Your Call 122407-010108 Year in Review

MONDAY

The Year in the Arctic

What happened this year in the arctic? On the next Your Call we begin our end of year reviews with a discussion of the last twelve months at the top of the globe. 2007 was the International Polar Year, an attempt to bring attention to the fate of the 9 and a half million square miles that is most vulnerable to global climate change. Whether it was Russian submarines planting a titanium flag under the North Pole or scientists discovering that 1/3 of the ice that was there in 1970 is now gone, there was big news from the far north. The Year in the Arctic on the next Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar and you.


Guests
John Farrell, Executive Director of the US Arctic Research Commission

Dr. Neil T. M. Hamilton, Director of the World Wildlife Fund’s International Arctic Program


TUESDAY

NO SHOW; pre-empted for a Christmas Day special entitled, "Green Rush" American Radioworks

WEDNESDAY

The Year in Poetry

At a time when Americans of all ages are spending more time sitting idly in front of the computer and spending less time reading, how significant is poetry? On the next Your Call, we’ll speak with California's poet laureate Al Young, former San Francisco poet laureate Devorah Major, and Iraqi poet Sinan Antoon. What role does poetry play in the dark times? What stands out this year and what are these poets looking forward to next year? Join us on a special edition of Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

THURSDAY

Whatever Happened To The Iraq War Whistleblowers?

Paul Wolfowitz was just brought back to the pentagon; what ever happened to the people who were right about the war in Iraq? On the next Your Call we bring in three whistleblowers who brought the folly of the coming war in Iraq to the attention of the American people. Whatever happened to John Brady Kiesling. Who resigned from in protest from the State Department, or Karen Kwiatkowski, the Air Force Lieutenant Colonel who blew the whistle on White House intelligence manipulations. Paul Wolfowitz has landed on his feet, have they? It’s Your Call with me Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests
John Brady Kiesling, resigned in protest from the State Department

Ann Wright, resigned in protest from the State Department

Lt Col. Karen Kwiatkowski (ret.), Pentagon whistleblower

FRIDAY

Lewis Lapham

How can we integrate stories from the past into reporting and popular culture? On the next Your Call we welcome Lewis Lapham, former editor of Harper's magazine and now the founder and editor of the Lapham Quarterly. In his essays and reporting, Lapham has long included examples from the past to illuminate the day's events. So who's history should we be looking to for lessons? What historical example do you think we should be paying attention to now? It's Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar, and you?

Guests
Lewis Lapham, founder and editor of Lapham’s Quarterly


MONDAY

What Makes A Good Protest Song?

What makes a good protest song? On the next Your Call we’re joined by Jeff Chang, Hip Hop Historian and Dave Marsh, longtime rock critic and the founder of Creem Magazine in Detroit. Chang has just returned from a trip to Indonesia where he collected raps in Bahasa. Marsh is now editor of Rock and Roll Confidential. Four years into the war in Iraq, where is the music giving voice and song to the outrage? It’s Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests
Jeff Chang, author of Can’t Stop Won’t Stop

Dave Marsh, editor of Rock and Rap Confidential and the new book, “The Beatles' Second Album”


TUESDAY
Looking Forward to Year of Possibility

What are you looking forward to in 2008? On the next Your Call we want to hear from you. What has you excited for 2008? Are you or one of your kids getting married? Is a project you’ve been working on coming to fruition? Is your neighborhood turning around or are you starting a new job? With a new year at your fingertips, what is possible for all of us to create? It’s Your Call with me Rose Aguilar and you.

Your Call 122107 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week we wrap up 2007 with a look back at the major news stories of the year and how they were covered. Independent Iraq journalist Dahr Jamail will discuss the disappearance of the war from front pages and news broadcasts and John Nichols of the Nation will discuss the year that was in presidential political coverage. What was the best reporting you saw all year and what resolutions should the nation’s reporters and editors make? It’s Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Jonathan Landay in Washington DC
McClatchy’s national security correspondent
 
Dahr Jamail in San Francisco
Independent foreign correspondent and author of Beyond the Green Zone
 
John Nichols
Washington Bureau chief for The Nation Magazine.

Click to Listen: Friday Media Roundtable

Your Call 122007 Maya Harris- executive director of the Northern California American Civil Liberties Union

What happened to Californians' civil liberties in 2007? On the next Your Call we welcome the executive director of the Northern California American Civil Liberties Union, Maya Harris. The NorCal ACLU has sued a San Jose company for arranging rendition flights, defended a young girl's right to wear Tigger socks to school and fought immigration raids by ICE officers. Which of our liberties should they focus on next year? It’s your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guest:
Maya Harris in San Francisco
Executive Director of the Northern California branch of the American Civil Liberties Union.

Click to Listen: Maya Harris- executive director of the Northern California American Civil Liberties Union

Your Call 121907 On the Record: Senator Fred Thompson

What does former Senator Fred Thompson's voting record tell us about what kind of president he would be? On the next Your Call, we complete our On The Record series, where we move past the stump speech and campaign promises and instead focus on candidates’ voting records and campaign contributions. This week we examine the record of former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson. He has a 100 percent rating from anti-choice groups and the NRA. What do you want to know about Fred Thompson? It’s Your Call, with me, Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Clint Brewer in Nashville.
Executive editor of the Nashville City Paper and president of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Stephen Dinan in Washington DC
National political reporter with the Washington Times.

Click to Listen: On the Record: Senator Fred Thompson

Your Call 121807 How are high school seniors preparing for college?

How are high school seniors preparing for college? On the next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation with high school students about the quality of their education and how it has or hasn’t prepared them for college. We’re constantly hearing about the poor state of California’s education system and low test scores. Rather than talk about reports and studies, we’re going straight to the students to find out what they think about policies like No Child Left Behind and exit exams. What are some of the other issues they’re facing and what can we do to support them? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guest:
Kamal Ghammache-Mansour, senior at Albany High School

Click to Listen: How are high school seniors preparing for college?

Your Call 121707 Go Dance Somewhere Else - The Health Of Nightlife In San Francisco

What do expect from Bay Area nightlife? On the next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about the Bay Area’s always changing nightlife culture. The construction boom and gentrification have transformed nightlife in San Francisco but there also plans to revitalize the old neighborhoods like the Fillmore and bring the old San Francisco back to life with new clubs like Yoshi’s. So what do you expect from the city’s nightlife? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Harrison Chastang is news director at KPOO 89.5 F.M.

Marke Bieschke is the San Francisco Bay Guardian's Cultural editor.

Click to Listen: Go Dance Somewhere Else--The Health Of Nightlife In San Francisco

Your Call 121407 Friday Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call it’s our Friday Media Roundtable where we look at how the news of the week was covered. Did you get all the information you needed about your world? This week we’ll speak with Mother Jones’ new Washington Bureau Chief, David Corn about the torture tapes, debates and the final days of the Iowa campaign. We’ll also speak with Matthew Bajko of the Bay Area Reporter about covering the Bay Area’s growing and diversifying queer community. We’ll also get an update on the Vallejo mayor’s race. What was your story of the week?

Guests:
Matthew Bajko in San Francisco
Staff writer and editor at the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco's oldest and largest local newspaper serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities;

Alexander Cockburn
Together with Jeffrey St. Clair, edits the political newsletter CounterPunch. He also writes the "Beat the Devil" column for The Nation and a weekly syndicated column for the Los Angeles Times;

David Corn, in Washington DC
Mother Jones Washington Bureau Chief, formerly of the Nation.

Click to Listen: Friday Media Roundtable

Your Call 121307 How Can You Talk About Religion At Work?

