Your Call 081707 Media Roundtable

Media Roundtable

Your Call 081607 What Did the Democratic Congress Accomplish?

What Did the Democratic Congress Accomplish?

Your Call 081507 Mitt Romney: On the Record

Mitt Romney

Your Call 081407 Can Opponents of Bush and Ahmedinejad Work Together?

Can Opponents of Bush and Ahmedinejad Work Together?

Your Call 081307 Green Vacations

Green Vacations

Your Call 081007 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. Last week, Oakland Post editor Chauncey Bailey was murdered on his way to work. Police allege the killer was angry about Bailey's investigation of Your Black Muslim Bakery. And with all eyes on Rupert Murdoch's acquisition of the Wall Street Journal, are we forgetting about the battle brewing online? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.


Media Roundtable

Your Call 080907 Who Is Al Qaeda Now?

Who Is Al Qaeda Now? On the next Your Call we're talking about how the global jihadist group has morphed in the years since 9-11. Osama bin Laden is still free but pressure on Pakistan is growing to arrest him, kill him or turn him out. But is Bin Laden really so important anymore? With groups across the world renaming themselves Al Qaeda, is it a common ideology or just a brand, the Wal-Mart of terror? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Who Is Al Qaeda Now?

Your Call 080807 What's Behind the Middle East Arms Deal?

Why is the Bush administration sending $63 billion worth of weapons to the Middle East? On the next Your Call, we'll discuss the decision to simultaneously give weapons to Israel and seven Arab nations, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Egypt with no strings attached. The largest recipients are Israel and Saudi Arabia. Why was the plan rolled out with so much fanfare? What does the administration think it's going to accomplish? And who are the prime beneficiaries of this $63 billion plan? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

What's Behind the Middle East Arms Deal?

Your Call 080707 What Does Rupert Murdoch Want?

What does Rupert Murdoch want from the Wall Street Journal? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about Murdoch's $5 billion acquisition of Dow Jones. Murdoch's News Corp. is second in size only to Time Warner. Its holdings include the Times of London, "American Idol," "The Simpsons Movie," Fox News Channel and MySpace, just to name a few. Where does the Wall Street Journal fit into this empire? And what does Rupert Murdoch's past say about his plans for the future? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

What Does Rupert Murdoch Want?

Your Call 080607 Why Are We Still In Iraq?

On the next Your Call, we’re joined by Thomas Ricks, military analyst for the Washington Post and author of “Fiasco: America’s adventure in Iraq.” "Fiasco" is a catalogue of the hubris and ignorance that destroyed Iraq. We’ll also be joined by Josh Rushing Al Jazeera English reporter and former Military press officer during the invasion. Ricks and Rushing viewed the initial invasion from opposite sides. Ricks as a journalist. Rushing as a press officer. How do they see it now? Join us on the next Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

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Your Call 080307 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it’s our Friday media roundtable. This week, Rupert Murdoch’s bid for the Wall Street Journal was accepted, the House passed ethics reform, and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld testified at a hearing about the death of Pat Tillman. Joining us to discuss the news of the week is Robert Hodierne of Army Times, David Enders, independent reporter in Iraq, and Pratap Chatterjee of CorpWatch. What was your story of the week? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Media Roundtable

Your Call 080207 China Road

What kind of a superpower will China be? On the next Your Call we talk with former NPR China correspondent Rob Gifford about his new book, China Road. Gifford traveled the length of National Route 312, a 3,000 mile road from Shanghai to Kazakhstan. Along its length Gifford saw China's factory-riddled present and poverty stricken past, but what does it say about the future? Is Communist control over a capitalist super state bound to collapse? Or is China charting a path to development that others can follow? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

China Road

Your Call 080107 Duncan Hunter- On The Record

Who is Duncan Hunter and why is he running for president? On the next Your Call we examine the votes of presidential candidate and California Congressman Duncan Hunter. Hunter, a Republican from San Diego, has made a name for himself opposing immigration reform. Where does he stray from Republican orthodoxy and who is funding his long shot presidential run? Duncan Hunter, on the record, on the next Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
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Your Call 073107 Executive Power 101

When is it appropriate for a president to issue an executive order? On the next Your Call, we'll have a discussion about presidential power. The Constitution says that the president shall exercise "executive power," but it doesn't clarify what those powers are. By ignoring or defying Congress and the Constitution, President Bush has used his executive privilege to sign more than 750 laws. What is the history behind executive orders? And how has it changed over time? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.


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Your Call 073007 What Are Kids Reading?

What are children reading this summer? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about how kids' reading habits have evolved over time. Over the past decade, the Harry Potter series has sold 325 million copies worldwide. The media sensation is transforming kids' reading habits. But are they actually reading more? With so much competition out there, what are children's book publishers doing to capture kids' imaginations? And what are your kids reading? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

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Your Call 072707 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week an Iraqi soccer team of Sunni, Shia and Kurds went to the Asian Soccer finals, Alberto Gonzalez is stonewalled on capitol hill - again, and the Pakistani government teetered on the edge of a knife. We'll be talking with reporters in Islamabad, Baghdad and Washington DC. What was your story of the week? On the next Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
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Your Call 072607 Stories from the Holy Land

What stories are Israelis telling each other? On the next Your Call, we'll host a panel of Israeli documentary film makers in town for the San Francisco Jewish film festival. The festival includes a movie about the last Israeli soldiers in an abandoned Lebanese fort right before their withdrawal, an inside portrait of Israeli prisons, and the story of Palestinian workers who sneak into Israel to find work. Dispatches from the front lines on the next Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

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Your Call 072507 Trash Talk

Why is garbage still sitting on East Bay streets? On the next Your Call we'll talk about the trash lock-out in Alameda County. Waste Management Inc,. the nation's garbage collector with revenues of $12 billion dollars, is fighting the Teamsters over benefits, pay and punishments. Is this what happens when cities privatize essential public services? Has Waste Management been picking up white people's trash faster than black people's trash during the lock-out? What kind of accountability should the union members have, both to the company they work for and the public they serve? Has the trash been picked up where you live? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

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Your Call 072407 The World Without Humans

What would Earth look like without humans? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Alan Weisman, author of "The World Without Us." Six-and-half billion humans are currently depleting the earth of its natural resources. We're also polluting the earth's water and air. Some of our fingerprints will take millions of years to fade away. How long will it take for planet Earth to rejuvenate itself? And what will a post-human planet look like? It's Your Call, with me, Rose Aguilar and you.

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Your Call 072307 Affirmative Action after Brown v. Board of Ed

What's in store for the future of education after the Brown Vs. Board landmark decision? On the next Your Call, we'll discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling that requires the elimination of integration plans at elementary and secondary schools in Seattle, Washington and Louisville, Kentucky. How will the decision impact the future of diversity in our nation's schools? And how integrated is the school system here in California and throughout the country? It's Your Call, with me Rose Aguilar and you.

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