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 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 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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Do you want to see Proposition 13 reformed?

On the next Your Call, it's our Agenda for a New Economy series: Do you want to see Proposition 13 reformed? How? Proposition 13 was passed over thirty years ago to cap real estate taxes at around one percent. This year, San Francisco lawmakers have introduced a bill to close tax loopholes written into Prop 13 for corporations. Legislators say they're denying the state billions in revenue. Has the state budget crisis finally prompted reform of Prop 13? Join the conversation live at 11 a.m. or send your questions and comments to feedback@yourcallradio.org Do you want to change Prop 13? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Phil Ting, San Francisco Assessor-Recorder who will be hosting a town-hall meeting in Oakland tomorrow to discuss reforming Prop 13.

Thomas Elias, California syndicated political columnist

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