How you talk about religion in the workplace without offending or pandering? On the next Your Call we break the taboo and talk religion and the workplace. For some Christians, tolerance policies can forbid all discussions about charity or spirituality and replace them with a least common denominator consumerism. For non-christians, how many references can they hear about a happy Kwanzaa or Hanukkah before it begins to feel like pandering not tolerance? Is it possible to have a workplace that allows entire people to show up around the holidays? It’s Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Michelle Goldberg, author of Kingdom Coming: the Rise of Christian Nationalism. Ms Goldberg joins us from San Francisco.
 
Doug Hicks, associate professor of leadership and religion at the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond. Doug is author of the 2003 book Religion and the Workplace: Pluralism, Spirituality, Leadership and a new book that will come out next year called With God on All Sides: Leadership in a Diverse and Devout America. He joins us from Richmond.

Douglas Rushkoff, NYU professor of communications and author of Nothing Sacred: The Truth About Judaism  and most recently Get Back in the Box: How Being Great at What You Do Is Great for Business.

Click to Listen: How Can You Talk About Religion At Work?

Your Call 121207 Lewis Lapham: Learning from the Past

How can we integrate history into reporting and popular culture? On the next Your Call, we welcome Lewis Lapham, former editor of Harper's Magazine. He’s now the founder and editor of Lapham’s Quarterly. The magazine’s motto is: finding the present in the past, the past in the present. In his essays and reporting, Lapham has long included examples from the past to illuminate the day's events. What historical examples do you think we should be paying attention to today? It's Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Lewis Lapham, Former editor of Harper's and founder of Lapham’s Quarterly

Click to Listen: Lewis Lapham: Learning from the Past

Your Call 121107 On the Record: John Edwards

What do we need to know about the Democratic Presidential hopeful John Edwards? On the next Your Call, we continue our On the Record series about presidential candidates’ voting records and campaign contributions. Up next: John Edwards, former Democratic Senator from North Carolina. He has taken a populist position on the campaign trail, often talking about “two Americas” and corporate corruption. He also often slams NAFTA and outsourcing. Does his voting record match his rhetoric and promises? It’s Your Call, with me, Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
James Ridgeway, Mother Jones' senior correspondent in Washington D.C.

Bob Geary, staff writer with Independent Weekly in Durham, N.C.

Click to Listen: On the Record: John Edwards

Your Call 121007 Buy Less, Give More

What would it take to convince people to shop less in a country that bases its economic success on consumer spending? On the next Your Call, we’ll have a discussion about the culture of consumption in the U.S. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Americans are expected to spend $475 billion this year – four percent more than last year. What explains America’s appetite for shopping? What would it take to shop less and give more? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Judith Levine, journalist and author of Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping

Andrew Szasz, chair of Dept. of Sociology at UC Santa Cruz and author of Shopping Our Way to Safety: How We Changed from Protecting the Environment to Protecting Ourselves

John Perry, co-founder of Compact, a group whose members try not to buy anything new except food, medicine and underwear.

Click to Listen: Buy Less, Give More

Your Call 120707 Friday Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week President Bush’s dire warnings about an Iranian nuclear holocaust were knee-capped by his own intelligence agencies. While American media outlets quoted the president’s rationalizations, who did middle east reporters go to. We’ll speak with NPR reporter Deb Amos in Syria. We’ll also talk with the Boston Globe’s Anna Badkhen about the Russian elections and religion in political reporting with an editor of Beliefnet. What was your story of the week? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Deb Amos, covers Iraq for NPR News

Anna Badkhen, Staff writer for the Boston Globe. Before joining the Globe she was a freelance foreign correspondent with a particular focus on Russia.

Joel Schalit, Independent writer and former editor of both Punk Planet and Tikkun. Joel is finishing up a book about Israel and Palestine called Israel vs. Utopia.

Click to Listen: Media Roundtable

Your Call 120607 Blacks, race and class: Are attitudes of blacks towards blacks changing?

Is class difference dividing African Americans? On the next Your Call we discuss a controversial new poll from Pew and NPR that suggests class trumps race in determining social values. Critics say the poll really measures a decades long effort by conservatives to say racism is dead in America. As more African Americans enter the middle class, is the meaning of blackness changing for the worse or is diversity a sign of the health of black identity in America? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research for the Pew Research Center

Earl Ofari Hutchinson, author and commentator on contemporary American political culture. He is the author of the recently released Latino Challenge to Black America: Towards a Conversation Between African Americans and Hispanics 

Sherrilyn Ifill, Professor at the University of Maryland School of Law and a commentator on the group blog, BlackProf.com. 

Click to Listen: Blacks, race and class: Are attitudes of blacks towards blacks changing?

Your Call 120507 On the Record: Senator John McCain

What does Arizona Senator John McCain’s voting record tell us about what kind of a president he would be? On the next Your Call, we continue our On the Record series where we look past their stump speeches and hold their votes up to the light. Up Next: Republican Senator, John McCain. He has a reputation as a straight talking maverick. We’ll look at how independent the senator has been in his 25 years on Capitol Hill, on immigration or campaign finance reform, on the war in Iraq and a possible war with Iran. When does McCain vote with his party, and when does he go his own way? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Matt Stearns, McClatchy newspapers' Washington Bureau reporter

Dan Nowicki, the Arizona Republic's "McCain Central" blog writer and reporter

Click to Listen: On the Record: Senator John McCain

Your Call 120407 What happened to universal health care in California?

Whatever happened to universal health care in California? On the next Your Call we discuss the reform legislation long stalled in Sacramento. At the beginning of the year Speaker Fabian Nuñez and Governor Schwarzenegger were touting competing plans that would have insured every Californian. Insurance companies, consumer groups, even business groups were supporting a solution to the state's rising health care crisis. Why did reform stall and who is fighting to get it moving again? It's Your Call with guest host Ben Temchine and you.

Guests:
Anthony Wright, Executive Director for Health Access California

Donna Gerber, the Director of Government Relations for the California Nurses Association

Anmol S. Mahal, MD, the past president of California Medical Association

Click to Listen: Whatever happened to universal health care in California?

Your Call 113007 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call it's our Friday Media Roundtable. While all eyes were on Annapolis, what else happened in the world you should know about? Tensions continued to mount on the Turkey-Iraq border. We'll speak with Aliza Marcus there. The economy staggered along and we'll talk with Peter Waldman about the health of economics coverage. We'll also speak with Telemundo political analyst Carlos Rajo about news south of the border. It's Your Call, with me, Sandip Roy, and you.

Guests:
Peter Waldman in San Francisco
Senior writer at Condé Nast Portfolio, a monthly business magazine that launched in May 2007. Waldman joined Condé Nast Portfolio from the Wall Street Journal, where he had worked as a writer and editor for 21 years.  

Aliza Marcus in Washington DC
A journalist based in Washington DC. She reported from Turkey on the Kurdish rebel war and regional conflicts, first as a freelance reporter for the Christian Science Monitor and later as a staff writer for Reuters. Her book Blood and Belief: The PKK and the Kurdish Fight for Independence is just out.

Carlos Rajo in Los Angeles
Political analyst for Channel 22 & 52, the local affiliates for Telemundo in Los Angeles, from the Middle East to futbol in Buenos Aires. He is an occasional contributor to El Pais in Spain.

Click to Listen: Friday Media Roundtable

Your Call 112907 What makes a good protest song?

What makes a good protest song? On the next Your Call we’re joined by Jeff Chang, Hip Hop Historian. Chang has just returned from a trip to Indonesia where he collected raps in Bahasa. Four years into the war in Iraq, where is the music giving voice and song to the outrage? It’s Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Jeff Chang in San Francisco
Hip Hop historian and chronicler, author of Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, the critically acclaimed history of the Hip Hop movement.
 
