Can diverse groups join to reform prisons?

Can people from different political backgrounds come together to work for prison reform? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about various efforts to reform the prison system in the US. Today, 2.3 million prisoners are in US jails, costing more than $44 billion. In California, more money is spent on prisons than education. What will it take to reform the system? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How are groups with different political backgrounds joining forces? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Pat Nolan is president of Justice Fellowship, a Christian-based organization that works for criminal justice reform.

Robert Perkinson, assistant professor of American Studies at the University of Hawaii and the author of Texas Tough: The Rise of a Prison Empire

Tim Cavanaugh, Reason Magazine managing editor

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What is in store for the US Postal Service?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the possible closure of 3700 post offices and 120,000 workers around the country. Who will be affected? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. The post office will handle an estimated 167 billion pieces of mail this year. Is your post office on the list? What will the closure of post offices mean for your community? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Gray Brechin, the project scholar of the Living New Deal Project at UC Berkeley's Department of Geography

John Beaumont, president of the California State Association of Letter Carriers and member of the National Association of Letter Carriers

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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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What is the state of America's infrastructure?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about our deteriorating infrastructure. The American Society of Civil Engineers recently gave the state of bridges, sewers, roads, and transit a 'D' Grade. They say the US must invest $2.2 trillion over five years to bring the nation's infrastructure to a good condition. What needs to be fixed in your area? Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What will it take to make this a national priority? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley.

Gray Brechin, a historical geographer, a visiting scholar in the U.C. Berkeley Department of Geography and founder and project scholar of California's Living New Deal Project.

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Do we need to re-think our safety net strategies?

As more americans experience poverty, do we need to re-think our safety net strategies? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the anti-poverty movement and innovative strategies for building wealth. Our guests say our current policies penalize people who get jobs and make economic gains, keeping families locked in poverty. As the wealth gap continues to widen, have we pathologized poverty? Would a new framing change the way we think? Join us live at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What does it take to create class mobility? It's Your Call with Holly Kernan, and you.

Guests:
Maurice Lim Miller, founder of the Family Independence Initiative

Carla Javits, executive director of The Roberts Enterprise Development Fund

Anne Stuhldreher, senior fellow at New America Foundation

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How important is "snail mail" to you?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the health of the country's mail carrier system. The U.S. Postal Service is facing a fiscal crisis that's threatening to close post offices, raise rates, and reduce services. Can digital communication take the place of postal correspondence? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How do post offices help create community? And what's at stake when the Postal Service loses ground? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
John Beaumont, California state president of the National Association of Letter Carriers

Mandalit Del Barco, NPR reporter covering USPS proposal to eliminate Saturday mail delivery

Noah Adams, NPR reporter covering USPS rural deliveries

Philip Rubio, Assistant Professor of History at North Carolina A&T State University and author of There's Always Work at the Post Office

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Can we imagine a world free of nuclear weapons?

On the next Your Call, we ask, are we on the path to global nuclear disarmament or not? President Obama is going to spend 80 billion dollars to modernize the U.S. nuclear arsenals, starting with 8 billion this year. What does modernizing actually mean? And what is the state of U.S. nuclear capability? Are we moving towards nuclear escalation rather than disarmament? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. If we aim for a nuclear-free world, what steps need to be taken? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Paul Kawika Martin, political & communications director with Peace Action

Scott Yundt, staff attorney with Tri-Valley CARE

Darwin Bond-Grahm, sociologist and researcher with the Los Alamos Study Group

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How has Social Security changed since its creation?

How has Social Security changed since its creation 75 years ago? On the next Your Call, we'll continue our Agenda for a New Economy series by talking about Social Security. Ninety percent of Americans over the age of 65 receive Social Security benefits. Do you rely on social security? A coalition of fifty organizations recently joined forces to save Social Security from privatization. Do you think yours will be there when you retire? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Eric Kingson, professor of social work at Syracuse University's School of Social Work.

Paul Van de Water, a Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, where he specializes in Medicare, Social Security, and health


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