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What is the history of olive oil?

2012-01-02T22:46:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Tom Mueller, the author Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil. When did human beings start using olive oil? How did it become an integral part of so many cuisines? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Is olive oil an important part of the culture you come from? Do you have a memory of cooking with olive oil you'd like to share? It's Your Call, with Malihe Razazan and you.

Guest:
Tom Mueller, a staff writer for the New Yorker

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How did 2011 change democracy worldwide?

2011-12-22T15:54:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the year in democracy. It has been one full year since Tunisian fruit vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire--setting off a domino chain of revolts and revolutions in the Arab world and around the globe. Now there are 150 cities with Occupy movements in California alone. What's the moment from the 2011 grassroots uprisings that will stay with you? Join us at 10 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What does democracy mean to you today? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and You.

Guests:
Khaled Fahmy, associate professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and History at NYU; currently on leave from NYU and teaching at American University of Cairo

Fred Weir, Canadian journalist who lives in Moscow and specializes in Russian affairs

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What's it like to live on food stamps?

2011-12-19T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about who is living on food stamps and how they are making ends meet. 15% of Americans receive food stamps, which allocates an average of $4 per day. And the number of people relying on food stamp programs has risen with the recession. So how does this system work? Can you stay healthy on $4 a day? Join us at 10 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. If you're on food stamps, how are you meeting your needs? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and You.

Guests:
Paul Ash, executive director of the San Francisco Food Bank

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Media Roundtable

2011-12-16T07:06:00.000-08:00

On today's Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of the payroll tax extension, and the renewal of unemployment benefits, which both expire at the end of the month. We'll also discuss coverage of the eurozone crisis. We'll be joined by The Huffington Post's Arthur Delany, ProPublica's Dafna Linzer, and the Globe and Mail's Eric Reguly joins us from Rome. Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Eric Reguly, European business correspondent for The Globe and Mail

Arthur Delaney, reporter for The Huffington Post, and author of A People's History of the Great Recession

Dafna Linzer, senior reporter for ProPublica

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What should we occupy in 2012?

2011-12-15T06:53:00.000-08:00

Can people from different political backgrounds come together to work for prison reform? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about various efforts to reform the prison system in the US. Today, 2.3 million prisoners are in US jails, costing more than $44 billion. In California, more money is spent on prisons than education. What will it take to reform the system? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How are groups with different political backgrounds joining forces? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Katt Hoban, organizer with Occupy San Francisco

Vanessa Carlisle, organizer with Occupy Los Angeles

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Can diverse groups join to reform prisons?

2011-12-14T00:00:00.000-08:00

Can people from different political backgrounds come together to work for prison reform? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about various efforts to reform the prison system in the US. Today, 2.3 million prisoners are in US jails, costing more than $44 billion. In California, more money is spent on prisons than education. What will it take to reform the system? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How are groups with different political backgrounds joining forces? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Pat Nolan is president of Justice Fellowship, a Christian-based organization that works for criminal justice reform.

Robert Perkinson, assistant professor of American Studies at the University of Hawaii and the author of Texas Tough: The Rise of a Prison Empire

Tim Cavanaugh, Reason Magazine managing editor

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How does climate change impact economic growth?

2011-12-13T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the climate change conference in Durban, South Africa. Two years ago at the UN talks in Copenhagen, an attempt to secure a global treaty and cut greenhouse gas emissions ended in failure. What is the outcome of the latest negotiations in Durban? Join us live at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. How is climate change affecting economies around the globe? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Richard Howarth, Rosenwald Professor of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth College and the Editor-in-Chief of Ecological Economics.

Andrew Light, Ph.D., is a Senior Fellow at American Progress specializing in international climate and science policy, and a professor at George Mason University where he is director of the Center for Global Ethics.

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What are community colleges for?

2011-12-12T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the role of community colleges in higher education. A "student task force" is considering plans to restructure community colleges to be geared more towards increasing transfer rates to 4-year colleges. But some students and faculty worry these changes will actually make higher education less accessible. So what do community colleges mean to you? And how do we maximize the potential of this great resource? Join us at 10 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Karen Saginor, academic senate president at City College of San Francisco

Joe Fitzgerald, editor in chief of The Guardsman at City College of San Francisco

Jessie Ryan, associate director of the Campaign for College Opportunity

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Media Roundtable

2011-12-09T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of the ongoing protests in Russia over allegations of election fraud. We will also talk about Wall Street whistleblowers. Where is the coverage? We'll be joined by Columbia Journalism Review's Ryan Chittum and Christian Science Monitor's Fred Weir joins us from Moscow. Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us live at 10 or send and email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor Correspondent based in Moscow

Ryan Chittum, staff writer at Columbia Journalism Review and a former staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal

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How much better have things gotten for LGBT youth?

2011-12-08T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll talk to Ron Schmidt, author of Once Removed, about his journey from life as a closeted gay student in Catholic schools, to marriage and single-parenting, through alcoholism and psychotherapy, to working as a teacher in CA public schools and starting organizations to support LGBT youth. Are schools safer for queer students and families today? Join us at 10 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's the best way to help LGBT youth feel safe and supported? It's Your Call with guest host, Angie Coiro, and you.

Guests:
Ron Schmidt, founder of South Bay chapter of the Bay Area Network of Gay and Lesbian Educators (BANGLE), and author of Once Removed: A Story of Love, Loss and a Cause Championed

Jill Marcellus, director of the Make It Better Project with the Gay-Straight Alliance

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How should the US engage with new Islamist governments?

2011-12-07T14:17:00.001-08:00

How should the US engage with the governments emerging from the uprising in the Arab world? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the emergence of Islamist parties in elections in Egypt and Tunisia. What do they stand for? Why are they so popular? And should the U.S. embrace them? Join us live at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Matt Martin and you.

Guests:
Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan.

Mona El-Ghobashy, an Assistant Professor in political science at Barnard College

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What is green chemistry?

2011-12-06T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Elizabeth Grossman about her book Chasing Molecules: Poisonous Products, Human Health and the Promise of Green Chemistry. Consumers are becoming more aware of the potential health and environmental hazards of plastic products. Grossman argues that green chemistry could offer a new manufacturing process that is "benign by design." So could we get away from plastic entirely? Join us at 10 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What do you want to know about the pros and cons of green chemistry? It's Your Call with Malihe Razazan, and you.

Guests:
Elisabeth Grossman, who writes on health and environment, author of Chasing Molecules: Poisonous Products, Human Health and the Promise of Green Chemistry

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How is California preparing for the effects of climate change?

2011-12-05T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll rebroadcast a conversation we had about the impacts of climate change on California. How do we need to adapt our natural and built environments and our policies? The California Air Resources Board has adopted the nation's first cap-and-trade regulations. Will these air pollution controls work? What other policies are needed to adapt to climate change effects such as rising sea level? How is climate change affecting your area? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Healy Hamilton, former director of the Center for Applied Biodiversity Informatics at the California Academy of Sciences

Steve Goldbeck, chief deputy director of the SF Bay Conservation and Development Commission

Charlie Knox, public works and community development director for the City of Benicia

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Media Roundtable

2011-12-02T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of the protests and elections in Egypt as well as the latest news of the Occupy Wall Street protests. Egyptians went to the polls this week following violent and deadly protests in Tehran last week. In Occupy news, Los Angeles has become the latest big city to evict its encampment. Politicians have praised the LAPD for their tactics, though some protesters are still claiming excessive force was used. We'll be joined by AlterNet's Joshua Holland, Alternative Radio's David Barsamian, and writer and journalist Anand Gopal. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Angie Coiro and you.

