The Morning Show

The Morning Show – March 17, 2009

The Morning Show gets a response from Akiva Tor, Consul General of Israel to the shooting of an East Bay activist by Israeli Troops on the West Bank, and then gets reaction from Gabrielle Silverman, activist with the International Solidarity Movement and partner of the injured activist, Tristan Anderson. Then a look at Retention Bonuses … Continued


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The Morning Show – March 16, 2009 at 7:00am

Sonali Kolhatkar of KPFK's Uprising Radio on Afghanistan, Then a look at the colossal failure of the free market ideology with Dan Atkinson of London's “Mail on Sunday”, then the results of the El Salvadoran Elections and a look at proposed cuts to health services to undocumented people in Contra Costa county.


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The Morning Show – March 13, 2009 at 7:00am

The Morning Show looks at a new report that predicts that Global Warming will devastate the California coast and the Bay. Followed by a conversation with Sarah Van Gelder, who is Executive Editor of Yes! Magazine. In the second hour Letters to Washington: The First 100 Days with Mitch Jeserich interviews Ethan Needleman, Director of … Continued


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The Morning Show – March 12, 2009

The Morning Show looks at provisions in the new budget that would relax sanctions against Cuba. Then a preview of this weekends El Salvadoran presidential election. Followed by two reports from Sacramento, one with Assemblymember Sandre Swanson about federal stimulus dollars in California and the other with State Senator Mark Leno on a Single Payer … Continued


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The Morning Show – March 11, 2009 at 7:00am

The Morning Show looks at Obama's plans for Education with Betty Olson-Jones, President, Oakland Education Association. Then David Bacon on Labor correspondent, discusses the Employee Free Choice Act which was introduced yesterday. In the second hour Letters to Washington: The First 100 Days with Mitch Jeserich, followed by analysis of the case againstJohn Yoo with … Continued


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The Morning Show – Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley, broadcaster and author is featured on this Monday's Morning Show followed by Letters from Washington: The First 100 Days with Mitch Jeserich and an interview with P.W. Singer on his book “Wired for War : The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century. “  


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The Morning Show – March 6, 2009 at 7:00am

The California Supreme Court's hearing yesterday on Proposition 8. Followed by a look at the Swedish government's plan to remake Saab. Next a look at record breaking unemployment statistics with Jill Andresky Fraser, financial journalist, and author of “White-Collar Sweatshop: The Deterioration of Work and Its Rewards in Corporate America”. In the second hour Letters … Continued


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The Morning Show – March 5, 2009 at 7:00am

The Morning Show discusses the UK's Prime Minister, Gordon Brown's visit to Washington with David Miller, Prof. of Sociology, Strathclyde University, Scotland. Then a look at International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan. Then Obama's offer on Missile Defense: Russia and Iran. In the second hour another edition of Letters from … Continued


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The Morning Show – March 4, 2009 at 7:00am

The war in Sri Lanka with Professor Ashis Nandy, a social thinker and social psychologist based at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), Delhi. Then David Bacon, labor correspondent, focuses on workplace immigration raids in Washington State. In the second hour another edition of Letters from Washington: The First 100 Days with … Continued