Why is America's Justice System Failing?

On the next Your Call, we'll air a conversation Rose Aguilar had with Amy Bach, author of Ordinary Injustice: How America Holds Court, a sweeping investigation that reveals a judicial process so deeply compromised that it constitutes a menace to the people it is designed to serve. What needs to be done to fix the system? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar.

Guest:
Amy Bach, a member of the New York bar, has written on law for The Nation, The American Lawyer, and New York magazine.

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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 healthcare debate, the rise of casualty numbers in Afghanistan, and the budget row in California. We'll be joined by Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra, Michael Rothfeld of LA Times, and NPR healthcare reporter Julie Rovner. Did a story stand out for you because of its reporting?

Join us live at 11 a.m. or send us your comments and questions to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Matt Martin and you.

Guests:
Hashem Ahelbarra, reporter with Al Jazeera International
Michael Rothfeld, Los Angeles Times staff writer
Julie Rovner, a health policy journalist with NPR

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What's the Power of Graphic Journalism?

How can the craft of graphic novelists illuminate politics and history? Join us for conversation with Joe Sacco, author of Footnotes in Gaza and John Hogan of the Graphic Novel Reporter live at 11 a.m. or send your questions and comments to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What can we learn from graphic journalism? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy, and you.

Guests:
Joe Sacco, author of Footnotes in Gaza

John Hogan, editor of the Graphic Novel Reporter

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What Happens When the War on Terror Comes to You?

What happens when the focus of the war on terror turns to your country? Yemen, nearly unknown to most Americans, is now headline news. How does that sudden focus affect the way Yemenis and their country are perceived? What are we learning, and what's being missed? Got questions about Yemen that have nothing to do with Al Qaeda? Join the conversation live at 11 a.m. or send your questions and comments to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What happens when the War on Terror turns to your country? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy, and you.

Guests:
Dr. Sheila Carapico, professor of political science and international studies at the University of Richmond

Charles Schmitz, of the American Institute for Yemeni studies

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What Can Polar Bears Tell Us?

What does the rapidly transforming world of the polar bear tell us about the state of the earth? On the next Your Call, we'll air a conversation Rose Aguilar had with Richard Ellis, author of On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear. In the past twenty years alone, the world population of polar bears has shrunk by half. Today they number just 22,000. What can we do to safeguard their future? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guest:
Richard Ellis, one of America's leading marine conservationists, is generally recognized as the foremost painter of marine natural history subjects in the world.

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Should we Save or Spend?

In a recession, what's the right way to manage your financial resources? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Chris Farrell, author of The New Frugality. What's the difference between being cheap and being frugal? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Are Americans ready to adjust their spending and save for the long-term? And how can government and communities support more sane personal finance? It's Your Call, with guest host Hanna Baba, and you.

Guest:
Chris Farrell, economics editor for American Public Media's Marketplace Money program on public radio.

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Media Roundtable

On this week's Friday Media Roundtable, we're discussing coverage of the botched airline bombing. What is missing from the news? And as Iran's media crackdown continues, how do journalists report on the opposition movement there? We'll be joined by Wall Street Journal's Farnaz Fassihi, Dafna Linzer of ProPublica and Center for Investigative Reporting's Robert Rosenthal. Did a story stand out for you because of its reporting?

Join us live at 11 a.m. or send us your comments and questions to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week and where did the media fall short? It's Your Call with Holly Kernan and you.

Guests:
Robert Rosenthal, executive director of Center for Investigative Reporting

Dafna Linzer, senior reporter with ProPublica, covering intelligence and nonproliferation

Farnaz Fassihi, the deputy bureau chief of Middle East and Africa for The Wall Street Journal, based in Beirut, Lebanon

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Why is Ramparts Magazine So Important?

How significant is the short-lived Ramparts magazine to journalism today? On the next Your Call, we'll air a conversation Rose Aguilar recently had with Peter Richardson, the author of A Bomb in Every Issue: How the Short, Unruly Life of Ramparts Magazine Changed America. Richardson tells the largely untold story of this influential magazine, which achieved many firsts. It's a pre-taped Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guest:
Peter Richardson, editorial director at PoliPointPress.

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When is Dissent Hip?

What is the relationship today between pop-culture, counterculture and dissent? What is the counterculture that sells media now? And can activists reclaim the counterculture that now permeates the mainstream?

Join the conversation live at 11 a.m. or send your questions and comments to feedback@yourcallradio.org. When is dissent hip? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy, and you.

Guests:
Douglas Haddow, Adbusters Magazine
Dan Sinker, Punk Planet
Davey D, journalist and hip-hop historian

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How Do We Want to Live with Pot?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the questions raised by the November ballot measure that could legalize and tax marijuana in California. Where and why should people be able to use it? How should it be marketed, sold and taxed? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What should we tell the kids?

It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Mason Tvert, the executive director and co-founder Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER), a Voter Education Fund, and a national marijuana policy reform organization based in Denver, Colorado.

Paul Armentano, the deputy director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).