Guests:
Joshua Holland, Senior Writer and Editor at AlterNet

David Barsamian, Founder and Director of Alternative Radio

Anand Gopal, Writer and Journalist

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What role should athletes play in our political dialogue?

2011-12-01T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with former Olympic sprinter John Carlos and sportswriter Dave Zirin about their book, The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World. Carlos is famous for his politically-charged Black Power salute with Tommie Smith at the 1968 Olympics. How much power does a professional athlete have to speak out to the world beyond sports? And why do we listen? Join us at 10 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Matt Martin, and You.

Guests:
John Carlos, former Olympic athlete and co-author of The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World

Dave Zirin, sports editor for The Nation and co-author of The John Carlos Story: The Sports Moment That Changed the World

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How is the Occupy movement encouraging creative activism?

2011-11-29T09:51:00.001-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Occupiers who are staging foreclosed home demonstrations, pushing for the creation of state banks and bringing attention to inequality. What other ways are you seeing the Occupy movement galvanize people to support innovative strategies for turning the economy around? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How can the Occupy movement continue to spread its message and reach more people? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Max Rameau, founder of Take Can the Land

Blithe Riley, a member of The Arts and Labor Committee for OWS in NY

Brian McKeoun, the initiator of the credit union project and a long time camper with OccupySF

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What explains the hidden epidemic of child abuse in America?

2011-11-28T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about child abuse -- why it's so pervasive and why it still remains so hidden. The Guardian recently reported that, "Over the past decade, more than 20,000 American children have been killed their own family members -- that is nearly four times the number of US soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan." What explains this? And what solutions can we find to this hidden crisis? Join us at 10 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How can we educate children and adults to prevent child abuse? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Dr. Seema Jilani, pediatrician at Texas Childrens Hospital and freelance journalist

Robyn Roberts, training advocate with Marin Advocates for Children

Michael Petit, president of Every Child Matters Education Fund

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What's in store for the future of Afghanistan?

2011-11-25T14:55:00.001-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Jonathan Steele, Guardian columnist and author of Ghosts of Afghanistan: The Haunted Battleground. Why is the United States spending $100 billion a year occupying the poorest country in the world? Steele, who has reported from Afghanistan for 30 years, writes, "I saw the blunders the Soviets made in the 80s and have watched most of them repeated in recent years." He says the only way out is through negotiations, but US military commanders don't use the word 'negotiate.' So what does that mean for the future of the United States' involvement and the future of Afganistan? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.
 
Guest: 
Jonathan Steele, Guardian columnist and author of Ghosts of Afghanistan: The Haunted Battleground
 
 

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What is the working class people's history of California?

2011-11-24T06:42:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll rebroadcast a conversation we had with Lawrence Shoup, author of Rulers & Rebels: A People's History of Early California, 1769-1901. What is the history of California's Indians, the working poor, unions, and immigrants? He tells stories of chilling brutality and tales of solidarity and determination. What are the differences and similarities to what we're facing today? What lessons can we learn from our history? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar.

Guest
Lawrence Shoup, historian and author of Rulers & Rebels: A People's History of Early California, 1769 - 1901

What do you want to know about how banks operate?

2011-11-23T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the differences between the too big to fail banks, community banks, and credit unions. According to the Credit Union National Association, last month, over 650,000 people moved $4.5 billion out of the big banks into smaller banks and credit unions. How do small banks and credit unions do business differently? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What do you want to know about your bank? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Bill Peterson, Chief Credit Officer at New Resource Bank

Rob Johnson, a Senior Fellow and Director of the Project on Global Finance at the Roosevelt Institute

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What is in store for the future of US economy?

2011-11-21T18:28:00.001-08:00

The Super Committee deal is headed towards failure. What's next? Where does it go from here? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the 12 member Super Committee's failure to agree on at least 1.2 trillion dollars in deficit-reduction, triggering automatic cuts beginning in January 2013, including military spending. Why was the Super committee created? Join us live at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What is in store for the future of US economy? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Christian Weller is an Associate Professor at the Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs, University of Massachusetts, Boston, and Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Arthur Delaney is a reporter for the Huffington Post based in Washington D.C.

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What's in store for the future of farmland in the US?

2011-11-21T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the value of agricultural land and how we can keep from losing it. Between 1982 and 2007, over 41 million acres of rural land in the US were developed. How much viable farmland is left? Where is it? Who owns it? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Should we have a policy to protect farmland? What would that look like? How does the loss of farm land impact food production and local agriculture? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and You.

Guests:
Ed Thompson, California director & senior associate with the American Farmland Trust

Ned Conwell, co-founder of Blue House Farm in Pescadero and regional advocate for land access through Pie Ranch in San Mateo county.

Constance Washburn, community outreach director with the Marin Agricultural Land Trust

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Media Roundtable

2011-11-18T06:39:00.001-08:00

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the Occupy Wall Street crackdown, the media blackout and the arrests of a number of journalists. We will discuss the AP's Global Freedom of Information project. We'll be joined by the Free Press's Josh Stearns, the AP's Martha Mendoza and AlterNet's Kristen Gwynne. Join us live at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Kristen Gwynne is a freelance writer and an editorial assistant at AlterNet.

Martha Mendoza, a National Writer for the Associated Press

Josh Stearns, Associate Program Director with Free Press

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Who's tending your city?

2011-11-17T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about how people are caring for their communities. This year's winners of the Flyaway Productions 10 Women Campaign are being honored for changing and improving classrooms, the media, bike lanes, health services, and local policies. How are members of your community engaged in the making the city a better place to live? Join us at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Who's making a difference in your area? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and You.

Guests:
Patsy Montgomery, associate vice president for legislative campaigns with Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
Rene Rivera, executive director of the East Bay Bicycle Coalition
Jo Kreiter, dancer, choreographer and founder of Flyaway Productions

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OCCUPY BAY AREA: TELL US WHAT YOU THINK! As the Occupy Wall Street movement unfolds in the Bay Area, KALW is trying something new. We're using the sound-sharing platform SoundCloud to collect perspectives on the movement from Bay Area residents. Tell us what's happening in your city and what you think about it. Share it with us using your Android, iPhone or iPad and the SoundCloud App. Record yourself, tag your location and include the hash tag #OccupyBayArea in the title. Your story will appear on our Bay Area map with everyone else's! Check out what we've collected so far at www.kalw.org!

How are graphic novelists illuminating politics and history?

2011-11-16T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have conversation with graphic novelists. How do images change the art of story telling? What are your favorite graphic novels? What makes them unique? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. More graphic novels have been published in the last 10 years than in the previous 30. What explains the explosion? What can we learn from graphic journalism? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Paul Buhle, a senior lecturer in the history and civilization departments at Brown University.

Amir, a journalist and human rights activists and co-author of Zahra's Paradise.

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How is the Occupy Movement affecting college campuses?

