Should video games be treated as a form of expression?

Should video games be treated as a form of expression like books and music? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about video games and free speech. The Supreme Court recently struck down a California law that banned the sale of violent video games. Video game advocates celebrated the ruling saying there's more to games than violence. They say they're a form of expression and the law now says they are art. Do you agree? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Do you play video games? What do you get out of them? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Evan Narcisse, freelance writer who covers comic books, pop culture, and video games

Alan Simpson, vice president of policy for Common Sense Media

Peter Brinson, videogame developer, filmmaker and instructor at the Interactive Media Division of USC School of Cinematic Arts

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What is the best way to integrate prisoners back into society?

On the next Your Call, we'll rebroadcast a conversation we had recently about re-entry after prison. A recent Supreme Court ruling ordered California to drastically reduce its prison population. It remains to be seen how this ruling will be implemented. Just last year California's recidivism rate was almost 70 percent. What explains that high number? And what does it take to reintegrate people behind bars back into the community in a healthy way? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Linda Evans, organizer with All of Us Or None coalition and Legal Services for Prisoners with Children

Susan Burton, founder and executive director of A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project

Ramiro Mejia, resident employee at San Francisco's Delancey Street Foundation

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the US Supreme Court decision in Dukes v. Wal-Mart. We'll also talk about President Obama's speech on Afghanistan. How is the media covering US strategy in that country? We'll be joined by Slate senior editor Dahlia Lithwick, Huffington Post's Lila Shapiro and veteran journalist Elizabeth Gould. Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Malihe Razazan and you.

Guests:
Lila Shapiro, a Business Writer at the Huffington Post

Dahlia Lithwick is a senior editor at Slate. She writes "Supreme Court Dispatches."

Elizabeth Gould is a veteran journalist and author. She has spent the last thirty years covering Afghanistan.

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the Supreme Court ruling on California's overcrowded prisons and Sacramento Bee's ongoing investigation of the California National Guard. We'll also talk about continuing mass protests in Spain. We'll be joined by McClatchy's Mike Doyle, Sacramento Bee's Charles Piller and Iberosphere's Guy Hedgecoe joins us from Madrid. 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:
Mike Doyle covers the U.S. Supreme Court for McClatchy

Charles Piller, investigative reporter with Sacramento Bee

Guy Hedgecoe, co-editor of Iberosphere.com, a website that offers news, comment, and analysis on Spain and Portugal

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How will the Walmart case alter class actions and women's rights?

How will the outcome of the Walmart sex discrimination case alter the future of class action lawsuits and women's rights in the workplace? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the Walmart case in the Supreme Court. Originally filed in 2001, it would represent over a million female Walmart employees on claims of sex discrimination in hiring, promotions, pay raise, and general treatment on the job. If the court rules these women can legally form a "class," how will this case alter the landscape for future class action suits? Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. How will this case change sex discrimination for women at work? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Brad Seligman, a civil rights attorney specializing in class action and founder of the Impact Fund

Noreen Farrell, managing attorney with Equal Rights Advocates

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's confirmation hearings, the aftermath of G20 Summit and the trial of a former BART Police Officer accused of shooting an unarmed BART passenger, Oscar Grant. We'll be joined by Real News Network's Paul Jay, Slate's Dahlia Litwick and independent journalist Thandi Chimurenga. Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Dahlia Lithwick, Slate magazine Supreme Court editor

Paul Jay, creator and CEO of The Real News Network

Thandi Chimurenga, an independent journalist covering the trial of former Bart police officer Mehserle for a coalition of independent media including Oakland Local and New America Media

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What will today's Supreme Court be remembered for?

What will today's Supreme Court be remembered for? On the next Your Call, as the Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearings on Elena Kagan's nomination, we'll talk about how decisions facing the Court today will impact society in the long term. Where is the law changing most? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How are technological and social change challenging interpretations of the Constitution? Is there a recent ruling or an upcoming case you think will make a big difference in the years to come? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Rory Little--UC Hastings Professor of Law
Daniel Farber--UC Berkeley Professor of Law and author of Judgment Calls: Politics and Principle in Constitutional Law

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Is the Clean Water Act Losing Ground?

