How will budget cuts determine the U.S. economic future?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the debt limit deal, which will raise the debt ceiling by at least 2.1 trillion dollars and entail cuts of 2.5 trillion dollars in two rounds, and no tax hikes for the rich. Where will these cuts come from? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How are you making sense of the budget and what we're facing? And what is it going to take to fix the U.S. economy? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Andrew Fieldhouse, Federal Budget Policy Analyst at Economic Policy Institute

James Galbraith, an economist and the Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. chair in government and business relations at the University of Texas at Austin

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll talk about coverage of Burmese opposition figure Aung San Suu Kyi. We will also talk about the Lame duck sessions of Congress as lawmakers return to Capitol Hill to vote on important legislation. What pressing issues need more attention? We'll be joined by Washington Independent's Martha White, Burmese journalist in exile Min Zin, and Socialist Worker's Alan Maass. Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradiol.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Martha C. White, a freelance writer in New York. She writes for Washington Independent and Slate Magazine.

Min Zin, a Burmese journalist in exile

Alan Maass, editor of Socialist worker magazine

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How do you get your congressmember's attention?

How do you get your elected representative to pay attention? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the most effective ways to get through to Congress. Do you write letters? Make phone calls? Attend Town Hall meetings? Stage sit-ins? what really works? Next week, House and Senate members will return to their Districts for a month recess. While they're home, how do you make them listen? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What makes an effective letter or call to a representative's office? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Codepink and Global Exchange
Pat Alviso, organizer for Military Families Speak Out
Craig Mehall, policy counsel for Public Citizen
Lynn Woolsey, California Representative for Sonoma and Marin counties

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Your Call 010809 What do we hope for and expect from the new Congress?

What are our expectations and hopes for the new Congress? On the next Your Call we are launching a new series: A citizen's guide to the 111th Congress. How will the democratic majorities work with the Obama Administration? What role will California's delegation play? We'll speak with progressive organizations about empowering the citizens to take back control of their government constituents. What do want from Washington in 2009? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests: Sara Dufendach
Legislative director for Common Cause

Rebecca Griffin
Political Director for Peace Action West

Melinda Pierce
Legislative Affairs Manager for the Sierra Club

Kim Gandy
President of the National Organization for Women

Massie Ritsch
Center for Responsive Politics
Communications Director

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Your Call 110308 Judging Pelosi

How effective has Nancy Pelosi been as Speaker of the House? On the next Your Call, we will have a conversation about Congresswoman Pelosi and her voting record. Her seat is about as safe as they get. So, how should San Francisco voters weigh their decision to endorse or protest the role she has played in Washington? What is her position on issues such as Iraq, the environment and the economy? Has she adequately represented her district as Speaker of the House? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests: David Hawkings, Managing Editor Congressional Quarterly Weekly

Marc Sandalow, political analyst and author of Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi's Life, Times, and Rise to Power.

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