Dave Marsh in New York City
Dave Marsh cofounded Creem magazine in Detroit, edited two editions of the Rolling Stone Record Guide and also edited the newsletter Rock and Roll Confidential, which morphed into Rock and Rap Confidential. He is the author of more than two dozen music books, including three books on Bruce Springsteen, for whom he is the semiofficial biographer. His latest book is called The Beatles' Second Album.

Click to Listen: What makes a good protest song?

Your Call 112807 What Would Give the Palestinians Leverage?

What would give Palestinians leverage in peace talks? On the next Your Call we talk about what components are needed for a peace process to feel optimistic about. Right now Palestinians face a nuclear power from behind blockaded borders, split between two parties engaged in low grade civil war. Mahmoud Abbas is there as president of Palestine, but who does he represent? Is American support necessary for Palestinian success, or could another coalition be cobbled together? What would a peace process you had faith in need? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi
Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and former Minister of Communication for the Palestinian Authority. 
 
Amjad Shawa,
Palestinian NGO Network coordinator for Gaza
 
Lamia Matta
Middle East International Advocacy Director at the International Crisis Group.

Click to Listen: What Would Give the Palestinians Leverage?

Your Call 112707 The Falling Dollar

What explains the rapidly falling value of the U.S. dollar? On the next Your Call, we'll speak with economists about how the dollar's groundbreaking lows are affecting the U.S. economy. Earlier this month, the dollar dropped to a 26-year low against the British pound. And this past week, it hit a record low against the euro. How does its decreased value affect the U.S. in terms of trade and wages? The dollar is still at the center of financial markets around the world, so how are countries like China responding? It's Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Ronald I. McKinnon
Professor of International Economics, Stanford University
 
James K. Galbraith
Chair in Government/Business Relations at the School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin, and chair of Economists for Peace and Security.
 
Click to Listen: The Falling Dollar

Your Call 112607 Not My Day Job--Positive change happening in our backyards

Who is working to improve your neighborhood? On Your Call, we’re kicking off a series sharing some local positive stories coming out of our communities. We hear about the doom and gloom in the world today but we know that’s not the whole story. We want to take the opportunity to recognize the work being done by everyday people right here. After a long day of work, they are spending their energy giving back. What are they up to and what lessons have they learned? It’s Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Francisco Da Costa, Longtime Bayview Activist and Writer
Paul Larudee, Ph.D., Human Rights Activist for peace and justice in Palestine
Gillian Gillett, The San Jose/Guerrero Coalition

Click to Listen: Not My Day Job

Previous Shows: A conversation with Indian activist Vandana Shiva AUDIO NOT POSTED [11.23.07]

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Your Call 112107 On the Record: Representative Dennis Kucinich

What does Congressman Dennis Kucinich's long voting record tell us about what kind of president he would make? On the next Your Call, we continue our On the Record series where we move beyond the stump speeches and rhetoric and instead focus on candidates’ voting records. What does Congressman Kucinich go to bat for? Who funds his campaigns and why do Cleveland voters keep sending him back to Capitol Hill? What do you want to know about Dennis Kucinich? It’s Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar, and you.
 
Guests:
John Nichols in Madison, Wisconsin
Washington Correspondent for the Nation magazine.

Sabrina Eaton in Silver Spring, MD
Washington Correspondent for the Cleveland Plain Dealer

Click to Listen: On the Record--Representative Dennis Kucinich

Your Call 112007 A Debate about Peak Oil

How worried should we be about "Peak Oil"? On Your Call, we’ll talk about the looming oil crisis with Vijay Vaitheeswaran, author of Zoom: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future. We’ll also be joined by Michael Klare, author of Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum. How will "Peak Oil" affect our society? Some say it’s happening now. How should we prepare? It’s Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar and you.       

Guests:
Michael Klare, professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College, and author of Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum.

Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Global Correspondent for The Economist. He is also the author of Power to the People: How the Coming Engery Revolution in the Engergy Revolution Will Change Industry, Change our Lives and Maybe Even Save the Planet.  He also co-authored Zoom: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future.

Click to Listen: A Debate about Peak Oil

Your Call 111907 Cross Cultural Care-giving

How do people from different cultures care for aging loved ones? On the next Your Call, we’ll have a discussion about culturally sensitive care giving. The elderly population is growing every year and it is becoming increasingly diverse. What is being done to insure culturally sensitive care? Has awareness changed from generation to generation? Are you receiving support from a caregiver from a different cultural background? Join us on the next Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Rita Hargrave, M.D., is a Fellow of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with Special Qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry. She is on the staff of the V.A. Hospital in Martinez, Calif., and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California at Davis and keeper of the ethnic elders care network.

Carmen R. Green, MD Director, Pain Research Division, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology University of Michigan Medical School

Wesley Mukoyama, Executive Director of Yu-Ai Kai
Yu-Ai Kai, a Japanese American Community Senior Service, located in Japantown San Jose, committed to serving seniors with an array of activities and programs.

Click to Listen: Cross Cultural Care-giving

Your Call 111607 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call it's our Friday Media Roundtable. The votes are finally in for the 2007 San Francisco election. We’ll discuss election coverage and the oil spill with San Francisco Bay Guardian editor Tim Redmond. We’ll also be joined by Lou Dubose, who left the comforts of Texas to edit the Washington Spectator.  What was your story of the week? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Tim Redmond in San Francisco
Executive Editor of the San Francisco Bay Guardian, San Francisco’s independent weekly

Lou Dubose in Washington DC
Editor of the Washington Spectator and formerly of the Texas Observer. He co-authored several books with the late and lamented Molly Ivins.

Click to Listen: Media Roundtable

Your Call 111507 The Tolerant Empire

What makes an empire rise to global dominance and what makes it fall? On the next Your Call we welcome two students of the rise and fall of global hyperpowers.  Professor Juan Cole wrote a book about Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt two hundred years ago and Professor Amy Chua has written Day of Empire, a study of how tolerance may be at the heart of every empire’s rise, and intolerance the cause of every decline. What can we learn from empires long buried about America’s flirtation with global dominance? It’s Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Amy Chua in San Francisco
John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School and author of Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance--and Why They Fall

Juan Cole in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Richard P. Mitchell Distinguished University Professor of History at the University of Michigan. His most recent book is Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East.

Click to Listen: The Tolerant Empire

Your Call 111407 On the Record--Rudolph Giuliani

On the next Your Call, we continue our On the Record series where we look at presidential candidates' voting records. Next up is former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. New York's murder rate dropped by 60 percent under Giuliani, but complaints about police brutality rose by 70 percent. Giuliani received international attention after 9/11 and since then, he founded a security consulting business and became a partner in a law firm. What does Giuliani’s record tell us about what kind of president he would make? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
John Judis in suburban Washington DC. 
Senior editor at The New Republic and a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.  He is also author of The Folly of Empire: What George W. Bush Could Learn from Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.
 
Wayne Barrett in New York
Investigative reporter and senior editor for the Village Voice since 1979.  He is the author of Grand Illusion: The Untold Story of Rudy Giuliani and 9/11. 

Click to Listen: On the Record--Rudolph Giuliani

Your Call 111307 What is the state of our oceans?

What will be the long-term impact of the recent oil spill in the Bay? On the next Your Call, we’ll take a look at the state of the Pacific Ocean. An estimated 58,000 gallons of heavy bunker oil leaked into the Bay, killing sea birds and prompting the closure of nearly two dozen beaches. The spill prompted a public outcry because the damage is so visible. But what aren’t we seeing in the ocean that we should be concerned about? It’s Your Call, with me, Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Sejal Choksi, Program Director at San Francisco Bay Keeper
Rod Fujita, a Senior Scientist at Environmental Defense, based in Oakland, California and author of Heal the Oceans: Solutions for Saving Our Seas

Click to Listen: What is the state of our oceans?

