Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it our Friday media roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of a possible government default and the relationship between taxes and jobs. We will also discuss media coverage of the massacre in Norway. We'll be joined by McClatchy's Kevin Hall, freelance writer Paul Tullis and Roger Cohen of the New York Times joins us from London. Join us live at 10 or send us and email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Paul Tullis, an independent journalist who writes on policy, politics, science and culture.

Roger Cohen, a columnist for The New York Times and International Herald Tribune.

Kevin G. Hall, the national economics reporter for McClatchy Newspapers, based in Washington, D.C.

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How is the Internet changing how we think?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about how the information age is re-shaping our minds, memories, and relationships. Those who are optimistic say we're becoming more sophisticated in our capacity to learn, remember, and network. Others argue that Google is making us stupid and distracted. How has the Internet changed you? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How has constant connectivity affected your ability to process information? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Betsy Sparrow, assistant professor of psychology and researcher at Columbia University

Maryanne Wolf, professor of child development at Tufts University and author of Proust and the Squid: How the Brain Learns to Read and the Different Brains that Don't

Clifford Nass, professor of sociology at Stanford and author of The Man Who Lied to His Laptop: What Machines Teach Us About Human Relationships

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What is eco-terrorism?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Will Potter, author of Green Is the New Red. The FBI says the Earth Liberation Front is the country's "number one domestic terrorism threat." A new movie If a Tree Falls explores the controversy surrounding ELF members who set fire to timber companies and SUV dealerships. Is that terrorism? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. When does violence turn into terrorism? It's Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar and, you.

Guests:
Will Potter is an award-winning independent journalist who focuses on "eco-terrorism," the animal rights and environmental movements, and civil liberties post-9/11.

James Brady, Action Recruitment Coordinator for Greenpeace USA

Scott Parkin, a senior organizer with Rainforest Action Network

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What does the future manufacturing economy look like?

On the next Your Call we'll have a conversation about the state of manufacturing in the U.S. During the past decade, 49 of the 50 states have lost manufacturing jobs. Today, manufacturing accounts for 12 percent of the U.S. economy. How did we end up in this situation? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What do we need to do to bring manufacturing back in a rapidly evolving, competitive world? And how will it look? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Kent Hughes, director of the Wilson Center's program on America and the Global Economy.

Christian E. Weller, a senior fellow at American Progress and an associate professor of public policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

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How must cities adapt as the average age of citizens increases?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about what it's like to age in an urban setting and how cities can evolve to embrace older generations, who are living longer. By 2050, 1 in 5 Americans will be seniors. So how can sectors like the job market, urban design, and health care evolve to meet our changing demographic? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What are the best ways to integrate elders into daily life in the city? It's Your Call with Holly Kernan and you.

Guests:
Allen Glicksman, Ph.D., Director of Research and Evaluation at the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

David Bank, vice president of Civic Ventures, a think tank on boomers, work and social purpose

Laura Keyes, Senior Principal Program Specialist in the Aging Division of the Atlanta Regional Commission

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the debt ceiling debate and President Obama's decision to remove Elizabeth Warren's nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. We'll also discuss the current situation in Libya. We'll be joined by Alternet's Joshua Holland, ProPublica's Jake Bernstein and the Globe and Mail's Doug Saunders. Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jake Bernstein, a business and financial reporter for ProPublica.

Joshua Holland, an editor and senior writer at AlterNet.

Doug Saunders, the London-based European bureau chief for The Globe and Mail and author of Arrival City.

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What's the history between the US military and American Indians?

What's the historical relationship between the US military and American Indians? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Winona LaDuke, author of The Militarization of Indian Country. She writes, "Native people have seen their way of life destroyed by the military." It began with colonization and continues with military testing on native lands and using words like Apache and Blackhawk to name military equipment. Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What will it take for this country to come to terms with past and its present? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Winona LaDuke, Native American activist, two-time vice presidential candidate with the Green Party's Ralph Nader, executive director of Honor the Earth, and author of The Militarization of Indian Country.

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How are magazines surviving?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about changing trends in the magazine publishing world as the industry continues to be affected by the financial crisis and the proliferation of online and digital publishing. How are magazines adapting? We'll speak with editors of the Utne Reader, the Sun, and Bitch magazines. Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@Yourcallradio.org. What do you get from magazines that you don't get from other media? What's your favorite magazine? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Krista Bremer, an associate publisher at The Sun

Andi Zeisler, co-founder of Bitch magazine

David Schimke, Utne Reader's editor in chief

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What have IMF austerity policies wrought?

What have been the consequences of the IMF's structural adjustment policies on the world economy? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the International Monetary Fund. The IMF, with 184 member countries, was established in 1944. What was the IMF's original mandate? And what has it evolved into? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How is the IMF governed? And how does it operate? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Dr. Jo-Marie Griesgraber, the executive director of New Rules for Global Finance Coalition.

Bhumika Muchhala, finance and development programmer at Third World Network

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What can we learn from the California in the 1930s?

On the next Your Call, we're going to go back in time and revisit California in the 1930s. We'll talk about how citizens and political leaders responded to the Great Depression with efforts to promote not only jobs, but lasting infrastructure, art and literature. We are suffering with a dire economic situation today--so what can we learn from that historic period? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Are there programs we might consider using today from that era? It's Your Call with Holly Kernan and you.