2011-11-15T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll discuss the November 15 strike at California colleges and universities in response to deep cuts and tuition hikes. Since 2008, there's been a 200 percent increase in tuition at state schools. California students say they plan to occupy dozens of campuses in the coming days. What are the most effective strategies? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Mandy Cohen is a graduate student at UC Berkeley and on the executive board of UAW2865.

Richard Walker, UC Berkeley professor of geography and Berkeley Faculty Association member

Robert Hass, UC Berkeley English professor and former poet laureate

Gwen Urey, professor of Urban and Regional Planning and president of Cal Poly's California Faculty Assocaiaton

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What are the best tactics for a successful Occupy movement?

2011-11-14T05:52:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about how Occupy camps around the country are doing outreach and resolving conflicts. How are different encampments dealing with their city governments, the media, police, and homelessness? Join us at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How should the movement engage local communities and communicate effectively with supporters, opponents, and those watching from the sidelines? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and You.

Guests:
Vanessa Carlisle, occupier with Occupy Los Angeles
Rob Call, occupier with Occupy Atlanta
Ali Winston, reporter for KALW news
Andrew Carrigan, occupier with Occupy SF

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Media Roundtable

2011-11-11T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of Tuesday's elections. Mississippians voted down the Personhood amendment, Ohioans overturned an anti-union law, and Arizonans recalled Russell Pierce, the Senator behind SB1070. How did media interpret the outcome? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. We'll be joined by RH Reality Check's Jodi Jacobson, Talking Points Memo's Brian Beutler and independent journalist Valeria Fernandez. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jodi Jacobson, Editor-in-Chief of RH Reality Check
Talking Points Memo's Brian Beutler, TPM's senior congressional reporter
Valeria Fernandez, an independent journalist based in Phoenix, Arizona

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What's next for the Occupy Movement?

2011-11-10T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll talk to organizers and demonstrators about their visions for the future of the Occupy movement. A week after Oakland's General Strike, what questions do you have about tactics, outreach, leadership, property destruction, and the overall message? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Whether you're participating or watching the movement with interest, what impact is it having, and what will it take to keep the momentum going? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Melanie Butler, occupier at Occupy Wall Street
Christoff Lopaur, occupier at Occupy Oakland
Karen Ford, occupier at Occupy Monterey

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Who are the players in the global arms trade?

2011-11-09T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Andrew Feinstein, author of The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade. Last year, global military expenditure totaled 1.6 trillion dollars; that amounts to 235 dollars for every person on the planet. What is the human and financial cost of arms trade to societies? Join us live at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. How does the global arms trade operate? And who is benefiting from it? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Andrew Feinstein, an Open Society Fellow and former ANC Member of Parliament

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What is responsible wealth?

2011-11-08T00:00:00.000-08:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with the one percent who are publicly supporting the 99%. Several groups comprised of the 1% are calling for more equality and higher taxes. Who are the 1%? Millionaire households now have at least $45.9 trillion in wealth. What are their obligations to the rest of us? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. If you're in the 1% -- how do you see your role in society? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Burke Stansbury is a communications specialist for nonprofit groups, and has been loosely involved with the protests in Washington, D.C. (known as Occupy K St), donating homemade food, tarps and money.

Christian Weller is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and an associate professor in the Department of Public Policy and Public Affairs at University of Massachusetts.

Garrett Gruener is the founder of Ask.com and the co-founder and director of the venture capital firm Alta Partners and he is the member of Patriotic Millionaires for Fiscal Strength which wants President Obama to raise the taxes paid by the rich -- including themselves.

John Harrington is President of Harrington Investments, which since 1982 has been a leader in socially responsible investing and shareholder advocacy.

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What do we need to know about waste and corruption in Iraq?

2011-11-07T00:00:00.000-08:00

What do we need to know about waste and corruption in Iraq? And will anything be done about it? On the next Your Call, we'll talk to Peter Van Buren, author of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People. US taxpayers have spent $63 billion dollars on so-called reconstruction in Iraq, a plan that Van Buren says is "riddled with waste and inefficiency." What do we need to know about who will remain in Iraq and what their intentions are? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Peter Van Buren, foreign service officer with the Department of State and author of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People.

Sinann Antoon, Iraqi poet and novelist; assistant professor at New York University; founder of Jadaliyya, an independent e-zine produced by the Arab Studies Institute

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Media Roundtable

2011-11-04T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York, Oakland, and around the country. Wednesday's general strike shut down one of the largest ports in the country, but ended with vandalism, arrests, and injuries. We'll be joined Joshua Holland, an editor and senior writer at AlterNet and Rob Reynolds, Al Jazeera's Senior Washington correspondent, both of whom have been covering the Occupy Oakland movement this week. Join us live at 10 or send us an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Joshua Holland, editor and senior writer at AlterNet

Rob Reynolds, Al Jazeera's senior Washington correspondent

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How can we heal the legacy of Indian Boarding Schools?

2011-11-03T07:49:00.000-07:00

How can we facilitate healing from the legacy of the US Government's Indian Boarding Schools? On the next Your Call, we'll speak with the filmmaker of "The Thick Dark Fog" about one Lakota man's trauma and recovery. The Canadian Government has set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to help people tell their stories and heal. There's also a commission in the state of Maine. What do you think the U.S. government should do to help native people heal from the abuses that they suffered in boarding schools? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Randy Vasquez, director of The Thick Dark Fog, part of the 36th Annual American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco

Marilyn St. Germaine, a member of the Blackfeet/ Cree Tribe from Montana who was sent to government boarding school as a child

Denise Alvater, lead organizer of the Maine Tribal-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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Is now the time for a general strike?

2011-11-02T00:01:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll discuss general strikes as an activist tactic. Last Wednesday, Occupy Oakland's General Assembly voted to support a general strike of the city, to be held today. Over 96% of the protesters at the Assembly voted in favor. So what will this mean? How will it be accomplished and what is the end goal? What is the history of general strikes in the Bay Area? It's your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Dwight Mcelroy is a 55 year resident of the city of Oakland and 26 year employee and the chapter president of SEIU 1021, the Oakland chapter of the Service Employees International Union.

Historian Laurence H. Shoup has taught U.S. history at the university level and has been a historical consultant on California history for over 30 years. He graduated from California State University Los Angeles and received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University.

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What will it take to limit the role of money in politics?

2011-11-01T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig about his new book, Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It. Between 1974 and 2008 the average amount it took to run for reelection in the House and Senate went from $56,000 dollars to more than $1.3 million. How did we get here? What will it take to remove money from politics? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Lawrence Lessing is a professor at Harvard Law School and author of Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress.

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How do we treat undocumented immigrants?

2011-10-31T00:00:00.001-07:00

What do laws affecting undocumented immigrants reveal about how they are treated in our society? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about what these laws tell us about how our systems are structured. In California, Governor Jerry Brown passed the Dream Act, which allows undocumented students to apply for financial aid. Alabama recently passed one of the country's harshest sets of anti-immigrant laws. What are implications of these policies? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How do the struggles of undocumented immigrants affect all of us? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Julianne Hing, reporter for Colorlines Magazine

Jose Arreola, outreach manager for Educators for Fair Consideration

Victor Palafox, student activist with Alabama Dreamers for the Future

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Media Roundtable

2011-10-28T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of the Occupy movements as cities begin to crack down on demonstrators and dismantle camps. Occupy Oakland has received international attention after it was raided by the Oakland Police. How are protests in the US covered in other parts of the word? We'll be joined by the New York Review of Books' Jeff Madrick and Alternet's Josh Holland and Guardian's Zoe Williams. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jeff Madrick, a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books.