Your Call 111207 Veterans Day Special--What Kind Of Care Do Our Vets Get Now?

How are wounded veterans being cared for upon returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan? On the next Your Call, we’ll get an update on vets' health care. According to a new report by Physicians for Social Responsibility, healthcare for Iraq vets could top $650 billion. Since the 2003 invasion, at least 60,000 U.S. soldiers have been wounded. The percentage of amputees is the highest since the Civil War. Is the VA prepared to deal with this crisis? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Larry Scott, member of VA Watchdog organization

Dr. Evan Kanter, a member of the Board of Directors for Physicians for Social Responsibility

Click to Listen: Veterans Day Special--What Kind Of Care Do Our Vets Get Now?

Your Call 110907 Media Roundtable

On the Next Your Call it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week we speak with LA Times consumer columnist David Lazarus about consumer safety and the credit crunch, with NPR ombudsman Lisa Shepard about interviewing torture victims in the presence of their torturers and with Al-Jazeera English México Correspondent Franc Contreras about one of the worst natural disasters in Mexican history, the flooding of Tabasco. What was your story of the week? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
David Lazarus in Los Angeles
Author of the Consumer Confidential column for the LA Times

Franc Contreras in México City, México
Al-Jazeera English’s México correspondent

Lisa Shepard in Washington DC
Ombudsman for NPR News. 

Click to Listen: Media Roundtable

Your Call 110807 What Makes the War Real?

What do we see in still photos of the Iraq War that we miss in other forms of media? On the next Your Call, New York Times photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson joins us to discuss his photographic memoir of his time in Iraq called “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.” We’ll also be joined by independent journalist Dahr Jamail, author of “Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Iraq.” What can we learn from journalists whose goal is to show what life is really like for Iraqis? And what do you want from coverage of a war? It’s Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Dahr Jamail in San Francisco
Independent reporter and author of Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq

Ashley Gilbertson in Washington DC
War photographer for the New York Times and author of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
 
Click to Listen: What Makes the War Real?

Your Call 110707 On the Record: Senator Chris Dodd

What kind of a president would Senator Chris Dodd make? On the next Your Call, we continue our On The Record series where we look at the voting records of presidential hopefuls. This week, we’re focusing on Democratic Senator Chris Dodd of Connecticut. Senator Dodd is making waves for stalling the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act until amnesty for telecom companies is removed. Dodd has been in Congress for 33 years. Where does he stand on issues you care about and who’s funding his campaign? Join us on the next Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Tom Swann, executive director of the CT Citizen Action Group and previously ran Ned Lamont’s campaign against Joe Lieberman.

Bill Curry, columnist for the Hartford Courant, a two-time Democratic nominee for governor of Connecticut and a White House advisor in the administration of Bill Clinton.

Hari Sevugan, spokesperson for Chris Dodd for President
 
Click to Listen: On the Record -- Senator Chris Dodd

Your Call 110607 How can we support caregivers?

Are we doing enough to support caregivers? On the next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about family caregiving. Fifty million Americans are taking care of sick family members. Their unpaid work is valued at $306 billion per year. What challenges do they face? How does public policy affect their work? What can we as a society do to support caregivers? And what does the future look like for our aging population? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guest:
Peggy Flynn, as founder of the Caregiving Zone
 
Click to Listen: How can we support caregivers?

Your Call 110507 Crackdown in Pakistan

Just days before the Pakistani Supreme Court was due to decide whether General Pervez Musharraf’s recent reelection was valid, he imposed emergency rule, suspended the Constitution, and fired the Supreme Court. Over the weekend, Musharraf’s military government arrested 500 opposition party figures and announced that journalists who bring “ridicule or disrepute” to the General could face up to three years in prison. News channels in major cities have been blocked. We’ll get the latest from a Pakistani journalist on the next Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you. 

Guests:
Shahnaz Rouse, professor of sociology at Sarah Lawrence College
Zahid Hussain, senior editor of Pakistan's Newsline magazine

Click to Listen: Crackdown in Pakistan

Your Call 110207 Friday Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll speak with the Nation's Gary Younge about misconceptions of black history in the media. We'll also hear from Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Loretta Tofani. She's out with a lengthy series about the treatment of workers in China. And Al-Jazerra English's Anand Naidoo joins us to discuss the latest in Gaza and Iraq. What was your story of the week? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Anand Naidoo in Washington, DC, an anchor and correspondent for Al-Jazeera English.
Loretta Tofani, in Salt Lake City, a Pulitzer Prize winning independent reporter, working at the Pulitzer Center
Gary Younge in New York City, a staff writer with The Nation

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Your Call 110107 What Makes A Woman Powerful?

Who is a powerful woman? On the next Your Call we’ll discuss the many ways women exercise power in the world. Forbes magazine released their list of the 100 most powerful women and it was full of politicians and billionaires. Are there other ways women exercise power that Forbes missed? And does having female prime ministers and secretaries of state change the way the traditional power is exercised? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Laurel Thatcher-Ulrich, author of Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History and professor at Harvard University.

Laurel Thatcher-Ulrich will be speaking tonight at 7:30 at Mrs. Dalloway’s Literary & Garden Arts, 2904 College Avenue in Berkeley

Click to Listen: What Makes A Woman Powerful?

Your Call 103107 Election 2007

Next Tuesday is Election Day. Do you know what’s on the ballot? On the next Your Call, the Chronicle’s John Diaz, SPUR’s Egon Terplan, and the Green Party’s Christina O’Lague will join us to discuss their endorsements of measures on the San Francisco ballot. With no real competition for Mayor, District Attorney, or Sheriff, the big fights this election are over MUNI, libraries, free Wi-Fi, and parking. Who’s supporting and funding these measures? What are you voting for? It’s Your Call with Sandip Roy.
 
Guests:
John Diaz, Editorial Page Editor for the SF Chronicle
Egon Terplan, Economic Development and Governance Policy Director of SPUR
Christina O'Lague, Green Party Coordinating Council Member

Click to Listen: Election 2007

Your Call 103007 The Budget

How can we make sense of the $2.8 trillion dollar U.S. budget? On the next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation with Linda Bilmes, a budget expert and public policy professor at the Kennedy School of Government. Federal spending grew by nearly 50 percent between 2001 and 2007 and the federal debt has grown to about 9 trillion dollars. What is the overall war spending in the budget? And what’s being squeezed as a result? It’s Your Call, Rose Aguilar, and you.
 
Guest:
Linda Bilmes, a budget expert and public policy professor at the Kennedy School of Government

Click to Listen: The Budget

Your Call 102907 Is California running out of water?

Is California running out of water? On the next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about managing California’s water supply. Two-thirds of the planet is covered in water but population growth and climate change could impact our water supply in the coming decades. What is the connection between global warming and our water supply? And what can we learn from states that are experiencing a water crisis? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
 
Guest:
Norm Miller is an adjunct professor of geography at UC Berkeley and associate director of Berkeley Water Center. Professor Miller is one of the four professors at UC Berkeley who have contributed to a United Nations international climate change organization that is sharing the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore.

Mindy McIntyre is water program manager at The Planning and Conservation League. That’s a nonprofit organization involved in environmental public policy research and education. Mindy works on projects to improve water management and policy in California.

Click to Listen: Is California running out of water?

