Monday, September 22, 2008

Your Call 092308 What's ahead for our economy?

What's ahead for the U.S. economy? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with investigative journalist Danny Schechter, author of Plunder: Investigating Our Economic Calamity and the Sub-prime Scandal. Last week, the Treasury Department called for $700 billion to stabilize volatile financial markets. What's in the plan? Is there any transparency? And who's benefiting? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guest: Danny Schechter, a television producer, independent filmmaker, blogger, and media critic.

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Your Call 092208 'The Body Toxic' by Nena Baker

How do toxins affect the human body? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Nena Baker, author of The Body Toxic: How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday Things Threatens Our Health and Well-Being. Almost everything we encounter, including soap, computers, and clothing, contains a dizzying amount of chemicals. Scientists call it a "chemical body burden." How can we lower our exposures to harmful chemicals? And what's the government's role in protecting the public? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest: Nina Baker, former investigative reporter for The Arizona Republic and The Oregonian and author of The Body Toxic: How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday Things Threatens Our Health and Well-Being.

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