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 discuss coverage of the federal budget and President Obama's plan to reduce the deficit. What did you learn from the media's extensive coverage? We'll also discuss coverage of protests in Afghanistan. We'll be joined by Tax Notes' David Cay Johnston, McClatchy's David Lightman and independent journalist Anna Badkhen, who is just back from Afghanistan. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Anna Badkhen has covered wars in Afghanistan, Somalia, Israel and the Palestinian territories, Chechnya and Kashmir and she has come back from 5 weeks of reporting in Northern Afghanistan.

David Cay Johnston, a Tax Analysts columnist and professor of tax, property and regulatory law of the ancient world at Syracuse University College of Law and Whitman School of Management.

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How will the new federal budget plans affect our economy?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the federal budget. Who are the winners and losers in the plans put forward by President Obama and House Budget Chair Paul Ryan? How will they impact people who depend on federal programs from Medicare to student loans? And what might they mean for our fragile and increasingly unequal economy? Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Are there alternatives the heavy-hitters in Washington don't want us to think about? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Annie Lowrey, economics and business reporter for Slate Magazine

Richard Wolff, professor of economics emeritus at University of Massachusetts, Amherst and author of Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It.

Dr. Robert Drago, research director with the Institute for Women's Policy Research

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How have tax havens distorted the global economy?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Nicholas Shaxson, author of Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men Who Stole the World. Britain and the United States are the world's two most important tax havens. Who are the corporations and individuals taking advantage of tax havens? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What are the costs of international tax evasion? And how could the global financial system be regulated? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Nicholas Shaxson, a British writer and an investigative journalist

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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 9th anniversary of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay prison. We will also talk about Gov. Brown's proposed budget. Where's the reporting on the state and local corporate welfare? We'll be joined by California Watch's Chase Davis, Tax Notes' David Cay Johnson and independent journalist Andy Worthington. 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:
Chase Davis, an investigative reporter with California Watch where he covers money and politics

David Cay Johnson, a Tax Analysts columnist and a Pulitzer Prize-winning independent investigative journalist and author

Andy Worthington, an independent reporter and author

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the climate change conference in Cancun and how WikiLeaks cables revealed the U.S. manipulated previous climate talks. We'll also focus on the media narratives around the extension of the Bush tax cuts. We'll be joined by Tax Note's David Cay Johnston, columnist David Sirota and independent journalist Mark Hertsgaard. Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
David Cay Johnston, a Tax Analysts' columnist

David Sirota, a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist, and radio co-host

Mark Hertsgaard, The Nation's environment correspondent

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How should we fix California's taxation system?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about Propositions 21, 24 and 26. Would Propositions 24 and 26 help revive the state's economy or let the state's wealthiest corporations off the hook? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Is the vehicle license fee proposed by Proposition 21 a good way to create revenue for the State Parks -- and is it a good idea to earmark that revenue for a specific purpose? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jean Ross, the founding executive director of California Budget Project

David Gamage, assistant Professor of Law with primary research in the areas of taxation, budget policy, and public finance

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week we'll discuss the new documentary, Waiting for 'Superman' and coverage of education. We'll also talk about reporting on the Bush tax cuts and their impact on the economy, as well as the expansion of the Israeli settlements. We'll be joined by Mel Frykberg, an IPS reporter based in Ramallah, the Oakland Tribune's Education Reporter Katy Murphy and AlterNet's Joshua Holland. Where did you see the best reporting this week? Join us at 11 a.m. or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with me Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Katy Murphy, The Oakland Tribune's Education reporter
Mel Frykberg, Inter Press Service (IPS) global news agency's Ramallah correspondent
Joshua Holland, an editor and senior writer at AlterNet

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Can We Talk About Taxes?

As fiscal crises hit every level of American government, is it finally possible to break the taboo around raising taxes? On the next Your Call, we'll look at how the question of taxation is framed in today's political agenda, how that affects tax policy, public opinion, and the budget deficit. What would make you feel good about paying taxes? Join us live at 11am or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How can we talk about taxes in a positive way? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Lenny Goldberg, executive director of California Tax Reform Association

Kevin Looper, director of "Yes for Oregon" Tax Hike's Campaign

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Why aren't Pro Sports Treated like Every Other Business?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the subsidies and sweetheart deals government gives to sports teams. Why has our society decided pro sports teams get special treatment? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Why do cities and states cut generous deals for teams that they wouldn't with other businesses? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Why do cities and states cut generous deals for teams that they wouldn't with other businesses? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Andrew Zimbalist is the Robert A. Woods professor of economics at Smith College.

Dave Zirin, Sports correspondent for The Nation

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Your Call 062909 What is the best kind of tax?

What is the best kind of tax? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the convoluted U.S. tax system. It's also incredibly controversial with many Republicans signing the "no new taxes" pledge. We pay taxes on just about everything we buy. There's income tax. Property tax. Gasoline tax. Is there a tax you'd actually like to pay? Do you think certain taxes should be raised? Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 am. What should our tax system look like? It's Your Call with me, Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Robert S. McIntyre, director of Citizens for Tax Justice (CTJ). CTJ is a nonpartisan research and advocacy group that fights for tax fairness at the federal, state and local levels.

Chuck Marr, director of Federal Tax Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

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Your Call 041709 Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call it's our Friday media roundtable where we bring in reporters from the mainstream, alternative and international press to discuss the week in American media. This week the captain of an American freighter was freed from Somali pirates, layoffs were announced at the Chronicle and Wednesday was tax day. We'll be joined by Pulitzer Prize winning tax reporter David Cay Johnston; Joe Garofoli, media reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, and Peter Waldman from Portfolio Magazine. Where did you see the best reporting this week and where did it fall short? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Joe Garofoli in San Francisco
Staff reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle where he covers media

David Cay Johnston in LaGuardia
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, former New York Times tax reporter and author of Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill) now out in paperback

Peter Waldman in San Francisco
Contributing Editor for Portfolio Magazine

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Your Call 102708 Tax policy and the economy

What does tax policy have to do with the economy? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the impact of taxes on economic growth. Based on a Congressional Budget Office study, President Bush's tax cuts have offered the biggest benefits to people at the very top. With economic recession, how would McCain's and Obama's tax proposals affect the economy? How does our tax structure contrast Europe's? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests: Joel Slemrod, the Paul W. McCracken Collegiate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Ross School and director of its Office of Tax Policy Research

Jeff Madrick, editor of Challenge Magazine, visiting professor of humanities at The Cooper Union, and director of Policy Research at the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, The New School

Lee Farris, Senior Organizer on Estate Tax Policy with United for Fair Economy

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Your Call 022508 The Big Rip-Off

How are America's richest being subsidized by the rest of us? On the next Your Call we welcome back the New York Times' Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter, David Cay Johnston. Johnston's beat is the inscrutable world of the federal tax system and his new book is called Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You With The Bill). How do the wealthiest Americans direct subsidies and rig markets in their favor and what can we do about it? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
David Cay Johnston in Rochester
Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times investigative reporter has spent his 40-year career exposing collusion between government officials and private interests as they enrich the rich and beggar the poor. His new book is just out in stores and is called Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You With The Bill).

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