Your Call 102607 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, Southern California burned. Did the reporters covering the fires connect the emergency with larger ecological and social trends? Also this week battles raged on the border of Turkey and Iraq and within the halls of power in Istanbul. Did you see or hear reporting that covered more than the blow-by-blow and provided the context to help you understand what's at stake? What was your story of the week? It's Your Call, with me, Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Robert Parry in Healdsburg, California
Founder and editor of Consortium News

David Roberts in Seattle, Wash.
Staff writer for Grist and blogmaster of Gristmill

Evrim Bunn in Washington DC
Reporter with Voice of America Turkish Service

Click to Listen: Media Roundtable

Your Call 102507 The Mad Cowboy

What can we learn about the meat and dairy industry from a Montana farmer who also happens to be a vegan? On the next Your Call, we talk with Howard Lyman, the fourth generation rancher who rose to fame after he and Oprah were sued by the cattle industry for libeling beef, a crime in Texas. They won the suit. Lyman is now on a crusade to change food safety policies and end our addiction to meat. What would a world of vegetarians look like? What would happen to livestock if we all became vegan? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Update: Howard Lyman is speaking tonight at the Marin Humane Society at 7:00 p.m.
171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd., Novato, CA

Guest:
Howard Lyman, fourth generation cattle farmer, now vegan activist

Click to Listen: The Mad Cowboy

Your Call 102407 On the Record: Mike Huckabee

Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is gaining ground among conservative Christians. What do we need to know about his views? On the next Your Call, we continue our On the Record series about presidential candidates’ voting records and campaign contributions. Up next: former Arkansas governor and Baptist Minister Mike Huckabee. At the Values Voters Summit this weekend, he focused on abortion, immigration, and what he calls Islamo-fascism. What does his voting record say about what he would do as president? It’s Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar, and you.
 
Guests:
Max Brantley, the editor of the Arkansas Times, a Little Rock alternative weekly
Michael Scherer is the Washington correspondent for Salon.com

Click to Listen: On the Record with Mike Huckabee

Your Call 102307 Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity

How does pornography affect what it means to be a man? On the next Your Call, we'll have a discussion about the multibillion dollar porn industry with Robert Jensen, author of Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity. Jensen says mainstream porn has come up with more ways than ever to humiliate and degrade women. So why is it so popular? Over 260 porn sites go up daily. Has pornography become normalized? How does it affect you? It's Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar and you.
 
Guest:
Robert Jensen is the author of Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity (South End Press, 2007) and an associate professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin.

Click to Listen: Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity

Your Call 102207 An Update on Burma

A month after the uprising in Burma, what's the status on the global call for democracy? On the next Your Call, we'll have a discussion about Burma, one month after the military violently suppressed protests, leaving many people dead and more than 3,000 detained. Human rights activists are calling on Chinese, Indian, and other companies doing business in Burma to condemn the government’s abuses. Meanwhile, Burma is fading from the front pages. How will that affect the struggle for democracy? It's Your Call, with me Rose Aguilar and you.
 
Guests:
T. Kumar, advocacy director for Asia & Pacific for Amnesty International USA.

Dr. Tun Myint, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota.

Nyunt Than, president of the Burmese American Democratic Alliance (BADA), a Bay Area based grassroots organization working to raise awareness about human rights abuses in Burma.

Click to Listen: An Update on Burma

Your Call 101807 Friday Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call it is our Friday media roundtable. Benazir Bhutto landed in Pakistan after eight years in exile; George W. Bush warned there would be a third world war if Iran goes nuclear. This week, Arnold Schwarzenegger signed 97 bills and vetoed another 58, and the BBC is giving hundreds of pink slips to its employees. What was your story of the week? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.
 
Guests:
Graham Usher, a journalist and writer now based in Pakistan
John Nichols, writer for The Nation
Frank Russo, publisher of California Progress Report

Click to Listen: Media Roundtable

Your Call 101807 The Arab Film Festival

What will be showcased at the upcoming 11th Annual Arab Film Festival? On the next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation with the festival’s filmmakers. From the first Lebanese vampire thriller to documentaries about finding peace through dance and skateboarding, we’ll hear about the Arab world through its films. How do these movies manage to bridge a gap between cultures? What challenges do these filmmakers face in the Arab world? And how are they being received here in the U.S.? It’s Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.
 
Guests:
Sonia El Feki, artistic director for the Arab Film Festival
Muayad Mousa Alayan, director of Qater Al Nada
Nadia Kamel, director of Salata Baladi
Line Halvorsen, director of USA vs. Al-Arian

Click to Listen: The Arab Film Festival

Your Call 101707 A conversation with Indian activist Vandana Shiva

What are the important issues affecting India’s farmers today? On the next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation with Indian activist and physicist Dr. Vandana Shiva. One in six people on earth live in India and more than half of the country's population of 1.1 billion depend on agriculture for their living. What are the main ecological and political issues affecting India today? Why have Shiva's projects combating GMOs and monocrops been so effective? And what advice does she have for environmentalists here in the U.S.? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Update: Vandana Shiva will be speaking at 3:25 at the First Unitarian Church in downtown Oakland, at 685 14th St. near the 12th St. BART at the Business Ethics Network conference. For tickets and information call Anne at 503-478-0892.

Guest:
Dr. Vandana Shiva is a physicist, ecologist, activist, editor, and author.

Click to Listen: A conversation with Indian activist Vandana Shiva

Your Call 101607 What are the most effective ways to fight breast cancer?

What are the most effective ways to fight breast cancer? On the next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about the second leading cause of cancer death among women. While U.S. cancer rates are down, this year, 180,000 women will still be diagnosed with breast cancer. New treatments get a lot of press, but what’s really working? Have there been any significant developments over the past decade? And are those pink ribbon campaigns making any difference? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
 
Guests:
Barbara Brenner, executive director of Breast Cancer Action
Dr. Marion Kavanaugh-Lynch, director of California Breast Cancer Research Program.

Click to Listen: What are the most effective ways to fight breast cancer?

Your Call 101507 When is it appropriate to use Tasers?

Is the use of Tasers by police appropriate? On the next Your Call, we'll discuss why certain Bay Area cities are arming their police with Tasers, while others are considering banning them. Tasers are currently being used by 11,000 police departments nationwide. Recent incidents involving the use of the electroshock weapon have sparked a heated debate. Are Tasers our safest policing alternative? When is it appropriate to use them? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.
 
Guests:
Raj Jayadev, editor of Silicon Valley De-Bug and writer for New America Media.
Sergeant Natasha Powers of the Palo Alto Police Department, which recently approved the use of Tasers by their officers.

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Your Call 101207 Friday Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it’s our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, family members of slain Iraqis filed a lawsuit against Blackwater and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced plans to cut the number of troops in Iraq by about half. Also, an array of Bay Area journalists, media organizations, and university journalism departments formed an investigative team to continue the work of journalist Chauncey Bailey. What was your story of the week? It’s Your Call with Sandip Roy.
 
Guests:
Tina Susman, LA Times staff writer in Iraq
Martin Reynolds, managing editor of Oakland Tribune
Deepa Fernandes, host of the WBAI radio program "Wakeup Call"

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Your Call 101107 The Sixth Anniversary of the Invasion of Afghanistan

What are the future prospects for Afghanistan? On the next Your Call, we will have a conversation about the political situation in Afghanistan, six years after the U.S. invasion, which marked the first phase of the Bush administration’s so called War on Terror. Today, five provinces in Afghanistan are back in the Taliban’s control, opium production is increasing, and violence is at an all-time high. How are people fairing in today’s Afghanistan? And what’s the main mission of the United States? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.
 
Guests:
Kate Clark has been covering Afghanistan for BBC for well over a decade.

Nazif Shahrani is a professor of anthropology and of Central Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington. He has been visiting Afghanistan on regular basis. He was in Afghanistan in May of this year.

