Do you know America's underclass?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Joe Bageant, author of Rainbow Pie: A Redneck Memoir. Through personal accounts, he argues that after WWII millions of rural Americans moved into the cities, where they became the foundation of a permanent white underclass. Who are the underclass in today's America? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. And what role do they play in U.S. political landscape? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you?

Guest:
Joe Bageant, author and political commentator. Bageant spends much of each year in Belize, Central America, and in Jalisco, Mexico, where he writes, and in which he sponsors small health-and-shelter development projects.

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll have a conversation with the Washington Independent's Annie Lowrey, and Gary Rivlin, author of Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. -- How the Working Poor Became Big Business. According to the Census, 44 million people in the U.S., or one in seven, lived in poverty last year. With so many people struggling to make ends meet and businesses making huge profits off low-income communities, why is there such marginal media coverage of the poor? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Annie Lowrey, economic reporter with Washington Independent

Gary Rivlin, a journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, GQ, Wired and Newsweek

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Are cell phones making us sick?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk to epidemiologist Devra Davis, author of Disconnect: The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Has Done to Hide It, and How to Protect Your Family. Many countries have issued warnings against cell phone use by children. Why has the U.S. refused to participate in cell phone health studies? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Should we advocate for safer technology or can we tailor our cell phone use to be safer? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Devra Davis, author of Disconnect: The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Has Done to Hide It, and How to Protect Your Family.

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What is the future of wild seafood?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food. A few decades ago, most of the seafood we ate was wild. But we may be the last generation to enjoy wild fish, if we don't change our practices. How can we help restore fish populations through our food choices? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What factors do you consider when you buy fish? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guest:
Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food

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What is the state of the Christian Right in the U.S.?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Jeff Sharlet, author of the bestseller, The Family, about his new book, C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy. While The Family focused on the history of C Street, Sharlet's new book brings the story into the present with new documents and interviews. He says C Street is more dangerous than ever. Who's living on C Street now and what are they working on? It's Your Call, with me, Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Jeff Sharlet, author of C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy

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Will Main Street Replace Wall Street?

On the next Your Call, we continue our Agenda for a New Economy series by speaking with David Korten about the second edition of his book, Agenda for a New Economy. Nearly two years after the economic meltdown, joblessness and foreclosures are still endemic, Wall Street executives are once again getting massive bonuses, and each day brings scandalous new revelations of Wall Street corruption. What will it take to make the fundamental policy changes desperately needed to achieve real recovery? It's Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Dr. David Korten is a trained economist, chair of the board of Yes! Magazine, and a board member of the Business Alliance for Local Living economies. He is out with an expanded 2nd edition of Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth.

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll have a conversation with Will Bunch, senior fellow at Media Matters. He's out with a new book called The Backlash: Right-Wing Radicals, High-Def Hucksters, and Paranoid Politics in the Age of Obama. We'll be also joined by Al Jazeera's Richard Gizbert. How has the right changed U.S. policies and our political conversation? And how have the media responded? Join us live at 11 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. How do you think the media should respond to this so-called backlash? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Will Bunch, senior fellow at Media Matters and a senior writer at the Philadelphia Daily News

Richard Gizbert, host of The Listening Post, the media watch broadcast on Al Jazeera English

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How does our food system reflect our society and our history?

On the next Your Call we'll talk to the authors of Empires of Food: Feast, Famine, and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations. With climate change, population growth, genetically modified organisms, market globalization, and corporate consolidation--what is happening to our food systems? And to us? Is the modern agricultural machine that feeds the world also destroying it? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Could local food systems be a solution to global food crises? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Andrew Rimas, a journalist and the managing editor at the Improper Bostonian magazine

Evan Fraser, adjunct professor of geography at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada and a Senior Lecturer at the School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds in the UK with a focus on farming, climate change and the environment

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What's the significance of California's upcoming election?

On the next Your Call we'll begin our series on the November elections by talking about today's political climate, its historical context, and what the elections could mean for the state. What's unique about the races and ballot measures in this election? The outcomes could bring big changes to California. Are you planning to vote? Join us live at 11 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What matters to you on the ballot? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Jeffrey Lustig, professor of government at Sacramento State and editor of Remaking California: Reclaiming the Public Good

Robert Cruickshank, public policy director for the Courage Campaign and contributing editor at Calitics

Mark DiCamillo, director of the non-partisan California Field Poll

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What are the long-term effects of the BP oil disaster?

What are we learning about the long-term effects of the BP oil disaster? On the next Your Call we'll talk about the ongoing recovery of the Gulf Coast in the wake of the BP oil disaster. The long-term impact could be worse than the short-term -- especially for health. How are people and ecosystems of the Gulf adapting to the spill? What could be lost for good? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's really happening in the Gulf? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Anne Rolfes, founding director of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade
Dr. Chris Pincetich, marine biologist with the Sea Turtle Restoration Project
Cherri Foytlin, citizen activist in Rayne, LA
Gregg Hall, citizen activist in Pensacola, FL

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What's the new economy of New Orleans?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about what has been done to rebuild the Gulf Coast economy five years after Hurricane Katrina. The region sustained $135 billion in property damage, so how has the economy recovered? Who's benefiting? Who's been excluded? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How will the BP oil disaster further transform the economy in the Gulf? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Davida Finger, professor of law at Loyola Law School Clinic. She has worked extensively on Katrina cases and policy matters to improve government accountability in rebuilding and on distribution of disaster funds.