Joshua Holland, an editor and senior writer at AlterNet.

Zoe Williams, a columnist for the Guardian of London

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Where are the limits on our rights to assemble and protest?

2011-10-27T00:00:00.000-07:00

Where are the limits on our rights to assemble and protest in a democracy? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about what we need to know about our rights to protest. The recent crackdown on the Occupy Oakland demonstration leaves us with many questions--namely, what are the limits on our rights to dissent? What do we expect or hope from our cities in response to mass protests? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's your reaction to the recent Occupy crackdowns? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

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Guests:
Linda Lye, staff attorney with the ACLU of Northern California

John Avalos, San Francisco city supervisor and mayoral candidate

Jesse Palmer, 25-year Oakland resident, housing rights lawyer, and Occupy Oakland participant

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How will measures C and D change S.F. pensions?

2011-10-26T00:00:00.000-07:00

How will measures C and D change the pension system in San Francisco? On the next Your Call, we'll have a debate about two competing pension measures on the upcoming ballot. What happens in San Francisco will most likely affect what happens across the state and the country? What do you think about the existing pension and health-care package for city workers? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Do you think the pension system needs to be reformed? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Gabriel Haaland is an organizer with SEIU 1021 and a supporter of Proposition C

Jeff Adachi is the Public Defender of San Francisco, and a candidate for Mayor. Jeff Adachi has spearheaded Proposition D.

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What's in store for the future of solar energy?

2011-10-25T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about California's plans to require utility companies to get 33 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by the end of 2020. With California leading solar installations in the US, how promising is the future of solar energy? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How many people are employed in the solar industry? What's next for this industry? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Michael Clifton, Operation Engineering Manager at Sprig Electric

David Baker, San Francisco Chronicle Energy Reporter

Bernadette Del Chiaro, Clean Energy Program Director at Environment California

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How is California preparing for climate change?

2011-10-24T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the impacts of climate change on California. How do we need to adapt our natural and built environments and our policies? The California Air Resources Board just adopted the nation's first cap-and-trade regulations. Will these air pollution controls work? What other policies are needed to adapt to climate change effects such as rising sea level? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How is climate change affecting your area? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Healy Hamilton, former director of the Center for Applied Biodiversity Informatics at the California Academy of Sciences

Steve Goldbeck, chief deputy director of the SF Bay Conservation and Development Commission

Charlie Knox, public works and community development director for the City of Benicia

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Media Roundtable

2011-10-21T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of Wall Street and banking crisis. We'll also talk about the massive protests and general strike in Greece. We'll be joined by Propublica's Jake Bernstein, McClatchy's Kevin Hall and Globe and Mail's Eric Reguly joins us from Athens. Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

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Guests:
Jake Bernstein, a business and financial reporter for ProPublica

Kevin Hall, economic national correspondent with McClatchy

Eric Reguly, Globe and Mail European Business Correspondent

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Are you prepared for the next earthquake?

2011-10-20T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about disaster preparedness and how communities are organizing for the next Big One. KALW is partnering with Mobile Commons to create a digital interactive map of the greater Bay Area to highlight how communities are preparing. And Thursday is a state-wide earthquake drill. How earthquake ready are you? Do you have a plan? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Is your community ready? What about the local government? What actions can we take before an earthquake hits? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

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Guests:
Jeff Terpstra, operations chief for the Aptos/La Selva Fire District; and coordinator of Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) training and disaster preparedness

Patty Peper, chair of disaster preparedness for the Red Cross of the Bay Area

Ana-Marie Jones, executive director of Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters (CARD)

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What's next for the Occupy protests?

2011-10-19T00:00:00.000-07:00

What's next for Occupy Wall Street and the protest movement, which has spread to 150 cities across the country? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about how these protest movements are changing grassroots activism in the US. Join us live at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Have you been inspired to get involved? What will it take to keep the momentum going? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Costas Panayotakis, assistant professor of social sciences at NYC College of Technology

Harrison Shultz, an activist with Occupy Wall Street

Cat Brooks, the Co-Chair of the ONYX Organizing Committee, a long-time activist and artist and West Oakland resident

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What's happening in the foreclosure crisis in California?

2011-10-18T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about high foreclosure rates in the state. Attorney General Kamala Harris pulled out of negotiations with the nation's biggest banks, calling the proposal "inadequate for California homeowners." And California House Democrats have criticized the administration's policy on home foreclosures. So what is the best way out of the foreclosures crisis? Join us live at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Who's been hit the hardest? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Anna Georges Eshoo, the U.S. Representative for California's 14th congressional district

John Atlas, the author of Seeds of Change, The Story of ACORN, America's Most Controversial Antipoverty Organizing Group

Kevin Stein, the Associate Director of the California Reinvestment Coalition

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What do you want from Your Call?

2011-10-17T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, YOU, listeners, will be our guests. Your Call is celebrating our 10th anniversary. We want to know: how do you think can we be the best show possible? Call or email in with your ideas on what we do well and what we could improve on. Are there topics you'd like to hear us cover? Angles or particular voices you'd be interested in hearing? Suggestions about our format? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. This is Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:

YOU, our listeners

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Media Roundtable

2011-10-14T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of President Obama's Jobs bill, which failed in the Senate, and the NAFTA-style Free Trade Agreements, which passed the House and Senate. We will also talk about bills signed by California Governor Jerry Brown and recent protests in Egypt that left 25 people dead. We'll be joined by the Ventura County Star's Timm Herdt, Jadalyyia's Hesham Sallam and Huffington Post's Arthur Delany. Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us live at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Hesham Sallam, Co-Editor of Jadaliyya Ezine

Arthur Delaney, reporter with Huffington Post

Timm Herdt, State Editor of the Ventura County Star

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What's the role of video in getting at the truth?

2011-10-13T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll discuss two films about surveillance and social control featured in the San Francisco Documentary Film Festival: Josh Wolf's Police Tape and Michael Schiller's The After Party. What does the proliferation of video in our society mean for justice, and social control? What kind of surveillance is legal? And does more documentation necessarily mean more truth? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Have you filmed or been filmed by the police? What have been the consequences? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:

Josh Wolf, journalist and director of Police Tape about the relationship between law enforcement and being chronicled on video, in light of the recent Oakland BART shooting

Michael Schiller, award-winning filmmaker and director of The After Party about domestic surveillance in the post 9-11 era

Michael Risher, staff attorney with ACLU of Northern California

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What can we learn from young environmental activists?

2011-10-12T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with three young activists who are recipients of 2011 Earth Island Institute's David Brower Youth Awards. What inspires and motivates young people to organize? Join us live at 10 or send us an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Do you know a young person who has inspired you to do more for the environment? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Tania Pulido, founder of the Berryland garden in the Iron Triangle neighborhood of Richmond.

Junior Walk, an environmental activist who travels across the country educating people about the long-term environmental, health and community degradation caused by coal mining.

Madison Vorva, an environmental activist who started a campaign to get the Girl Scouts to replace palm oil.

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How could the Slow Money movement help local food economies?