Click to Listen: The Sixth Anniversary of the Invasion of Afghanistan

Your Call 101007 The Israel Lobby

What explains the U.S. government's support of Israel? On the next Your Call, we welcome Stephen Walt, professor of International Affairs at Harvard University and co-author of the new book, The Israel Lobby. The book explores why there is so little disagreement about Israel among American politicians. Stephen Walt argues that unconditional support for the Jewish state is heavily influenced by the powerful Israeli lobby in the U.S. and in the end, he says it's bad for both countries. What do you think? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.
 
Guests:
Stephen Walt in Cambridge
The Robert and Rene Belfer Professor of International Relations at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and author with John Mearsheimer of the new book The Israel Lobby.

Mitchell Plitnick in San Francisco
Director of Administration and Policy for Jewish Voice for Peace

Click to Listen: The Israel Lobby

Your Call 100907 Food Stamps and the Farm Bill

Why is it so easy to get a subsidy to grow food and so hard to get a subsidy to buy it? On the next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about the food stamp provision of the 2007 Farm Bill, which is scheduled to be voted on next week. Subsidies for corn farmers are up, while funding for food stamps is down. Over 35 million Americans will go to bed hungry tonight. Will the Farm Bill include improvements to food stamp and nutrition programs? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
 
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Your Call 100807 All Hail the Blockbuster

If you see a movie advertised on the side of a bus does that make you unlikely to see it in the theatre? On the next Your Call we welcome Kenneth Turan, film reviewer for NPR and the Los Angeles Times and author of Now in Theaters Everywhere: A Celebration of a Certain Kind of Blockbuster. Turan’s first book was called Never Coming to a Theater Near You and celebrated rarely seen movies. This time he tells you which movies with big budgets are worth your time. What is your favorite blockbuster? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.
 
Guest:
Kenneth Turan in Los Angeles
Film critic for the Los Angeles Times and NPR's Morning Edition, as well as the director of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. He has been a staff writer for the Washington Post and TV Guide, and served as the Times' book review editor.

Click to Listen: All Hail the Blockbuster

Your Call 100507 Friday Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week the Senate considered a national shield law that would allow reporters to protect their sources. We’ll talk Iran news with independent reporter Reese Erlich, with Carolyn Lochhead of the San Francisco Chronicle on the importance of having national reporters at local papers and about race and international news coverage in the U.S. with Lakshmi Chaudhry of The Nation. What was your story of the week? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.
 
Guests:
Carolyn Lochhead in Washington D.C.
San Francisco Chronicle’s Washington correspondent since 1991
 
Lakshmi Chaudhry in San Francisco
Contributing writer to the magazine The Nation
 
Reese Erlich in San Francisco
Independent reporter and author of The Iran Agenda: The Real Story of U.S. Policy and the Middle East Crisis
 
Click to Listen: Friday Media Roundtable

Your Call 100407 Nobodies

What products do you buy that support modern day slavery? On the next Your Call we welcome John Bowe, author of Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy. Slavery was outlawed in the U.S. 142 years ago, but Bowe discovers cases across the continent where people work without rights, without paychecks and without the freedom to leave. Around the world nearly 27 million people are in conditions tantamount to enslavement. Which products are most likely to have been made by slaves? What can you do to join the new abolitionist movement? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
John Bowe, author of Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy. He is the co-editor of Gig: Americans Talk About Their Jobs, one of Harvard Business Review’s best books of 2000, and a recipient of the Richard J. Margolis Award, dedicated to journalism that combines social concern and humor.
 
Norma Hotaling, executive director of Sage: Standing Against Global Exploitation

David Batstone, founder of The Not For Sale Campaign
 
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Your Call 100307 On the Record--Bill Richardson

What kind of president would Bill Richardson be? On the next Your Call we continue our On The Record series examining the voting and governing records of every man and woman running for president. This week we look at a former ambassador, cabinet member, congressman and governor. Richardson would be the first Hispanic president and had a reputation as a liberal congressman but was also at the helm of the energy department during the Wen Ho Lee debacle. What did Richardson support, suppress or go out on a limb for? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you. 

Guests:
Steve Terrell in Santa Fe, New México
Political reporter and music columnist for The Santa Fe New Mexican, and producer of Terrell's Sound World and The Santa Fe Opry on KSFR, Santa Fe Public Radio.
 
George Lobsenze in Washington D.C.
Executive editor of The Energy Daily, which covers all aspects of the energy industry including electric utilities, nuclear power, natural gas, oil, coal and alternative fuels.

Click to Listen: On the Record--Bill Richardson

Your Call 100207 The Fate of Iraqi Refugees

What is life like for Iraqi refugees? On the next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about the fate of displaced Iraqis with two activists who recently returned from the Middle East. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees reports that more than 4.2 million Iraqis have been forced out of their homes. More than half have sought refuge in neighboring countries. How are they coping with their forced exile? And what is the role of the United States as the occupying force? It’s Your Call, with me, Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Raed Jarrar is an Iraqi political analyst who established a grassroots organization that provides humanitarian and political aid to Iraqi internally displaced persons.

Noah Baker Merrill has been living and working among Iraqi refugees in Jordan and Syria and coordinates the Direct Aid Initiative, a project of the Electronic Iraq news and analysis website.

Click to Listen: The Fate of Iraqi Refugees

Your Call 100107 Burma 101

What is in store for the future of Burma? On the next Your Call, we’ll have a discussion about the ongoing uprising in Burma, which began after the government doubled the price of fuel last month. Four hundred pro-democracy activists led the initial demonstration. Tens of thousands then responded to create a massive protest. A number of people have been killed and wounded. What is the modern political history of Burma? Will the current uprising end the military-Junta rule in that country? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Michael Aung-Thwin, a professor of Southeast Asian history at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, University of Hawaii-Honolulu

Kyi May Kaung, a Washington, DC-based writer and analyst, a contributor to Foreign Policy in Focus, and a close observer of the Burmese scene since the 1960s.
 
Click to Listen: Burma 101

Your Call 092807 Friday Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it’s our Friday Media Roundtable. This week tens of thousands of Buddhist monks upturned the bowl and took to the streets of Rangoon; President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran visited Columbia University, and the AFL-CIO walked out on GM for the first time in nearly four decades. That’s what happened, but where did you find the context and insight that explained why it was happening and why it was important? What was your story of the week? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Nathan Guttman in Washington DC, Washington bureau chief for the Jewish Forward and reporter for Channel 1 TV in Israel

Lane Greene in New York, International Correspondent for the Economist
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Your Call 092707 Happy Birthday CIA!

It was 60 years ago that the National Security Act was passed. On the next Your Call we talk with former analysts at the CIA and outsider experts on the intelligence community about what we have learned from those 60 years living with the CIA and NSA. What do they do well? And where do they regularly fail? Do overestimations of the CIA’s capabilities lead to wild overreach and civil liberties violations? What should intelligence agencies actually do? It’s Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Sue McCloud, former CIA operations officer
Mel Goodman, former CIA analyst
John Prados, National Security Archive, and author of Hoodwinked: The Documents That Reveal How Bush Sold Us a War

Click to Listen: Happy Birthday CIA!

Your Call 092607 Shock Doctrine

What happens when societies are hit with massive collective shocks -- wars, terror attacks, and natural disasters? Journalist Naomi Klein says they are used to push through highly unpopular shock therapy. On the next Your Call, we talk with Klein about her new book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. In it, Klein reveals the cunning way opportunists use disasters to remake societies as free market wonderlands. How can the system free itself from what Klein calls the shock doctrine? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Naomi Klein, author of the The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

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Your Call 092507 The Real Wealth of Nations

What's wrong with traditional economic theories? On the next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation with Riane Eisler, author of The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics. Here in the U.S., the top one percent of the population own 40 percent of the nation’s wealth. We’re the richest nation in the world, but we have the most expensive healthcare and our children are more likely to die than those in countries with a lower GPD. How can we create an equitable and sustainable society? It’s Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Riane Eisler, author of The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics.