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Can Economics and Politics Promote the Things We Truly Value?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Raj Patel, the author of The Value of Nothing: How to reshape market society and redefine democracy. Patel argues that the larger failure beneath the food, climate and economic crises is a political one. How do we need to re-think our economic mode to create a better society and political system? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How can we learn from other social justice movements around the world?

It's Your Call with Matt Martin and you.

Guest:
Raj Patel, a writer, activist, and academic. He is currently a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley's Center for African Studies, a researcher at the School of Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and a fellow at The Institute for Food and Development Policy, also known as Food First.

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How Does America Converse After Newspapers?

What does the demise of the newspaper tell us about the future of cities and the way we relate to the people around us? Join Sandip Roy for a wide-ranging pre-recorded conversation about human connection and our changing media with essayist Richard Rodriguez, author of Brown and Hunger of Memory.

Guest:
Richard Rodriguez

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What's Exciting on Stage Right Now?

What's exciting on stage right now? Been to the theatre lately? Have relatives in town you'd like to take out for a show? Join the conversation as we delve into the creative pulse of theatre in Northern California live at 11 a.m. or send your questions and comments to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's new in live theater? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Karen McKevitt, editor of Theatre Bay Area Magazine
Jolene Change, writer of the blog Saturday Matinee
Stephanie Weisman of The Marsh Theater
Kenneth Kelleher, artistic director of the Pacific Rep in Monterey

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Do You Know Your Online Rights?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about how companies and government entities are using the personal data you post online. Can you protect yourself? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What are the shortcomings of privacy regulations written before the advent of the Internet? And do you have any expectation of privacy when you search the web? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Nicole Ozer, Technology & Civil Liberties Policy Director, ACLU of Northern California

Jim Dempsey, Vice President for Public Policy at the Center for Democracy and Technology

Peter Eckersley, Staff Technologist for the Electronic Frontier Foundation

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What's Left of Health Care Reform?

On the next Your Call, we'll continue our Monday series Agenda for a New Economy with a conversation with T.R. Reid, author of The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health. How do we get our voices heard as the House and Senate create some kind of compromise bill? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What should we expect in the coming months? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
T.R. Reid, a reporter, documentary film correspondent, and author

Noam Levy, Los Angeles Times staff writer

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Media Roundtable

This week we'll discuss coverage of the watered down healthcare reform bill, the climate change conference in Copenhagen, and soaring profits on Wall Street. Where is the money coming from? We'll be joined by the Christian Science Monitor's Mark Trumbull, Circle of Blue WaterNews's Aubery Parker, just back from Copenhagen, and the Huffington Post's Ryan Grim. Where did you see the best reporting this week and where did the media fall short?

Guests:
Mark Trumbull, staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

Ryan Grim is the senior congressional correspondent for the Huffington Post.

Aubrey Parker, news reporter with Circle of Blue WaterNews and guest blogger for Detroit Free Press at the COP15, the Climate Conference in Copenhagen.

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Want to Give Nothing for the Holidays?

This Holiday season, do you feel pressure to spend more money than you have? Think the national gift giving frenzy is more wasteful than wonderful? Joel Waldfogel agrees. We'll talk with him about his new book Scroogenomics: Why you shouldn't buy presents for the Holidays. When we buy for ourselves, we shop carefully and purchase items that are worth more than they cost. Gift giving is different. We make less-informed choices, and millions are wasted. How did it get this far?

Join the conversation at 11 a.m. or send your questions and comments to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Why should you give nothing for the Holidays? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guest:
Joel Waldfogel, author of Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays

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Where are You Donating this Year?

Where are you donating this year? And how do you make sure your dollars have an impact? There are lots of new tools for tracking your charitable giving--what's most important to know before you give? If you work at a nonprofit, do you think the measures being used to judge the way you spend your money help you to be more sustainable over the long-term?

Join the conversation at 11 a.m. or send your questions and comments to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where are you donating this year? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Sandra Miniutti, vice president of Charity Navigator, America's largest charity evaluator

Carla Dartis, senior vice president of the Tides Center, a San Francisco-based organization which partners with philanthropists, foundations, activists, and organizations to amplify the efforts of donors

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What's the State of the Opposition in Iran?

On the next Your Call, we will have a conversation about the ongoing democracy actions in Iran. During recent Student Day protests, more than 200 people were arrested and many beaten. What are their demands? Join us live at 11 or drop us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How is Iran's protest movement impacting the rest of the region? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Farideh Farhi, an independent scholar and affiliate, Graduate Faculty at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.

Kaveh Ehsani, assistant professor of international studies at DePaul University

Sohrab Mahdavi, editor of TehranAvenue.com. He writes about art and culture for different publications.

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Are Food Stamps Enough?

Will the food stamp program be able to meet the rising demand? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about food stamps. More Americans than ever -- one in eight -- depends on food stamps to meet their basic food needs. How does the program work? And who qualifies? Join us live at 11 or drop us an email at feedback@yorucallradio.org. What can (and can't) you buy with food stamps? If you've hit hard times, how do you know if you qualify? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jessica Bartholow, director of Programs at California Association of Food Banks

Mark R. Rank, Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare at Washington University in St. Louis

Leo O'Farrell, food stamp program manager for the San Francisco County Department of Human Services

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