2011-10-11T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the Slow Money movement, which aims to connect small farmers and food entrepreneurs with investors. How promising is this economic model? And who is benefiting? Join us live at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's in store for the future of Slow Money both on a national level and regionally? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Woody Tasch, president of the newly formed NGO Slow Money

Mason Arnold, founder and CEO of Greenling, the first and largest viable grocery delivery service in Austin and San Antonio

Marco Vangelisti, private investor, a founding member of Slow Money and an adviser to Ecocity Builders

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What does it mean to live in exile?

2011-10-10T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with novelist, playwright, and human rights activist Ariel Dorfman, about his memoir, Feeding on Dreams: Confessions of an Unrepentant Exile. Dorfman was forced to flee for his life during the Chilean military coup in 1973. Now he reflects on the history of politics in Latin America and his own life--with the conclusion that "we are all exiles." So what does that mean? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What can exiles teach us about our common humanity? It's Your Call with Shirin Sadeghi, and you.

Guests:

Ariel Dorfman, novelist, playwright, and human rights activist who is out with a new memoir, Feeding on Dreams: Confessions of an Unrepentant Exile

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Media Roundtable

2011-10-07T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of the Republican primary race, the continuing protests on Wall Street, the debt crisis in Europe, and the ten year anniversary of U.S. military presence in Afghanistan. We'll be joined by independent journalist Mark Hertsgaard, Guardian columnist Jonathan Steele--whose latest book Ghosts of Afghanistan was published earlier this month--and Anand Gopal, who covers Afghanistan and Egypt. Join us live at 10 or send us an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Matt Martin and you.

Guests:

Mark Hertsgaard, an independent journalist whose most recent story for Salon.com details how Mitt Romney helped Rick Perry break the law by channelling illicit campaign contributions.

Jonathan Steele, Guardian columnist and foreign correspondent, whose latest book Ghosts of Afghanistan was published earlier this month.

Anand Gopal, a writer and journalist who covers Afghanistan and Egypt for a number of newspapers and magazines

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How are whistleblowers faring under Obama?

2011-10-06T00:00:00.000-07:00

How are government whistleblowers faring in the Obama Adminsitration? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about what it's like to be a whistleblower today. As a presidential candidate, Barack Obama said, "Government whistleblowers are part of a healthy democracy and must be protected from reprisal," but his administration is establishing a record as an aggressive prosecutor of government leakers. So who's blowing the whistle now? And what kind of protections should they have? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with Shirin Sadeghi, and you.

Guests:

Daniel Ellsberg, former US military analyst who leaked The Pentagon Papers; subject of The Most Dangerous Man in America

Jesselyn Radack, national security and human rights director at the Government Accountability Project

Thomas Drake, whistleblower; formerly employed by the National Security Agency; currently facing criminal prosecution

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What makes a protest powerful?

2011-10-05T07:59:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, as the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations gain momentum and organizers prepare for a nationwide day of action on the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan, we'll ask what makes a protest matter. Is it about a focused message or a broad coalition? What's the role of leadership? And how do you know when a protest has worked? Whether you're involved in the current protest movement or following it with interest, join the conversation on the next Your Call with Matt Martin and you.

Guests:

Janet Weil from Code Pink, an antiwar activist since beginning of Afghanistan War, one of the first protestors of the invasion as well as the embassy bombing shortly after September 11.

Morgan Fitzgibbons is the co-founder of the Wigg Party, a neighborhood group working to make the community that lives around San Francisco's Wiggle bicycle route a leader in the transformation to sustainability and resiilience.

Brent Schulkin, founder of the Carrotmob movement. In a Carrotmob campaign, a business agrees to take a socially-beneficial action and, in exchange, a network of consumers spends money to reward the business.

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What's it like for children growing up poor?

2011-10-04T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about increasing number of children who are living in poverty. According to US Census Bureau 16.4 million children live in poverty. So what is the day-to-day reality of young people living below the poverty line? Join us live at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What are the long term effects of poverty on children? And how they could be fixed? It's Your Call, with Shirin Sadeghi, and you.

Guests:

Alice O'Connor, Professor of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara and author of Poverty Knowledge: Social Science, Social Policy, and the Poor in Twentieth-Century U.S. History

Donny Lumpkin, youth reporter with New America Media

Valerie Klinker, a content producer at New America Media

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How can we incorporate more nature into our lives?

2011-10-03T00:00:00.000-07:00

How can we incorporate more nature into our lives? And what's at stake if we don't? On the next Your Call, we'll speak with Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle. Louv, who coined the term, "nature-deficit disorder," says, "The more high-tech we become, the more nature we need." Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. So how can we integrate what Louv calls "vitamin N" into our lives? It's Your Call with Shirin Sadeghi, and you.

Guest:

Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle

Dr. Stephen Kellert, professor emeritus of social ecology and senior research scholar at the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; author of Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection.

Rue Mapp, founder of Outdoor Afro, a community that reconnects African-Americans with natural spaces and one another through outdoor recreational activities

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Media Roundtable

2011-09-30T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of continuing protests on Wall Street and the investigation into work conditions in the Amazon warehouse in Allentown, Pennsylvania. We'll be joined by Indypendent newspaper's Arun Gupta, Morning Call's Spencer Soper and Alternative's David Barsamain. He was recently deported from India. Join us live at 10 or send us an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Arun Gupta, a founding editor of The Indypendent newspaper.

David Barsamian, the founder and director of Alternative Radio, the independent weekly audio series based in Boulder, Colorado.

Spencer Soper, business reporter for the Morning Call in Allentown, PA

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How does diet impact our health?

2011-09-29T00:00:00.001-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the documentary film Forks Over Knives. Two out of every three of Americans are overweight. Cases of diabetes are exploding, especially among the younger population, and about half of us are taking at least one prescription drug. So what can be done to reverse these alarming statistics? Join us live at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How has your diet affected your health?

Guests:

Matthew Lederman, physician and co-founder of Exsalus Health and Wellness Center, Los Angeles, California

Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, director of cardiovascular disease reversal and prevention at the Cleveland Clinic

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What's the power of children's art depicting trauma?

2011-09-28T00:00:00.000-07:00

What's the power of children's art depicting trauma? And how does it affect those who see it? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the art exhibit "A Child's View from Gaza," which was cancelled two weeks before it was set to open at the Museum of Children's Art in Oakland. The Museum said the images were too graphic, but local Jewish groups boasted to media outlets that they forced the museum board to make the decision. Does the museum have a responsibility to show an exhibit like this? And what's the power of art? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:

Ziad Abbas, associate director of the Middle East Children's Alliance

Susan Greene, social art practitioner, educator and clinical psychologist

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What is in store for the US Postal Service?

2011-09-27T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the possible closure of 3700 post offices and 120,000 workers around the country. Who will be affected? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. The post office will handle an estimated 167 billion pieces of mail this year. Is your post office on the list? What will the closure of post offices mean for your community? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Gray Brechin, the project scholar of the Living New Deal Project at UC Berkeley's Department of Geography

John Beaumont, president of the California State Association of Letter Carriers and member of the National Association of Letter Carriers

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Will they ever close the School of the Americas?

