Your Call 031009 What do Winter Soldiers say to Obama's administration?

Almost six years after the invasion of Iraq, what message are the Winter Soldiers sending the new administration? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with a panel of Winter Soldiers. They are traveling across the country to give an accurate account of what's happening on the ground in Iraq and in Afghanistan. You can join the conversation by email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What do Winter Soldiers think of Obama's administration? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Doug Connor, a first lieutenant in the army and surgical nurse in Iraq

Jane Song, a member of Iraq Veterans against war

Carl John Davison, a 26-year-old veteran of 8 years in the military. In March of 2008 he refused to deploy to Iraq or participate in the U.S. military. He was court martialed, fined, demoted, sent to jail and discharged in September 2008.

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Your Call 030909 How has U.S. foreign policy affected women in the Middle East?

How has U.S. foreign policy affected women in the Middle East and at home? On the next Your Call, we'll mark International Women's Day by speaking with women's rights activists about what changes they expect to see under Obama administration. In the run up to the invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration took to the airwaves promising it would "liberate women," but the realities tell a different story. You can join the conversation by emailing feedback@yourcallradio.org. What changes do you hope to see? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Cynthia Enloe is an internationally renowned scholar who helped to found feminist studies in International Relations. She is director of the Women's Studies Department at Clark University.

Zeina Zaatari is senior program officer for the Middle East and North Africa for the Global Fund for Women.

Yasmeen Hassan is a Pakistani lawyer and the deputy director of programs at Equality Now, an international women's rights organization based in New York.

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Your Call 030609 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday media roundtable -- the day we connect you with reporters to discuss coverage of the week's news. This week, Rush Limbaugh led the news as the California Supreme Court took up Prop 8, the Obama Administration released the secret torture memos, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized planned housing demolitions in the West Bank, and Eastern Europe teetered on the edge of collapse. You can join us by phone or email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week and where did the media fall short? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Bill Scher in Massachusetts
Online editor for Campaign for America's Future, executive editor of LiberalOasis.com and author of Wait! Don't Move To Canada!: A Stay-and-Fight Strategy to Win Back America.

Adrian Wooldridge in Washington
Washington Bureau Chief and 'Lexington' columnist for the Economist
Magazine

Melissa Griffin in San Francisco
Columnist for the San Francisco Examiner and author of the blog Sweet Melissa

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Your Call 030509 What Do You Want From Our National Parks?

How should we rebuild the national park system? On the next Your Call we'll talk with members of the National Parks Second Century Commission who are gathering ideas to improve the parks. How can national parks become more relevant to everyone in America's increasingly diverse population? What kind of programs should they have? How should parks balance tourism and preservation? Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 am. What should we do to preserve wildlands for another century? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Ron Tipton in Washington
Senior Vice President of Park Policy for the National Parks Conservation Association

Bill Wade in New Mexico
Chairman of the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees

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Your Call 030409 Does Mexico's violence have roots in the U.S.?

How much of the violence in Mexico has its roots in the United States? On the next Your Call, we'll speak with journalists on both sides of the border. More than 1,000 people have been murdered this year in Mexico. Kidnappings and murders connected to Mexican Cartels are increasing in Arizona, New Mexico and Southern California. Why is violence flaring up now? You can join us by phone or email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What should the U.S. do to slow demand for weapons and drugs pouring in and out of Mexico? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Laura Carlsen in Mexico City
Director of the Americas Policy Program at the Center for International Policy. She co-edited Confronting Globalization: Economic Integration and Popular Resistance in Mexico. Before joining the Americas Policy Program, Carlsen was a correspondent for Latin Trade magazine, editor of Business Mexico, freelance writer, and researcher.

Armand Peschard-Sverdrup in Leesburg, Virginia
Mr. Peschard is an expert on the strategic priorities of the three nations that make up North America. He is a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the former director of their Mexico Project and directed the CSIS North American Futures 2025 Project. He is the CEO of Peschard-Sverdrup & Associates.


Scott Stewart in Austin, Texas
VP for Tactical Intelligence for Stratfor, short for Strategic Forecasting Inc., is a private intelligence company with its headquarters in Austin, Texas. Stewart is Stratfor's senior terrorism and security analyst. He is a former Diplomatic Security Service Special Agent who was involved in hundreds of terrorism investigations, most notably the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

Claudine LoMonaco in Tucson, Arizona
Reporter and Producer with Arizona Public Media where she covers the border.

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Your Call 030309 What do you want to hear from NPR during our media crisis?

What do you want to hear from NPR in the midst of media crisis? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with NPR's Ombudsman, Alicia Shepard. Last December NPR announced the cancellation of Day to Day and News and Notes. It also laid off 64 people, and eliminated 21 other positions. How are the cutbacks going to impact NPR's programming? You can join the conversation by phone or by sending us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What are your questions or concerns? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Alicia Shepard, National Public Radio's Ombudsman

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Your Call 030209 What's the future of transportation in the Bay Area?

