Who is on the debt panel?

On the next Your Call, we'll continue our Agenda for a New Economy series by focusing on President Obama's bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. Who's on the Commission and how did they get there? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What will be on the chopping block when it releases its findings in December? What's the role of the Peter Peterson Foundation and its town halls and how are they shaping the national debate? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
David Lightman, McClatchy's correspondent in Washington DC
Jeff Faux, founder and distinguished fellow, Economic Policy Institute

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. Former BART officer Johannes Mehserle was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of Oscar Grant. Large crowds gathered in downtown Oakland to protest the verdict and express anger at the inequalities of the criminal justice system. We'll discuss coverage of the verdict, the criminal justice system, race, and police brutality. We'll be joined by Hard Knock Radio's Davey D and New America Media's Earl Ofari Hutchinson. What did you make of the coverage? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Hard Knock Radio's Davey D

New America Media's Earl Ofari Hutchinson

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Must the state provide in-home care for the elderly and disabled?

What's the state's responsibility to care for the elderly and disabled in their homes? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the potential impact of Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposal to cut state spending on In-Home Supportive Services by 40%. Who will be affected? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How will their lives change? Who is advocating on their behalf? And what does our commitment or lack thereof to in-home services say about our society's values? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Donna Calame, executive director of San Francisco's In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority

Jovan Agee, the political and legislative director for the United Domestic Workers of America in Sacramento

Kenzi Robi, an IHSS recipient

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What role should the environmental movement play in the Gulf?

In the midst of the greatest environmental disaster in U.S. history, what role should the environmental movement play? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Carl Pope, former executive director of the Sierra Club. The ongoing oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has created a debate within the environmental movement about policies. So how are groups like the Sierra Club influencing policy? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. And do you think they are applying enough pressure on the White House? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guest:
Carl Pope is the former executive director of the Sierra Club, and currently its executive chairman.

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How do you fight despair and meet the world with a loving heart?

How do you fight despair and learn to meet the world with a loving heart? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Father Gregory Boyle, author of Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion. For more than 20 years, Father Boyle has worked tirelessly to make peace and create opportunities in the Los Angeles neighborhood with the highest concentration of gang violence. What can young people's stories tell us about what's required for real peace in the streets? It's Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guest:
Father Gregory Boyle, executive director of Homeboy Industries

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How is corporate power shaping American science?

How is corporate power shaping American science? On the next Your Call, we'll replay a conversation with Naomi Oreskes, author of Merchants of Doubt. With corporate dollars driving research agendas, are scientists losing their trust among the broader public? How do you assess the independence of scientists? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Should the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico make us reconsider partnerships like that between BP and UC Berkeley? And how can truly independent science be funded? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar.

Guest:
Naomi Oreskes, professor of History and Science Studies at the University of California-San Diego and an author.

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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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Is it time to put our streets on a diet?

On the next Your Call: how projects that are re-thinking street design not only make them safer for bikes and pedestrians, but can also have a significant positive impact on the local economy. Can rethinking our streets help make our communities better places to live? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Is there a street near you that's been narrowed, calmed, or shut down to traffic altogether? What stands in the way of changing our streets? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Dan Burden, founder of Walkable and Livable Communities Institute, Inc.

Brian Ulaszewski, project design director for Studio 111

Kit Hodge, SF Great Streets campaign coordinator for SF Bicycle Coalition

Andrea Aiello, executive director of the Castro Community Benefits District

Kevin Carroll, executive director of the Fisherman's Wharf Community Benefit District

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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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What has No Child Left Behind done to public education?

On the next Your Call, we'll speak with Diane Ravitch, author of The Death and Life of the Great American School System. Ravitch was a prominent advocate for charter schools and high-stakes testing under the first Bush administration, but she recently had what she calls a radical change of heart. How has No Child Left Behind affected the schools in your area? How can we create a quality public education school system? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Diane Ravitch--education professor at NYU and author of The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education

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Does radical economics matter?

Does radical economics matter? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the relevance of radical economic analysis today and how radical perspectives could help us understand the global economic crisis. More than 20,000 activists participated in the weeklong U.S. Social Forum in Detroit. What useful tools can activists learn from such gatherings to build alternative models at the grassroots? And as mainstream economics has lost it credibility, have radical economists gained attention? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Costas Panayotakis, associate professor of sociology at the New York City College of Technology at CUNY

Anwar Shaikh, professor of economics at the New School for Social Research

Adrienne Maree Brown, executive director of The Ruckus Society, and National Coordinator of The U.S. Social Forum

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll continue discussing coverage of the expanding oil disaster. Who is writing about vulnerable communities? We'll also discuss coverage of financial reform legislation and the G20 summit in Canada, which is costing Canadian taxpayers more than one billion dollars. We'll be joined by the Washington Independent's Anne Lowery, ColorLines' Brentin Mock and Toronto Star's Olivia Ward. 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 Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Olivia Ward, a foreign affairs writer for the Toronto Star

Brentin Mock, a New Orleans-based reporter who contributes regularly to TheRoot.com and ColorLines

Annie Lowery, an economic reporter with the Washington Independent


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How will global warming change the world?