2011-09-26T08:51:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll speak with Nico Udu-Gama, one of 15 human rights activists facing trial for nonviolent direct action to shut down the military training school. What legacy has the School of the Americas left on US foreign policy with Latin America? And what's happening there today? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What do you want to know about the School of the Americas? On the next Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Nico Udu-Gama, one of 15 human rights activists facing trial for nonviolent direct action to close the School of the Americas

Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, associate professor of Justice and Peace Studies at University of St. Thomas in Minnesota and author of School of Assassins: Guns, Greed and Globalization

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Media Roundtable

2011-09-23T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the execution of Troy Davis. How are the media discussing racial injustice and the death penalty? We'll also discuss the political situation in Bahrain. We'll be joined by the Black Agenda Report's Bruce Dixon, independent journalist and filmmaker Jen Marlowe and Bahraini journalist Nada Alwadi. Join us live at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Nada Alwadi, an independent journalist based in Bahrain

Bruce Dixon, Black Agenda Report's managing editor

Jen Marlowe, an independent journalist and filmmaker

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What does the execution of Troy Davis say about the death penalty?

2011-09-22T00:00:00.000-07:00

Guests:

Jamilah King, news editor for Colorlines Magazine

Katharine Hamoudah, chair of Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

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What's the problem with 'fracking'?

2011-09-21T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Josh Fox, writer and director of the documentary, Gasland, about the spread of "fracking," or hydraulic fracturing, across the United States. The process, which uses water, pressure, and chemicals to extract natural gas from the ground, is exempt from environmental regulation. What concerns do you have? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What effects is "fracking" having on our health and environment? On the next Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Josh Fox, writer and director of Gasland

Deborah Goldberg, managing attorney of EarthJustice's northeast regional office

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What is the future of the U.S. economy?

2011-09-20T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with two economists about the economic situation in the United States. President Obama has outlined his job plan. He is also proposing to raise taxes on millionaires as part of his deficit reduction proposal. What needs to be done to create more jobs? Join us live at 10 or send us an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What concerns you the most about the U.S. economy and its future? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jeff Madrick, an economist and a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books

Sylvia Allegretto, a labor economist and deputy chair of the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics at the University of California, Berkeley

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How could the devastation of Hurricane Katrina have been prevented?

2011-09-19T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Harry Shearer, humorist, actor, radio host, and creator of the new documentary, The Big Uneasy. Shearer interviews New Orleans residents, investigators of Hurricane Katrina--concluding that much of the storm's death and destruction was preventable. What do you want to know that the mainstream media wasn't reporting? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How could new information keep other cities safe from the same fate? On the next Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Harry Shearer is a comic personality, author, director, satirist, musician, journalist, radio host, playwright, multimedia artist, and record label owner. He is the voice to a variety of characters on The Simpsons. He hosts the weekly radio program, Le Show (which airs on KALW Sundays at noon). And he is director of the recent documentary, The Big Uneasy, about Hurricane Katrina.

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Media Roundtable

2011-09-16T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the latest Census Bureau data showing that the US poverty rate rose to 15.1% in 2010, the highest rate in 50 years. One in six Americans is now living in poverty. Who is covering the poor? We'll also talk about the Taliban attacks in Afghanistan. We'll be joined by the Sacramento Bee's Phillip Reese, the Huffington Post's Arthur Delaney, and independent journalist Anna Badkhen joins us from Kabul, Afghanistan. Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Phillip Reese, staff reporter with The Sacramento Bee

Arthur Delaney, an economic reporter for the Huffington Post

Anna Badkhen, an independent journalist and the author of Peace Meals and Waiting for the Taliban.

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How are genetically engineered crops affecting food?

2011-09-15T00:00:00.000-07:00

How are genetically engineered crops affecting agriculture and the food supply? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and how they are changing the landscape of food and farming. An estimated 70 percent of processed foods contain genetically engineered ingredients. And more than 270,000 organic farmers filed a lawsuit against Monsanto this year for the right to keep a portion of the world food supply organic. So what do we need to know about how GMOs are affecting farmers and consumers? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Eric Holt-Gimenez, executive director of Food First and author of Food Rebellions! Crisis and the Hunger for Justice

Ignacio Chapela, associate professor of microbial ecology at UC Berkeley

Mike Ludwig, Truthout reporter who covers the biotech industry

Jim Gerritsen, organic seed farmer in northern Maine and one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Monsanto

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What's in the Pacific trade deals currently being negotiated?

2011-09-14T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement talks with trade ministers from eight countries, including Vietnam and Malaysia. Manufacturing groups, unions and environmentalists are holding rallies to oppose the deal. If they go through, they'll be the largest trade deals ever signed. How are trade deals affecting job growth in the US? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. And how are overseas workers impacted? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Tim Robertson, director of the California Fair Trade Coalition

Charles Kernaghen, director of the Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights

Scott Paul, the founding executive director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing

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What's happening to the Arctic?

2011-09-13T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about offshore oil drilling in the Arctic. With 30 per cent of the world's undiscovered natural-gas reserves and 10 per cent of all oil reserves, oil companies are now lobbying governments to expand drilling in Arctic waters. How will the Arctic's fragile ecosystem be affected by oil drilling and a possible spill? Join us at 10 or email Feedback@Yourcallradio.org. Who makes the drilling decisions? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Ben Ayliffe, an Arctic campaigner for Greenpeace

Richard Steiner, marine conservationist and an oil spill expert

Peter Wadhams, professor of ocean physics at the University of Cambridge, and an Arctic expert

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How did 9/11 change your worldview?

2011-09-12T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the impact 9/11 has had on our identities and our understanding of the world. From war and heightened security to wire-tapping and Islamophobia, how have the events and reactions of the last ten years shaped us and what's in store for the future? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How did 9/11 affect how you see the world and your place in it? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Sandip Roy, journalist based in Kolkata, India. Sandip is on leave as an editor with New America Media and co-host of Your Call. He is currently the Culture Editor for FirstPost.com.

Basma AlKhateeb, women's rights activist in Iraq

Jamilah King, news editor for Colorlines magazine

Elliott Woods, independent writer and photographer; Iraq veteran

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Media Roundtable

2011-09-09T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of the 10th anniverary of 9/11. How has reporting changed in the past decade in the US and abroad? We'll also discuss coverage of President Obama's jobs speech and unemployment. We'll be joined by the Sydney Morning Herald's Paul McGeough, McClatchy's Kevin Hall and independent journalist Aunohita Mojumdar join us from Kabul. Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Kevin Hall, the national economics reporter for McClatchy Newspapers

Paul McGeough, chief foreign correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald

Aunohita Mojumdar, an independent journalist based in Kabul

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What is the value of community colleges?

2011-09-08T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll be broadcasting live from the Mission Campus of the City College of San Francisco. Community colleges have long offered affordable and accessible education to people of all ages and walks of life. But budget cuts have resulted in potential students being turned away and a loss of services. What do we lose as community colleges scale back? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What is your community college story? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Dora Palacios, student in community health program at the Ocean Campus of CCSF

Juan Rodolfo Cendejas, student in business and graphics at Mission Campus of CCSF and president of the Associated Student Council

Lulu Orozco, student in journalism program at Ocean Campus of CCSF

Jessie Ryan, associate director with the Campaign for College Opportunity in Sacramento

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Can we talk about what actually happened on 9/11?