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Your Call 092407 A Show About You!

Why do you listen to Your Call? On the next Your Call, we will have a conversation with you. Your Call has been on the air for five years now and thanks to your generous support, we just completed a successful fund drive, so we’ve decided to dedicate our next show to you. We’d love to hear from our regular callers and those of you who've never called. Call in and tell us about yourself and what you like about Your Call. What are your favorite topics of conversation? And where do you want to see the shows go in the future? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Our listeners

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Your Call 092107 Friday Media Roundtable

Thanks to your generous support during our Fall membership drive, we’re back to our regularly scheduled programming. On today’s Your Call, it’s our Friday Media Roundtable – the day we speak to reporters about coverage of the week’s news. The San Francisco Chronicle’s Heather Knight will join us to discuss healthcare coverage at the local and federal level. The Christian Science Monitor’s Linda Feldmann will join us to discuss the presidential race and DC politics. And later in the show, we’ll be joined by Link TV’s Jamal Dajani to find out how the conversation about Iraq in DC is being covered in the Middle East. What was your story of the week? I’m Rose Aguilar and it’s Your Call after this news.

Guest:
Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle
Linda Feldmann, Christian Science Monitor
Jamal Dajani, Link TV

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Your Call 092007 Dream Politik

When was the last time a progressive political campaign swept you away? If you’re the average American, it's been a while. On the next Your Call we talk with Professor Stephen Duncombe, author of Dream: Re-imagining Progressive Politics in an Age of Fantasy.  Professor Duncombe says the left leaves behind many potential supporters by disdaining the tools and forms of pop culture. By relying too much on appeals to reason, do progressives cede political turf to the right? What would ethical spectacles look like? Can ending poverty be as moving as an SUV commercial? It’s Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guest:
Stephen Duncombe, author of Dream: Re-imagining Progressive Politics in an Age of Fantasy

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Your Call 091907 End of America?

On the next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation with Naomi Wolf, author of End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot. For the past six years, the Bush administration’s so-called 'Global War on Terror' has led to rampant violations of civil rights, abuse of executive power and trampling of U.S. Constitution. What will it take to bring back checks and balances? What role do citizens play in guarding the American liberal democracy? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Naomi Wolf, author of The End of America: A Letter of Warning To A Young Patriot

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Your Call 091807 Supercapitalism

Would you trade affordable gadgets for higher wages in China? Would you pay more for cheap goods if we had nationalized health care? On the next Your Call, we talk with former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich about his new book, Supercapitalism. He argues that most people would answer "no" to those questions. Over the past twenty years, Reich says, corporate control has plummeted in the face of consumer and investor power, but citizens have fared the worst. Why are Americans so schizophrenically divided between their consumer and citizen selves? How do we get the social good back in the heart of the political process in the Supercapitalist 21st century? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Robert B. Reich, author of Supercapitalism.

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Your Call 091707 Responsible Travel

What does responsible travel mean? On the next Your Call, we’ll have a discussion with Lonely Planet writers and editors about tips for traveling responsibly. Tourism is the world's largest and fastest growing industry. It provides 10 percent of the world's income and employs almost one-tenth of the world's workforce. The more than 500 million people traveling for leisure each year has wide range effects on the environment, culture, and economies of local communities. How can we make our vacations more eco-friendly? How do you plan for your vacation? It’s Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests
Editors of Lonely Planet

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Your Call 091407 Takeover

How ambitious is President Bush's plan to consolidate federal power in the Oval Office? On the next Your Call, we discuss the president's unprecedented power grab with Pulitzer Prize winning Boston Globe reporter Charlie Savage. In his new book, Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy, Savage traces the strategies adopted by President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney to release the president from congressional constraint and oversight. It is one of the most complete indictments of this president and practically a legal brief for impeachment. Call in with your questions about presidential power on the next Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest
Charlie Savage, author of Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy

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Your Call 091307 There's Not Enough Time

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What do we mean when we say, "There’s not enough time in the day?" On the next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about our perception of time with Edward M. Hallowell, author of Crazy Busy: Overstretched, Overbooked and About to Snap. The Internet, cell phones, and other technologies have not slowed down the pace of our lives. Has technology made us busier? How do we relate to time? And what explains our rushed culture? It’s Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guest
Edward M. Hallowell, author of Crazy Busy: Overstretched, Overbooked and About to Snap

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Your Call 091207 Frankenfood

Do you know what's in your food? On the next Your Call, we'll talk with Andrew Kimbrell, executive director of The Center for Food Safety, and author of Your Right to Know: Genetic Engineering and the Secret Changes in Your Food. Nearly three quarters of processed foods in your grocery store have genetically modified ingredients. What impact do these products have on our health and our environment? What affect are GMO foods having on organic farming, and most importantly, how do you find them and keep them out of your shopping cart? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guest
Andrew Kimbrell, executive director of The Center for Food Safety and author of Your Right to Know: Genetic Engineering and the Secret Changes in Your Food

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Your Call 091107 NY Times Columnist Paul Krugman

Is it possible for the U.S. to pass a “New Deal”? On
the next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation with
Paul Krugman, the award winning NY Times columnist and
the author of a new book, “The Conscience of a
Liberal.” Krugman argues that in today’s America, the
gap between the rich and poor is at the levels of the
post civil war "Gilded Age" era, and for the past
thirty years, the conservative movement has dominated
American politics. What will it take to close the
income gap? Will liberal values become relevant again?
It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Paul Krugman, NY Times columnist and professor of
economics and international affairs at Princeton
University

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Your Call Pre-empted by Petraeus Report

Your Call is being preempted to bring you Gen. David Petraeus' testimony to Congress. We decided to cut into our Fall pledge drive to bring you the latest from Washington DC and Iraq. KALW still has a goal we need to make, and it is our belief and our hope that you will help us meet that goal. Over 75 percent of KALW's budget comes from you and 100 percent of Your Call's budget comes from KALW. Your support gives us the freedom to break our format and bring you the news and information you've asked for. If you'd like to support us online, click here. Thank you for your ongoing support.

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Your Call 090707 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday media roundtable. This week is a special pledge edition with two Friday favorites. Norman Solomon, author and director of War Made Easy, a documentary that exposes the complicity between a government eager to sell us foreign adventures and a media that caters to power. We’ll also be joined by Danny Schechter, the news dissector, out with a documentary about debt, mortgages and the companies that profit from indenturing American citizens. Norman Solomon, Danny Schechter, and your stories of the week, on the next Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Danny Schechter, director of In Debt We Trust
Norman Solomon, director of War Made Easy

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Your Call 090607 Exposed

Do you know what’s in your shampoo? The soap you use in your kitchen or on your children? The European Union does and they’re banning hundreds of chemicals that are still legal in the U.S. On the next Your Call we’re talking with Mark Schapiro, author of Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power. Would a European see Carboxymethylcellulose in their laundry detergent, or is that carcinogen reserved just for us? On Thursday’s Your Call, with me, Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Mark Schapiro, author of Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power

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Your Call 090507 Whither the State Parks?

What is happening with our national parks? On the next Your Call we’ll discuss the state of parks in year seven of the Bush Administration. The National Park Service says it has an $8 billion backlog of maintenance projects and a further $100 million was cut this year. With final plans in place now for the centennial celebration of the parks in 2017, what projects do you want at your favorite national park? And if you visited a national park this summer, what did you see? It’s Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Bill Wade, National Association of Park Service Retirees
Gerry Gaumer, National Park Service
 
Click to Listen: Whither the State Parks? [09.05.07]

Your Call 090407 Is Labor Day your day?