Guests:
Gray Brechin, historical geographer and author; project scholar of California's Living New Deal Project with U.C. Berkeley Department of Geography

David Kipen, owner of Libros Schmibros and former National Endowment for the Arts' director of Literature

Lauren Coodley, author of The Land of Orange Groves and Jails: Upton Sinclair's California, and California: a Multicultural History in Documents

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the latest jobs numbers. Economists said the bad news caught them offguard. How did the media respond? We will also talk about widening investigations into Rupert Murdock's phone hacking scandal. We'll be joined by The Huffington Post's Arthur Delaney, New York Review of Books' Jeff Madrick and The Independent's Archie Bland. Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Arthur Delaney, economic reporter with The Huffington Post

Jeff Madrick, a contributor to The New York Review of Books. His new book is Age of Greed, The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970 to Present.

Archie Bland is foreign editor at the Independent and also writes for Columbia Journalism Review.

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Should video games be treated as a form of expression?

Should video games be treated as a form of expression like books and music? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about video games and free speech. The Supreme Court recently struck down a California law that banned the sale of violent video games. Video game advocates celebrated the ruling saying there's more to games than violence. They say they're a form of expression and the law now says they are art. Do you agree? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. Do you play video games? What do you get out of them? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Evan Narcisse, freelance writer who covers comic books, pop culture, and video games

Alan Simpson, vice president of policy for Common Sense Media

Peter Brinson, videogame developer, filmmaker and instructor at the Interactive Media Division of USC School of Cinematic Arts

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What does it take to prove rape?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about what happens to women when they report rape. According to the Department of Justice, 300,000 women are raped every year in the US, but less than one percent of rapes result in incarceration. So what does justice mean for rape survivors? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How does the criminal system treat the accusers and the accused? It's your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Julie Baltzley, a case manager for San Francisco Women Against Rape

Julie Posadas-Guzman, an advocate with Bay Area Women Against Rape and President of JPG Consultants

Wendi Deetz, a teacher at Alive & Kicking Self Defense, a non-profit women's self-defense teaching cooperative based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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What does it take to organize in the workplace?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about how workers try to form or join a union. Recently employees at a Target store in New York voted against joining the country's largest retail union. What does it take to win rights for workers? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How are corporations preventing workers from forming unions? Have you tried to organize in your workplace? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Debbie Fontaine, an employee at the Rite Aid Distribution Center in Lancaster

Lila Shairo, a labor reporter with Huffington Post. She has been writing extensively on the Target employees' efforts to form a union.

David Bacon is a writer and photojournalist based in the Bay Area.

Margaret Van Ness, an overnight stocker at a Wal-Mart store in Lancaster

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What are the realities of same-sex parenting today?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about LGBTQ families. At least 270,000 children under the age of 18 are being raised by gay and lesbian couples in the US. But gay parents still face legal, political and economic obstacles that can complicate their families and sometimes put them at serious risk. If you or someone you know is in a family with same-sex parents, what's your experience? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How are LGBTQ families re-shaping our notion of family? It's Your Call with Holly Kernan and you.

Guests:
Amie Miller, author of She Looks Just Like You
Judy Appel, executive director of OUR Families Coalition

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the government shutdown in Minnesota and massive budget cuts in forty-six states. How are journalists covering these cuts? We'll also speak about the phone-hacking scandal engulfing Rupert Murdock's News of the World in the UK. We'll be joined by Minnesota Independent's Sam Lane, Ventura County Star's Timm Herdt and Aljazeera's Richard Gizbert. Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Sam Lane, a reporter with The Minnesota Independent

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

Timm Herdt, The Ventura County Star's Sacramento Bureau Chief

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How is climate change contributing to global violence?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Christian Parenti, author of Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence. Parenti says if you "scratch the surface of many conflicts, you will find a clear climatological angle." How have extreme weather conditions and resource scarcity sparked social and political unrest? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How can we avoid further climate catastrophes? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Richard Dolesh, Chief of Public Policy of National Recreation and Park Association

Bonny Hawley, executive director of Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks

Ruth Coleman, Director of California State Parks

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How are budget cuts affecting state parks?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about California parks. Redwood forests, beaches, and some of the state's most important cultural and historic sites are among 70 parks slated for closure. As many as 220 jobs will be eliminated. Will widespread park closures lead to privatization? Join us live or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What should be done to save our state parks and keep them in public hands? It's Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Bonny Hawley, executive director of Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks

Ruth Coleman, Director of California State Parks

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What should we learn from the financial crisis in Greece?

On the next Your Call, we'll continue with our Agenda for a New Economy series and discuss the Greek economic crash and its causes. What does the crisis in Greece tell us about global finance, national sovereignty, and popular resistance? Join us live at 10 or send us and email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. And are there lessons for us here in the U.S. to learn from the Greek experience? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Max Fraad-Wolff, teaches economics in the New School University Graduate Program in International Affairs. His research interests include international financial risks and opportunities.

Costas Panayotakis, teaches Sociology at CUNY's New York City College of Technology and is the author of Remaking Scarcity: From Capitalist Inefficiency to Economic Democracy, which will be published by Pluto Press in September 2011.

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of California's $86 billion budget and the wave of anti immigrant laws across the country. We'll also talk about Christine Lagarde's appointment to head the IMF. We'll be joined by Calitics' Brian Leubitz, independent journalist Valeria Fernndez, and Globe and Mail's Doug Saunders. Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Matt Martin and you.

Guests:
Brian Leubitz, the Publisher & Editor Calitics.com, a progressive blog about California politics

Doug Saunders, the European Bureau Chief with The Globe and Mail

Valeria Fernandez, a phoenix-based journalist who writes about immigration

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