2011-09-07T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the questions that remain seven years after the 9/11 Commission delivered its report. What were their conclusions? And what is still missing? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. A wide range of people are calling for an independent investigation. Ten years after the attacks, is this warranted? And what would it reveal? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Ann Wright, Retired Col. and a diplomat in the State Department for 15 years, serving in the U.S. embassies of Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Micronesia, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Grenada and Nicaragua. She resigned in 2003 in protest of the then-impending invasion of Iraq. In 2009, she co-authored Dissent, Voices of Conscience.

Anthony Summers, an investigative journalist and author

Paul Thompson, a 9/11 researcher and co-author of The Terror Timeline: Year by Year, Day by Day, Minute by Minute: A Comprehensive Chronicle of the Road to 9/11 and America's Response

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How has Islamophobia changed since Sept. 11, 2001?

2011-09-06T07:50:00.000-07:00

As we approach the 10th anniversary of 9/11, we'll have a conversation about Islamophobia in the U.S. Recently the Center for American Progress released the report Fear Inc., the Roots of Islamophobia Network. It details how 7 foundations have contributed around 49 million dollars to anti-Muslim Islamophobic movement. Who are these foundations? Join us live at 10 or send us an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Alia Malek, an author and a civil rights lawyer. Her reportage has appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, Salon, The Christian Science Monitor, The Columbia Journalism Review, and Washington Post.

Faiz Shakir, Vice President at the Center for American Progress and serves as Editor-in-Chief of ThinkProgress.org.

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What is the working class people's history of California?

2011-09-05T08:15:00.000-07:00

What is the working class people's history of California? On the next Your Call, we'll rebroadcast a conversation we had with Lawrence Shoup, author of Rulers & Rebels: A People's History of Early California, 1769-1901. What is the history of California's Indians, the working poor, unions, and immigrants? He tells stories of chilling brutality and tales of solidarity and determination. What are the differences and similarities to what we're facing today? What lessons can we learn from our history? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Lawrence Shoup, historian and author of Rulers & Rebels

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Media Roundtable

2011-09-02T06:33:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of Dick Cheney's memoir. What questions should reporters be asking? We'll also consider the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the ongoing protests in Chile. We'll be joined by The Nation's John Nichols, Loop21's Brentin Mock and independent journalist Caroline Lewis joins us from Santiago de Chile. Tune in live at 10 or send us an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Malihe Razazan and you.

Guests:
Caroline Lewis, a Fulbright scholar living in Santiago and researching the formation of news chains among community media outlets in Chile. She has reported on social movements for independent media outlets in both Spanish and English.

John Nichols, The Nation's Washington correspondent

Brentin Mock, senior editor at Loop21.com, a leading African-American website for economic and political news and culture

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Do public works projects stimulate local economies?

2011-09-01T08:27:00.000-07:00

On Thursday's Your Call, we'll take a look at the public infrastructure projects that we depend on. How is public money being allocated and who is making these decisions? What are we still good at making locally? This past Sunday the final sections of the Bay Bridge were delivered from Shanghai. The bridge builders estimate they saved $400 million by outsourcing to a Chinese company. But at what point is that extra burden to taxpayers worth the trade to stimulate local economy? Has local hiring on these major projects become inefficient? Do public works projects no longer stimulate local economies? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Corey Marshall, Good Government Policy Director from SPUR (San Francisco Planning & Urban Research Association)

Dr. Gray Brechin, Historical Geographer and Author

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What makes a great protest song?

2011-08-31T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Dorian Lynskey, author of 33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs. He details 33 songs that span seven decades and four continents, from Billie Holiday crooning Strange Fruit to Green Day raging against the Iraq war. What role does music play in social movements? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What are your favorite protest songs? How have they sparked social change? It's Your call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Dorian Lynskey, a music writer for the Guardian in the United Kingdom

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Will young people revolt against shrinking economic opportunity?

2011-08-30T06:49:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about how current economic circumstances are translating into activism amongst young people. Total unemployment for people between 16 and 25 is about 25%. How did lack of economic opportunity fuel the Arab uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia? Join us live at 10 or send us and email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How will we deal with youth unemployment? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Adam Hudson, a writer, long-time resident of the San Francisco Bay Area and a human rights activist

Lucas Guilkey, a community activist and a volunteer with the Ella Baker's media department

Costas Panayotakis, an associate professor of sociology at the New York City College of Technology at City University New York

Laurie Penny, a journalist and feminist activist from London.

Mandy Cohen, a graduate student at UC Berkeley who is on the executive board of UAW2685

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Are the benefits of smartmeters worth the risks?

2011-08-29T08:35:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we’ll look at so-called “smart meters” being installed in homes and businesses around the country. Utilities and sustainable energy advocates say smartmeters help people make more informed choices about the way they use electricity, and make it possible for us to downsize our electrical grid. But critics say they’ve jacked up rates and depend on wireless technology that may be dangerous to our health. What do you want to know about smartmeters before one is installed at your house? Or has it already happened? Join the conversation on the next Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar and you.

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Media Roundtable

2011-08-26T07:04:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday media roundtable. This week we'll discuss coverage of the protests in DC to Stop the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. We'll also discuss the challenges journalists face in Libya. We'll be joined by Center for Investigative Reporting's Mark Schapiro, Mother Jones environment reporter Kate Sheppard and Guardian's Africa correspondent David Smith. Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Mark Schapiro, the senior correspondent with the Center for Investigative Reporting

Kate Sheppard, covers energy and environmental politics in Mother Jones' Washington bureau

David Smith, the Guardian's Africa correspondent

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What are the pros and cons of ballot propositions?

2011-08-25T07:05:00.000-07:00

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How far have women come in the art world?

2011-08-24T07:32:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Lynn Hershman Leeson, director of the documentary !Women Art Revolution, which reveals how the Feminist Art Movement transformed the art and culture of our times. How have women artists changed the art scene in the United States? Join us live at 10 or send us and email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Who are your favorite women artists? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Lynn Hershman Leeson, an award-winning artist and filmmaker.

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How are domestic workers organizing for their rights?

2011-08-23T07:04:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about domestic workers' labor struggles. In California, there are around 200,000 domestic workers who serve as housekeepers, nannies, and caregivers in private homes. In June, AB 889, the Household Workers Bill of Rights passed the assembly. Join us live at 10 or send us and email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How would this bill protect undocumented domestic workers? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Ai-jen Poo, a long time organizer, founder of Domestic Workers United and director of National Domestic Workers Alliance

Grecia Lima, CA Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Campaign Director

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Are those with jobs working too much, with too little pay?

2011-08-22T09:02:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll talk to Mother Jones editor Clara Jeffrey, about the flip-side of the unemployment crisis: the "Great Speedup" of the American workforce. According to Jeffrey's cover article, Americans are now working nearly 400 more hours per year than Germans. Is it because fewer people are pushed into taking on a greater number of tasks? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. If you are lucky enough to have a job, is it working you to death? It's Your Call with Holly Kernan and you.

Guests:
Clara Jeffrey, deputy editor of Mother Jones magazine and co-author of All Work and No Pay: The Great Speedup

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Media Roundtable

2011-08-19T09:04:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week we'll discuss coverage of Governor Rick Perry's record in Texas. We'll also talk about the long-term impacts of unemployment and the wealth gap and the US asking Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down. We'll be joined by LA Times's Borzou Daragahi, The Atlantic's Don Peck and The Texas Independent's Mary Tuma. Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Borzou Daragahi, LA Times staff writer based in Beirut, Lebanon

Don Peck is a features editor of The Atlantic and author
of Pinched: How the Great Recession Has Narrowed Our Futures and What We Can Do About It.