What's in store for the future of transportation in the Bay Area? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the $495 million federal stimulus funding allocated for Bay Area regional transit agencies and road projects. Which projects should we invest the money in? You can join the conversation by phone or by sending us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What are your transportation priorities? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Randy Rentscher, Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Manager of Legislation and Public Affairs

Scott Denman, president of Genesis

Guillermo Mayer, a lawyer with the Bay Area's Public Advocates.

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Your Call 022709 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call it's our Friday media roundtable where we examine the week that was in American media. This week President Obama delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress, and Hearst announced the days of the San Francisco Chronicle were numbered unless a buyer was found soon. We'll be joined by Doug Henwood from the Left Business Observer, Jane Mayer from the New Yorker and Mark Sandalow, author of Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi's Life, Times and Rise to Power. Where did you see the best reporting this week and where did it fall short? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Doug Henwood in New York
Editor of the Left Business Observer, contributing editor of The Nation and producer of Behind the News on KPFA, Saturdays, 10-11 AM. He is the author of After the New Economy: The Binge and the Hangover That Won't Go Away, now in paperback.

Jane Mayer in Washington
Staff writer for the New Yorker in the Washington Bureau where she writes about national security and the War on Terror. She is the author of the best seller The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals.

Mark Sandalow in Washington
Staff writer for the San Francisco Chronicle for 21 years, the last 10 years as the paper's Washington bureau chief. He is a political analyst for CBS-5 and KCBS and teaches politics and journalism at the University of California's Washington Center. He is the author of Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi's Life, Times and Rise to Power.

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Your Call 022609 How do you find your voice and change your world?

How do you find your voice and change your world? On the next Your Call -- in conjunction with an event Thursday night celebrating the voices in Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States -- we'll talk about the voices that inspire us and how we can inspire others. What are the voices from U.S. history that have inspired you? You can send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join live at 11 am. Who is speaking out today that will belong in the People's History a century from now? When have you found your own voice? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Anthony Arnove in San Francisco
Writer, editor and activist. He is the author of Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal and the editor, with Howard Zinn, of Voices of a People's History of the United States.

James Kass in San Francisco
Founder & executive director of Youth Speaks, which creates writing, poetry, and spoken word programs for young people. Kass was the 1996 San Francisco Poetry Slam Champion and launched Brave New Voices, the International Youth Poetry Slam Festival, which is hosted in a different American city each year. Youth Speaks is based in San Francisco, but has affiliate programs in many other cities including New York, Seattle, Honolulu and Los Angeles.

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Your Call 022509 Will credit card companies fall next?

Will the credit card companies be the next to fall? On the next Your Call, we find out what happens now that card issuers have raised interest rates, added new fees, lowered credit limits and even shut down accounts. Americans recycle $882 billion dollars in debt, month after month; as unemployment sails past 5 million, how long before defaults skyrocket? You can send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join live at 11 am. What happens when the downturn turns on plastic? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Jose Garcia in New York
Senior research and policy associate at Demos with over ten years of experience working on civil rights, census advocacy, and socio-demographic analysis. Co-author of Up to Our Eyeballs: The Hidden Truths and Consequences of Debt in Today's America.

David Lazarus in LA
Business & consumer columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He joined the paper in August 2007. He previously worked as a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and a nightly radio talk show host for San Francisco's KGO Radio.

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Your Call 022409 How will California's state budget affect your community?

How will California's state budget affect your community? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about California's $130 billion spending package. It's a combination of steep spending cuts, tax hikes and borrowing. Who are the winners and losers? Funding for the social safety net will shrink college fees will rise. You can join the conversation by phone or by sending us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What does the budget say about state politics and our future? It's Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Jean Ross, director of the California Budget Project

Lenny Goldberg, executive director of the California Tax Reform Association

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Your Call 022309 Can California avoid a drought?

Can any amount of rain avert drought in California? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the future of our water supply. The director of the California Dept. of Water Resources recently said that state is faced with its most severe drought since at least the early 1990s. How has our demand for water changed? What will water rationing look like? You can join the conversation by phone or by sending us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How is climate change affecting California's water supply? It's your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Andrew T. Fisher, professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences and Hydrogeology at UC Santa Cruz

Mindy McIntyre, Water Program Manager at Planning & Conservation League

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Your Call 022009 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday media roundtable -- the day we connect you with reporters to discuss coverage of the week's news. This week we'll speak with Pratap Chatterjee, editor of Corpwatch and author of Halliburton's Army. Pratap just returned from nearly a year in Dubai reporting on Iraq contractors. We'll also speak with Paul Jay from the Real News Network about the stimulus and the aftermath of the Gaza assault. You can join us by phone or email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week and where did it fall short? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Paul Jay in San Francisco
Senior editor of the Real News Network, an independent online news source based in Toronto, Canada.

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Your Call 021909 What are the Weather Underground's founders saying today?

Forty years after they announced their intentions to overthrow the U.S. government by any means necessary, what is the message of the founders of the Weather Underground today? On the next Your Call, we'll speak with Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn, co-founders of the Weather Underground and authors of Race Course Against White Supremacy. Why are they placing white supremacy at the center of their analysis of American politics? You can join us by calling in or emailing us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What has changed since the heyday of activism 40 years ago? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
William Ayers & Bernadine Dohrn in San Francisco
Former leaders of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the Weather Underground. Bill is now Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Bernadine is an associate professor at Northwestern University School of Law and the Director of Northwestern's Children and Family Justice Center.

