What should we occupy in 2012?

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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What do you think of President Obama's performance so far?

On the next Your Call we'll get your reaction to the Obama administration's record. A number of high-profile progressives sent a public letter to members of the "Establishment Left," referring to the Obama administration as "an implacable enemy of reform" and calling for the re-ignition of a true progressive movement. How do you explain Obama's moves on tax cuts, healthcare, and the environment? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Do you still have hopes for Obama in office? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Dahr Jamail, independent journalist and author
Bill Fletcher, Jr., senior scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies
Earl Ofari Hutchinson, author, political analyst, and radio host

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Is liberalism dead?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Chris Hedges, author of Death of the Liberal Class. Hedges says, "The tragedy of the liberal class and the institutions it controls is that it succumbed to opportunism and finally to fear. It abrogated its moral role. It did not defy corporate abuse when it had the chance." Is the chance now expired? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What is needed to revive progressive politics in the U.S.? It's Your Call with Matt Martin and you.

Guest:
Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of Death of the Liberal Class

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week we'll discuss the lack of coverage of last Saturday's Rally in DC, which was organized by civil rights and labor groups. We will also discuss coverage of the terror alert in Europe. We'll be joined by New York Times labor reporter Steven Greenhouse, independent journalist Danny Schechter and The Globe and Mail's European bureau chief Doug Saunders. Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us live at 11 or send email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Danny Schechter, independent journalist, author and media critic
Steven Greenhouse, NY Times labor reporter
Doug Saunders, The Globe and Mail's European bureau chief

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