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France has entered a civil war in Mali — we look at the politics behind the fighting. There are three nasty flu strains going around — and the CDC has official declared an epidemic. We’ll talk to county health about how bad it is here, and what you can do. Our guest: Dr. Erica Pan, … Continued
Suicides in the US military have just hit an all-time high — and are now more common than deaths in combat. Investigative journalist Aaron Glantz discusses why. Sonali Kolhatkar interviews Arun Gupta about Barack Obama’s new cabinet — what their politics and backgrounds tell us about the four years to come. Finally, a look at … Continued
Investigative Journalist Antonia Juhasz, on the brewing war over untapped oil in Afghanistan.
Governor Jerry Brown has just released his proposed budget for California. The state says the economy’s recovering and tax revenues are going up — so Brown is restoring some limited funding to education and planning to bank a $850 million dollar surplus. Sherry Bebitch Jeffe joins us to look at what’s getting funded, what’s staying … Continued
What does President Obama’s new Treasury Secretary pick mean for the debt ceiling fight? The Nation Washington Correspondent John Nichols joins us live. Then: a report from on the ground in Texas, where activists have kicked off a new wave of direct actions to block construction of a pipeline that would import oil from Canada’s … Continued
How many troops does it take to make a “withdrawal” an actual withdrawal? The Obama Administration says it wants to leave as few as 3,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014. Obama’s top general in the country says he’d like to keep as many as 20,000 — we’ll discuss the prospects for real peace with activist … Continued
On the illness of Venezuelan President Hugo Chaves: Miguel Tinker Salas, professor of History and Latin American studies at Pomona College On how “shadow” nonprofits are laundering their campaign spending: Kim Barker, reporter with propublica.org On the Merger of the National Union of Healthcare Workers with the California Nurses Association: Steve Early, author … Continued
How much money does it take for a guy like Wayne LaPierre to block gun control bills? We talk to investigative journalist Suevon Lee of Propublica about how the gun lobby spends, and where they spend it. A political history of the movie industry: Sonali Kolhatkar interviews David Spanner about his book Hollywood Inc. and … Continued