How will global warming change the world? And how soon? On the next Your Call, we'll speak with Gwynne Dyer, author of Climate Wars, an unflinching look at the potential geopolitical consequences of rising seas and decreasing access to water and food. Is it possible to stop climate change without first changing our over-consumptive lifestyles? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What are your fears about climate change, and how can we pull back from the brink? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Gwynne Dyer--author of Climate Wars: The Fight for Survival as the World Overheats

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What does it mean to be transgender or transsexual today?

What does it mean to be transgender or transsexual today? On the next Your Call, we'll speak with activists for gender-queer rights about the cultural and legal issues facing the transgender community. The American Psychiatric Association is deciding whether or not to eliminate "gender identity disorder" as a diagnosis. How should our healthcare system and society support transgender people? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What is the place of trans people in the broader movement for LGBT liberation? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Matt Wood--staff attorney for the Transgender Law Center
Kim Pearson--co-founder and executive director of Trans Youth Family Allies

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Do you know who makes your electronic gadgets?

On the next Your Call, we'll look at where our technological gadgets are made and the labor abuses that go into their manufacturing. Ten workers at the Foxconn factory in China--where Apple iPhones are assembled--have committed suicide this year. How do labor practices affect your purchasing decisions? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Do you know where your smart phone is made? Who will be first to offer "fair trade" electronics? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Greg Fay--program coordinator with China Labor Watch
Richard Jones--Freelance journalist and photojournalist

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What's the status of the Financial Reform Bill?

What's the status of the Financial Reform Bill? On the next Your Call, we'll continue with our Agenda for a New Economy series. The Senate and the House are meeting to iron out a final financial reform bill. With heavy lobbying by the big banks, what's being debated, what will stay in the bill, and what will be thrown out? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where is financial reform? And what's needed to fundamentally change the financial system? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Jane D'Arista, a research associate at PERI and the co-coordinator of the Economists' Committee for Stable, Accountable, Fair, and Efficient Financial Reform (SAFER)

Heather Booth is the Director of Americans for Financial Reform.

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we continue discussing coverage of the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico as the BP CEO goes to Washington. We'll also discuss coverage of Afghanistan and the timing of NY Times' reporting of nearly one trillion dollars of untapped minerals in that country. We'll be joined by Wall Street Journal's Stephen Power, Yahoo's John Cook and freelance journalist Anna Badken. She is just back from Afghanistan. Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Anna Badkhen, a freelance journalist who has covered wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Israel and the Palestinian territories, Chechnya and Kashmir.

John Cook, a senior national reporter/blogger for Yahoo! News

Stephen Power, staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal. He covers the Departments of Energy and Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency.

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What would a clean energy future look like?

What would a clean energy future look like? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about what a visionary energy bill should include. President Obama's address from the Oval Office made a gesture toward a new way forward, but gave few specifics. What concrete changes would you like to see? What's in the current bill passed by the House? Join us live at 11 a.m. or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How do we put the message across effectively in this moment of crisis? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Richard Heinberg--senior Fellow-in-Residence of the Post Carbon Institute

Mark Hertsgaard--independent journalist and author

Rose Braz--campaign climate coordinator for the Center for Biological Diversity

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How can we ensure food safety without threatening small organic farmers?

On the next Your Call, we'll look at just what "food safety" means to Congress and the FDA. Senate Bill 510 would create stricter and more extensively enforced rules for produce growers. How would that bill affect small family farms and organic growers? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. The period for public comment on the bill ends in July. How do you want your food grown and handled? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guest:
Dale Coke--organic farmer, Coke Farms
Jo Ann Baumgartner--director of the Wild Farm Alliance
Ken Kimes--organic farmer, New Natives Organic Sprouts

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How have slavery and racism influenced our penal system?

How have the legacies of slavery and racism influenced our current penal system? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with two authors who've written about the history and modern day realities of the U.S. prison system. The U.S. imprisons more people than any other country in the world--roughly 2.4 million are behind bars on a given day. What do the soaring rates, non-rehabilitative methods, and racist, classist patterns of incarceration in this country say about American society? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Does mass incarceration put democracy at risk? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Robert Perkinson--author of Texas Tough: The Rise of America's Prison Empire
Michelle Alexander--author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

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