is gathering to protest the preliminary hearing for the San Francisco 8. Author, John Wasik will be in next to discuss his book, “The Cul-De-Sac Syndrome: Turning Around the American Dream”. In … Continued


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The Morning Show – June 5, 2009

The California Budget and California Prisons with Hadar Aviram, Associate Professor, UC Hastings College of the Law, then takes a look at Homeless People and Mentally Ill who will deeply suffer in City Budget Proposals. Followed by Andrew Bacevich, Prof. of History and International Relations at Boston University and retired US Army Colonel, who discusses … Continued


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The Morning Show – June 4, 2009

The Morning Show analyses President Obama's speech to the Muslim world earlier today in Cairo. Then James Ridgeway, Senior Washington Correspondent for Mother Jones, asks “Who Shredded Our Safety Net?”, the end of pension security for seniors. In the second hour a look at last month's Indian Elections with Sanjoy Banerjee, Chair, of the International … Continued


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The Morning Show – June 3, 2009

The Morning Show focuses on Famine and Chaos in Somalia with Abdi Samatar, Prof of Geography and Political Economy at the Univ. of Minnesota, then gets an update on two Bay Area Journalists on Trial in North Korea. David Bacon, Morning Show labor correspondent, will highlight efforts to organize janitorial workers at Cisco Systems in … Continued


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The Morning Show – June 2, 2009

The Morning Show previews Obama's speech to the Muslim World from Cairo and then gets an update Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to become an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court. Then we'll ask the question, “Does California Need a Constitutional Convention?” In the second hour 40 Years Since the Stonewall Rebellion will be remembered with … Continued


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The Morning Show – May 29, 2009

The Morning Show discusses the Senate bill that seeks to remove the autonomy of the UC system, with Leland Yee, State Senator representing District 8. Followed by a conversation with Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist. In the second hour Humaira Ghilzai , Chair of the Board for the Afghan Friends Network and Phyllis Bennis, fellow … Continued


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The Morning Show – May 28, 2009

Recent events in Nigeria including a new video documentary “Sweet Crude”. Then a summary of a new report from the Applied Research Center in New York: Race and Recession: How inequity rigged the economy and how to change it. In the second hour, North Korea Goes Nuclear, a conversation with John Feffer, Co-director of Foreign … Continued


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The Morning Show – May 27, 2009

The Morning Show gets reaction from Tom Ammiano, State Assembly-member representing the 13th District, on the California Supreme Court's decision to uphold Proposition 8. Followed by David Bacon, Morning Show labor correspondent, who will look at a possible strike by Communication Workers against AT&T. In the second hour guests from India discuss a recent court … Continued