Is Labor Day your day? On the next Your Call we'll be talking about the composition of American work force in the 21st century. The percentage of employed people in manufacturing jobs is the lowest it has ever been. Almost 37 million Americans live below the poverty line and only 12 percent of the work force is represented by the labor unions. Do the growing legions of the self-employed, consultants and contract workers as well as so few in manufacturing jobs identify themselves with the working class? What does Labor Day mean to you? And is Labor Day your day? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Click to Listen: Is Labor Day your day? [09.04.07]

Your Call 083107 Friday Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it’s our Friday Media Roundtable. This week was the second anniversary of the destruction of New Orleans. We’ll talk with Pulitzer Prize winner John McQuaid. Did editors strike the right balance between stories looking back to the first days of the levee failure and the state of New Orleans today? Are the business pages the right place for explanations of the growing subprime loan crisis? We’ll talk with Peter Waldman of Portfolio and Matt Taibbi, political correspondent for Rolling Stone. On the next Your Call, with me, Sandip Roy and You.

Click to Listen: Friday Media Roundtable [08.31.07]

Your Call 083007 Can a video game ever truly alter reality?

On the next Your Call we’re discussing the rise of video games designed to transform the world outside your screen. Two new games -- ICED!, about immigration, and World Without Oil -- give gamers the opportunity to try out different strategies for solving complicated questions about race, war and the economy. But if winning at Monopoly won’t make you a real estate magnate, why would a game about peak oil transform you into an ecowarrior? It’s Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.


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Your Call 082907 Undocumented workers: Is going after employers the right thing to do?

Is going after employers a better way to enforce immigration laws? On the next Your Call we'll discuss the Bush administration plan to raise fines and increase focus on the companies that hire illegal immigrants. Progressives have long called for the focus of immigration enforcement to turn from the border to the board room. On Aug 11th, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agreed. Is this better for the American-born working class? Is it better for the 2 million undocumented workers in California? When immigration is the issue, is there a fair way to enforce the law? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

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Your Call 082807 The Green Economy-Green Collar Jobs

On the next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about grassroots activism with David Bornstein, author of "How to Change the World." Every day, citizens from all walks of life spend their time working for a myriad of causes. They're volunteering in their communities, marching against war, lobbying Congress, and challenging the institutions of power. What are you doing to bring change to your community and the globe? Are you concerned about our current state of affairs, but aren't sure what to do? How does change come about? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

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Your Call 082707 How are you making a difference in your community, your family or your world?

On the next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about grassroots activism with David Bornstein, author of "How to Change the World." Every day, citizens from all walks of life spend their time working for a myriad of causes. They're volunteering in their communities, marching against war, lobbying Congress, and challenging the institutions of power. What are you doing to bring change to your community and the globe? Are you concerned about our current state of affairs, but aren't sure what to do? How does change come about? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.



Click to listen: How are you making a difference in your community, your family or your world?

Your Call 082407 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it’s our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we’ll speak with the California Progress Report’s Frank Russo about coverage of the budget stalemate, which ended in Sacramento. Only 12 percent of Californians polled said they were paying close attention. We’ll also speak with NPR’s Adam Davidson about coverage of the economic crumbling and the Guardian's Suzanne Goldenberg about the Democrats' change of heart on Iraq. What was your story of the week? It’s Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.


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Your Call 082307 The Second Anniversary of Katrina

Two years after the levees broke, what kind of a city has New Orleans become? On the next Your Call we mark the anniversary of the engineering failure by speaking with people in Louisiana, Mississippi and the Bay Area. FEMA says 43,000 families are still displaced, between 25 and 30,000 of them in trailers. President Bush¹s promise that New Orleans would rise again long ago rang hollow. But what is being done? Who has been able to go home? And what can we do 2,300 miles away to bring people and justice back to the big easy? It¹s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.


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Your Call 082207 On the Record- Mitt Romney

Who is Mitt Romney and what does he stand for? On the next Your Call we continue our On the Record series by looking at that record of former Massachusetts Governor Willard Mitt Romney. Romney was only in elected office for four years, so his record is scant. We know he is a family man and a businessman, but what did he propose, veto and sign when he was a public servant? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.


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Your Call 082107 Back to School

How are young teachers preparing to go back to school? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with young educators about their daily experiences in public schools. By the year 2015, California will face a shortage of 33,000 teachers. Twenty-two percent of California's teachers leave their jobs after the first four years. Why are they leaving? What issues do they face? How have their opinions about education changed since they began teaching? And what can society do to support teachers? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.



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Your Call 082007 There's Not Enough Time

What do we mean when we say, "There's not enough time in the day?" On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about our perception of time with Dr. Ned Hallowell, author of "Crazy Busy: Overstretched, Overbooked and about to snap." The Internet, cell phones, and other technologies have not slowed down the pace of our lives. Has technology made us busier? How do we relate to time? And what explains our rushed culture? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

There's Not Enough Time

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.

Click to Listen: Affirmative Action after Brown v. Board of Ed

Your Call 072007 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call its our Friday media roundtable. This week the Senate held an Iraq slumber party, the Bush administration admitted their strategy against Al Qaeda is failing and Nelson Mandela launched a global council of elders on his 89th birthday. Citizens of Alameda moldered in piles of their own garbage and a Republican family values senator admitted to serious sins with DC prostitutes. Where did you get the reporting that put these events in Context? What was your story of the week? It¹s Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you

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Your Call 071907 India at 60

Is India doomed to be forever the country of the future? On the next Your Call we'll stalk about the culture, politics and economics of India 60 years after independence. In the early 1990's India was in crisis: forced to open its economy and without faith in the Congress party. In the years since poverty has shrunk but hundreds of millions are still desperately poor and sectarian strife is on the rise. Will India become a global power, or just the globe's richest poor country? On the next Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.


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Your Call 071807 What do Iraqis Say about the Future of their Country?

Four years after the invasion of Iraq, what is life like on the ground in Baghdad? On the next Your Call, we’ll speak with Iraqis about the future of their country. The Just Foreign Policy Organization estimates that 975,000 Iraqis have died since March 2003. The ongoing occupation has also forced more than four million people to flee the country and their homes. How are the debates in Washington DC affecting the daily lives of ordinary Iraqis? What do you want to know about life on the ground in Iraq? It’s Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

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Your Call 071707 On the Record: Senator Joe Biden

What do we need to know about Presidential hopeful Joseph Biden? On the next Your Call, we continue our On the Record series on presidential candidates' voting records and campaign contributions. Up next: Democratic Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware. Biden opposes public funding for abortions and supports the so-called partial birth abortion ban. He also supports dividing Iraq along ethnic and religious lines. What's his position on issues you care about? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

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Your Call 071607 Anthony Romero

What is the greatest challenge to American civil liberties today? On the next Your Call, we welcome Anthony Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union and author of the book, "In Defense of Our America: The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror." Romero tells the stories of real Americans on the frontlines of the fight for civil liberties. Should defending sex criminals and abortion providers be as high a priority as restoring habeas corpus and ending warrantless wiretapping? With so many issues to fight for, how should the ACLU prioritize? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

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Your Call 071307 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. Earlier this week, oil pipelines were blown up in four locations -- not in Iraq, but in central Mexico, the showdown between Congress and President Bush reached new levels, and The Nation Magazine released a disturbing report about the Iraqi casualties. In the piece, American soldiers describe a brutal side of the war rarely seen on television screens or chronicled in newspaper accounts. What was your story of the week? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.


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