Mary Tumma, a reporter with Texas Independent

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How can we cut military spending?

2011-08-18T08:31:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the proposed military spending cuts in the deficit debate. The US spends more on the military than at any time since World War II and almost as much as the rest of the world combined. Hundreds of millions of dollars in contracts are handed out every day. So what should be cut and where is the waste? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What will it take to cut the bloated military budget? What would you cut? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Chris Hellman, Senior Research Analyst for the National Priorities Project

William Hartung, Director of Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy

Carolyn Lochhead, Washington correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle.

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What explains the increase in women prisoners in the US?

2011-08-17T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about why there are so many women behind bars today. A documentary film now in theaters, called Crime After Crime, shows one woman--Deborah Peagler--in her journey through a broken criminal justice system. Women today are incarcerated at 11 times the rate they were in 1977. What kind of policy reform could change this trend? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How do poverty, abuse, and drugs factor into the imprisonment of women? Is it time to reform sentencing laws? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Joshua Safran, attorney for Deborah Peagler, featured in film, Crime After Crime

Deirdre Wilson, program director for the California Coalition of Women Prisoners

Bea Smith, former prisoner and friend of Deborah Peagler

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How is the economic downturn affecting the business of recycling?

2011-08-16T00:00:00.000-07:00

How is the economic downturn affecting the business of recycling? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about economics of recycling. California pays five cents for every glass, plastic, or aluminum beverage container. Last year, 82 percent of bottles and cans in California were recycled. So how well is the recycling system working? Where do the materials go? Join us at 10 or send an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What explains the rise of recycling? It's Your Call, with Hana Baba and you.

Guests:
Eric Lombardi, the Executive Director of Eco-Cycle

Jack Macy, Commercial Zero Waste Coordinator for SF Environment

Jerry Powell, editor of Resource Recycling Magazine

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What's happening to the food chain in the ocean?

2011-08-15T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about why we should be concerned about our ocean's food supply. How are issues like the health of top predators and overfishing affecting the ocean? A bill that would ban the practice of shark-finning is being considered in Sacramento. How will we be affected by changes to the ecosystem? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What do you want to know about threats to life in the ocean? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Salvador Jorgensen, marine ecologist with the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Captain Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

David McGuire, director of Sea Stewards

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Media Roundtable

2011-08-12T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the unrest in London and the S&P's decision to lower the US credit rating. We'll also talk about Texas Governor Rick Perry's prayer rally. More people attended a back to school event for the poor down the street. We'll be joined by the Houston Chronicle's Carol Christian and the New York Review of Books contributor Jeff Madrick and Guardian's Zoe Williams. Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jeff Madrick, a regulator contributor to The New York Review of Books. His latest book is Age of Greed: The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970 to the Present.

Zoe Williams, a Guardian columnist

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How can teachers take back the education debate?

2011-08-11T10:21:00.000-07:00

How can teachers take back the education debate from corporate reformers and politicians? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about what's next for public education in the US. 8,000 teachers rallied for the fist time in DC last Saturday to oppose Obama's corporate reforms. Some said it was a success; others said protests don't work. What strategy do you think is needed to move public education in a healthy direction? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What are teachers, parents, and students saying about the future of public schools? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Kristy Morrison, teacher at Galileo High School in San Francisco and organizer with Against Cuts

Kelly Clark, 5th grade teacher at Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy in San Francisco

Alan Singer, social studies educator in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Hofstra University in Long Island, New York

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What is the working class people's history of California?

2011-08-10T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Laurence H. Shoup, author of Rulers & Rebels: A People's History of Early California, 1769-1901. What is the history of California's Indians, the working poor, unions, and immigrants? He tells stories of chilling brutality and tales of solidarity and determination. What are the differences and similarities to what we're facing today? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What lessons can we learn from our history? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Laurence H. Shoup, a labor historian and author of Rulers & Rebels: A People's History of Early California, 1769-1901.

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Is Wall Street's crisis our crisis?

2011-08-09T00:00:00.000-07:00

Standard & Poor's downgrading of the US debt rating has everyone watching the global financial markets. On the next Your Call, we'll ask if that's the right place to look for signs about the health of the American economy. Will the current instability matter to the unemployed? Or have an impact on the widening wealth gap between black and Hispanic families and their white counterparts? And why is big finance still setting the terms of our economic discussion? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Bill Black, an Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC).

Roderick Harrison, Associate Professor of Urban Sociology, Stratification, Social Inequality at Howard University and the founding director of DataBank, an online clearinghouse of data on African Americans and other ethnic populations.

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How can teachers take back the education debate?

2011-08-08T00:00:00.000-07:00

How can teachers take back the education debate from corporate reformers and politicians? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about what's next for public education in the U.S. 8,000 teachers rallied for the first time in DC last Saturday to oppose Obama's corporate reforms. Some said it was a success; others said protests don't work. What strategy do you think is needed to move public education in a healthy direction? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What are teachers, parents, and students saying about the future of public schools? It's Your Call with Hana Baba and you.

Guests:
Anthony Cody, veteran teacher in the Oakland Unified School District and organizer of the Save Our Schools March

Alan Singer, social studies educator in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching at Hofstra University in Long Island, New York

Kelly Clark, 5th grade teacher at Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy in San Francisco

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Media Roundtable

2011-08-05T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss media coverage of ALEC's annual meeting in New Orleans. That's the American Legislative Exchange Council. We'll also talk about the brutal government crackdown in Syria. We'll be joined by Propublica's Lois Beckett, investigative journalist Will Potter, and Borzou Daragahi of the LA Times joins us from Beirut. Tune in live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Borzou Daragahi, LA Times staff writer based in Beirut, Lebanon

Lois Beckett, a reporter with Propublica an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

Will Potter, an investigative journalist and author

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How is computer use affecting our health?

2011-08-04T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about how our minds and bodies are affected by our increasing use of computers and digital devices. 70% of the U.S. workforce now sits on the job, many in front of computers. From repetitive stress to eye strain to depression, scientific studies show that we need to take better care of ourselves. How is your body and well-being affected by computer use? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Could this be a public health issue? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Andrew Lui, ergonomic specialist and associate clinical professor at UCSF in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Dr. James Sheedy, professor of optometry and head of the Vision Performance Institute at the Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, Oregon

Dr. Joanne Cantor, professor emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, author of Conquer CyberOverload: Get More Done, Boost Your Creativity, and Reduce Stress and president of Your Mind on Media

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Why is the U.S. government embracing destructive energy sources?

2011-08-03T00:00:00.000-07:00

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about U.S. energy policies. The Canadian oil and gas company Trans Canada plans to build a $13 billion pipeline that would carry polluting tar sands from Canada to oil refineries in Texas. And the U.S. government is planning 10,000 fracking wells over the next two years. Who's making these decisions? How would you grade the administration's energy policies? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Kassie Siegel, as director of the Climate, Air, and Energy Program at the Center for Biological Diversity

Joe Romm, a Senior Fellow at American Progress and the editor of Climate Progress

Brant Olson, a strategist on national corporate campaigns in the retail, finance, energy and forest sectors with the Rainforest Action Network Blog.

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