Tracie Washington, the president of The Louisiana Justice Institute

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of President Obama's speech on Iraq. How did media look back at Iraq's past seven years? We'll also talk about economic news. Who is asking the right questions? We'll be joined by the former NY Times tax reporter David Cay Johnston, Washington Independent's Annie Lowrey and Guardian's Martin Chulov. 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 Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
David Cay Johnston, a columnist for Tax Notes and former tax reporter with NY Times

Martin Chulov, Guardian's Iraq correspondent. He has reported from the Middle East since 2005.

Annie Lowrey, economic reporter with The Washington Independent

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Are we on our way to healthy food for kids?

On the next Your Call we'll talk about school food. In a unanimous vote, the Senate approved $4.5 billion to increase the number of free meals and improve the quality of food served in schools nationwide. How significant a victory is this for the campaign to improve school food programs? What's next on that movement's agenda? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Have you seen menu changes in a school near you? It's Your Call, with Hana Baba and you.

Guests:
Janet Poppendieck, author of Free For All: Fixing School Food in America

Zenobia Barlow, cofounder and executive director of The Center for Ecoliteracy

Jennifer LeBarre, nutrition services director for Oakland Unified School District

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How do we care for people with serious or terminal illness?

On the next Your Call we'll have a conversation about palliative care and hospice care and the future of these services. In light of the federal health reform bill, what options are there for people to live through potentially fatal illness in a dignified, supported way? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How do you envision being cared for as you near the end of your life? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Dr. Diane Meier, director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care at The Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City

Dr. Steven Pantilat, director of the Palliative Care Program and the Palliative Care Leadership Center at UCSF

Sarah Creed, hospice nurse with Partners HealthCare

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How do you live a good life in the digital age?

On the next Your Call, we'll rebroadcast a conversation we had with William Powers, author of Hamlet's BlackBerry, and virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier, author of You Are Not a Gadget. Do our digital lives leave us with less time to reflect and relax? Is technology affecting our individuality and creativity? How do virtual relationships affect how we connect in person? What is your relationship with technology? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
William Powers, author of Hamlet's Blackberry: A Practical Philosophy for Building a Good Life in the Digital Age

Jaron Lanier, author of You Are Not A Gadget: A Manifesto

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What's in store for the future of the open/free Internet?

On the next Your Call, we'll continue our Agenda for a New Economy series by talking about the recent Google-Verizon deal, which would allow Internet service providers to speed up access to some content while leaving the rest behind. How will this change the way you access the Internet and what does it mean for digital democracy? Does the deal mark the beginning of the end of the Internet as we know it? Can it be stopped? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Aparna Sridhar, Policy Counsel with Free Press

Barbara van Schewick, Associate Professor of Law and (by Courtesy) Electrical Engineering and Director, Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll talk about coverage of the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. And many in the national media say the oil in the Gulf has disappeared. Locals say the disaster is far from over. We'll also discuss the lack of coverage of the devastating floods in Pakistan. We'll be joined by Brentin Mock, a New Orleans-based reporter with ColorLines, The News International's Riaz Daudzai, and The Times-Picayune's David Hammer. Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What caught your attention in the media this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Brentin Mock, a New Orleans-based reporter with ColorLines

David Hammer, staff writer with The Times-Picayune

Riaz Daudzai, a reporter with The News International newspaper based in Peshawar, Pakistan

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What kind of art inspires you?

On the next Your Call, we'll speak with a variety of artists about the healing and empowering aspects of art and creativity. The late historian Howard Zinn said the role of the artist is to transcend the world of the establishment and to escape what is handed down by the government and the media. How does art help you cope with our chaotic and unjust world? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What have you seen lately that's inspired you? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jo Kreiter, artistic director of Flyaway Productions

Meklit Hadero, Ethiopian-born singer, musician, and cultural activist

Josef Norris, founder and director of Kid Serve

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What's the best approach to border policy?

On the next Your Call we'll talk about U.S. border policy. President Obama's signing of a bipartisan border security bill continues a trend toward more agents, weapons, and technology policing the U.S.-Mexico border. What are the costs of militarizing the border and who pays them? What are the alternatives? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How are people at the border affected by today's immigration policy? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Melissa del Bosque, investigative reporter for The Texas Observer; author of the blog, La Linea

Alfredo Gutierrez, former Arizona state senate majority leader; immigration activist; editor of La Frontera Times

Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations

Geoff Boyce, No More Deaths volunteer

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What does modern-day mining look like?

On the next Your Call we'll talk about what's being extracted from the earth. New elements are being harvested to make today's technological gadgets. Decades ago, it was silicon. Today, it's lithium. What else is being extracted in the 21st century? How does the extraction process affect the land, workers, the environment, and the economy? Who's profiting? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Is it possible to harness the earth's resources efficiently and equitably? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jean Friedman-Rudovsky, freelance journalist covering lithium extraction in Bolivia

Robert Moran, hydrogeologist and geochemist

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