What does it mean to live in exile?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with novelist, playwright, and human rights activist Ariel Dorfman, about his memoir, Feeding on Dreams: Confessions of an Unrepentant Exile. Dorfman was forced to flee for his life during the Chilean military coup in 1973. Now he reflects on the history of politics in Latin America and his own life--with the conclusion that "we are all exiles." So what does that mean? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What can exiles teach us about our common humanity? It's Your Call with Shirin Sadeghi, and you.

Guests:

Ariel Dorfman, novelist, playwright, and human rights activist who is out with a new memoir, Feeding on Dreams: Confessions of an Unrepentant Exile

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Who Needs the Filibuster?

Where did the filibuster come from and what's it good for? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the filibuster, which allows politicians to block or delay Senate action on a bill by obstructive actions. Are there times when the slow-moving Senate has blocked destructive legislation? Join us live at 11 a.m. or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. When is the filibuster appropriate and is it time to change the rules? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Gregory Koger, assistant professor of political science at the University of Miami and author of the forthcoming book, Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate.

Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog

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Can Economics and Politics Promote the Things We Truly Value?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Raj Patel, the author of The Value of Nothing: How to reshape market society and redefine democracy. Patel argues that the larger failure beneath the food, climate and economic crises is a political one. How do we need to re-think our economic mode to create a better society and political system? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How can we learn from other social justice movements around the world?

It's Your Call with Matt Martin and you.

Guest:
Raj Patel, a writer, activist, and academic. He is currently a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley's Center for African Studies, a researcher at the School of Development Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and a fellow at The Institute for Food and Development Policy, also known as Food First.

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