They co-authored a book, Race Course Against White Supremacy, and Bill just re-released his memoir, Fugitive Days: Memoirs of an Anti- War Activist.

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Your Call 021809 How Should We Share Resources Between the Generations?

Is it time to rethink how we share resources between the generations? On the next Your Call we'll discuss intergenerational justice. When the first boomers entered the work force 45 years ago, the elderly were the poorest demographic in the country; as those first boomers hit retirement age, they are among the richest. Medicare, education, environmental policies and social security are all under pressure from the current downturn. What should be weighed in making changes to wealth distribution? How should boomers prepare their businesses and institutions for the next generation? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Steve Pascal-Joiner in Minnesota
Director of the Career Transitions Program at Idealist.org

Nader Shabahangi in San Francisco
CEO of Agesong, which runs assisted living facilities in San Francisco and Oakland. They are sponsoring The International Film Festival on Aging, the first event of its kind to be held in California. It features 24 films that celebrate the unique joys and challenges of aging and address archaic preconceptions about growing older.

David Bank in San Francisco
Vice President of Civic Ventures and editor of their blog encore.org about aging and boomers.

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Your Call 021709 Will the stimulus help people in need?

Will the $787 billion economic plan help people in need? On the next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about the short term and long term affects the 1,100-page package is expected to have on the US economy. You can join the conversation by phone or by sending us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Who will benefit from the plan and who will be left out? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Michael Grabell, an investigative reporter for ProPublica

Alexander J. Field, executive director, Economic History Association; Michel and Mary Orradre Professor of Economics at Santa Clara University

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Your Call 021609 Is the FDA looking out for us?

What will it take to ensure the Food and Drug Administration adequately regulates our food system? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the FDA's food regulatory policies. The recent salmonella outbreak tied to the Peanut Corporation has killed eight and sickened more than 500 people across the country. How safe is our food system? What is the FDA doing to protect us? Is the agency on our side, or is it too close to food corporations? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jaydee Hanson, a policy analyst on cloning with Center for Food Safety

William Hubbard, former Associate Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration

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Your Call 021309 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday media roundtable -- the day we connect you with reporters to discuss coverage of the week's news. This week, President Obama's stimulus package was once again the subject of fierce partisan battles for front pages and air time. On the whole, did the media you perused serve your interests and not the interests of the partisans? After three weeks of debate, do you know what is in the bill and what was left out? We'll be joined by The Nation's John Nichols and David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer prize winning author of Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expensive (and Stick You with the Bill). Where did you see the best reporting this week and where did it fall short? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
David Cay Johnston in Albany
Pulitzer Prize winner, former New York Times tax reporter and author of Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill). Johnston is now a columnist for the trade journal Tax Notes

John Nichols in Madison
Washington correspondent for The Nation magazine.

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Your Call 021209 Is evolution by natural selection a fact?

Is evolution by natural selection a fact? On the next Your Call, we celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of The Origin of Species. Darwin's theory about the mechanism of evolution is one of the most predictive, transformational and accurate theories devised by science, but how certain should we be that this explanation is the final word? Proponents of creationism in schools have attacked Natural Selection for being merely a theory. Should science educators, humanists and proponents of rationalism use the language of certainty to fight back? Can the scientific virtues of open-mindedness and curiosity succeed in America? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Kevin Padian
Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. Padian's area of interest is vertebrate evolution, especially the origins of flight and the evolution of birds from theropod dinosaurs. He served as an expert witness for the plaintiffs in the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial, and his testimony was repeatedly cited in the federal court's decision to outlaw teaching creationism in classrooms.

Peter Hess
Faith Project Director at the Oakland-based National Center for Science Education.

Michael Shermer
Publisher of Skeptic magazine and author of Why Darwin Matters

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Your Call 021109 Did the Iranian Revolution Change the World?

How did the Iranian revolution change the world? On the next Your Call we will follow the trail of one of the monumental events of the 20th century and see how we are still living with the repercussions in the 21st. After nearly a decade and a half in exile Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Tehran on February 1, 1979. Soon after, Time magazine speculated that the revolution threatened "to upset the world balance of power more than any political event since Hitler's conquest of Europe." How did the Iranian revolution reshuffle the deck in the Middle East and Central Asia? How did it shift the political conversation within the Muslim world, from Morocco to Indonesia? And 30 years on, what do we still need to understand about the Iranian revolution?

Guests:
William O. Beeman in St Paul
Professor and Chair of Anthropology and specialist in Middle East Studies at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul. He also maintains the very informative and interesting blog on Middle Eastern affairs,Culture and International Affairs

Behrooz Moazami in New Orleans
Assistant Professor of history Loyola University New Orleans where he is creating a Middle East / Peace Studies interdisciplinary minor program. He is a native of Tehran and also a Visiting Scholar at the Center for European and Mediterranean Studies @ NYU.

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