How do you know if waters near you are safe? On the next Your Call, we look at the state of water regulation both locally and nationally. Two Supreme Court decisions left ambiguous language surrounding the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act, causing a standstill on regulation of many American wetlands and waterways. A bill now in the Senate would solve the problem by expanding the current term "navigable waters" to all "waters of the United States." In the meantime, are we giving an open invitation to water polluters? What standards do you expect of water regulation?

Join us live at 11 a.m. or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's at stake for you and your environment if the Clean Water Act is not enforced? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Jennifer Clary, Water Policy and Legislative Analyst, Clean Water Action in SF

Mark Squillace, Director, Natural Resources Law Center at U. of Colorado Law School

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Will Corporate Control of Politics Increase?

Is this the moment to transform the role of corporations in politics? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision that has laid down the gauntlet for anyone who's ever wanted to take politics back from the corporations. What should we be demanding? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Is there a coalition that can get it done? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Trent Lange, president, California Clean Money Action Fund

Dave Levinthal, communications director and spokesperson with Center for Responsive Politics

David Donnelly, Public Campaign Action Fund's (PCAF) National Campaigns Director.

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Your Call 100609 What's on the docket for the Supreme Court?

What's on the docket for the Supreme Court? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the new Supreme Court session and its upcoming cases. The court is scheduled to hear 55 cases in the new term. What are the high-profile cases and which ones could change our lives while we're not paying attention? You can join us live at 11 a.m. or send us an email at feeback@yourcallradio.org. What are the early signs about the role Sonia Sotomayor will play on the Court? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Vikram Amar, associate dean for Academic Affairs and professor of law at the University of California, Davis School of Law

David Savage, Los Angeles Times Supreme Court reporter

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Your Call 071409 Who is Sonia Sotomayor?

Who is Sonia Sotomayor? On the next Your Call we'll look at what her judicial record and her life experience tell us about what kind of Supreme Court justice she would be. We'll speak with Susan Liss from the Brennan Center and take your calls. Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 a.m. What should senators ask her that might actually tell us more? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest: Susan Liss in NYC
Director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. Liss is a former member of the Clinton Justice Department and was the first woman on the Judicial Selection Committee at the Alliance for Justice.

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Your Call 070908 Guns after Heller

What should the Left's position be on guns? On the next Your Call we'll discuss the impact of the Supreme Court decision that the 2nd Amendment protects an individual's right to bear arms, and overturned the legal tradition that the right was collective. So if guns can't be banned, what kind of regulation, if any, would create a safer, healthier world. We'll talk with anti-gun lefties, pro-gun feminists and a scholar who says gun laws have always been more about controlling the poor than they were about controlling guns. On the next Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Don Kates in Battleground, Washington
Research Fellow at the Independent Institute in Oakland and author of Restricting Handguns: The Liberal Skeptics Speak Out.

Laura Cutilletta in San Francisco
Staff attorney with the San Francisco based gun control group, Legal Community Against Violence. She joins us from San Francisco.

Mary Zeiss Stange in Montana
Professor of Religion and Women's Studies at Skidmore College and author of Gun Women: Firearms and Feminism in America Today.

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Your Call 062308 What was the Supreme Court's most important decision lately?

What was the Supreme Court's most important decision in the current session? On the next Your Call, as the Supreme Court wraps up its term, we'll take a look at some of its rulings. From Guantanamo to the death penalty to age discrimination, the Court has decided over 80 cases. What effects have President Bush's conservative appointees had on this session? Were you closely following the cases? And what's the future like for Supreme Court? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Michael Waldman is director of the Brennan Center for Justice, an institute at New York University School of Law.

Professor Neil Kinkopf of the College of Law at Georgia State.

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