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Hosted and produced locally by Sasha Rethati, “Sound Off with Sasha” is a weekly review of current topics and events. This call-in interview program is known for addressing vital issues, and for featuring a wide range of outstanding guests, such as: Bishop John Shelby Spong, Dr. Larry Korb, Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan, Gen. George Joulwan, Former NATO Commander, Nobel Laureate Economist Joseph Stiglitz, Bestselling author Naomi Klein, and a list of authors, opinion makers and experts in their fields.
Mark Levine - The Occupy Movement
Friday, 14 October 2011
Living In the age of information overload, we receive a constant stream of news affecting our lives. on Joblessness, the new election laws, the new immigration laws, the presidential debates, the growing Occupation movement and more…
Accustomed to discussing these issues is Mark Levine, host of the Washington-based radio/television talk show The Inside Scoop, and The Raucous Caucus on Pacifica Radio. He also frequently appears on FOX, MSNBC, CNN, Fox Business, and CNBC,
Levine holds an economics degree from Harvard, a law degree from Yale, and a Fulbright Scholarship from Switzerland. He is also a Senior Fellow with the Truman National Security Project.
Florida's Long Term Care Ombudsman Program / Prison Privatization
Friday, 07 October 2011
Tallahassee is in the news…The Federal Administration on Aging found Florida in violation of the Older Americans Act; and a state judge ruled that the Legislature’s prison privatization procedure violated the law and was unconstitutional.
Morning Edition Host, Talk show Producer and Reporter at WGCU, John Davis talks about his coverage on the Long Term Care Ombudsman program, and the Florida Senate Committee’s investigation.
Were gag orders issued by the Department of Elder Affairs to stop volunteers from talking to Legislators and the media? Was Ombudsman Lee terminated for requesting corporate ownership disclosure and financial information on Florida’s nursing homes?
Later, Steve Bousquet, Tallahassee Bureau Chief of the St. Petersburg Times, discusses his article Florida judge rules prison privatization procedure unconstitutional. The Court’s order blocked Florida from executing the largest prison privatization plan, transferring 29 facilities and 16,000 inmates, to for-profit private institutions.
Will Florida’s Department of Correction appeal the Court’s decision?
Exonerating the Wrongly Convicted
Friday, 30 September 2011
The execution of Troy Davis, and the troubling doubts about his guilt, refocused attention on the guilt or innocence of those on death row.
People have different reasons for supporting or opposing the death penalty, but they all agree they don’t want to see an innocent man executed.
According to the Death Penalty Information Center “138 people in 26 States have been released from Death Row with evidence of their innocence. The highest number of exonerations by State took place in Florida, followed by Illinois and Texas.”
Executive Director Rob Warden of the Center on Wrongful Convictions talks about its mission of exonerating the wrongly convicted, together with Randy Steidl, who was proven innocent and released in Illinois, after 17 years in prison, including 12 years on death row.
Illinois became the 16th State to abolish the death penalty this year.
The Middle Class and the Middle East
Friday, 23 September 2011
What is the outlook for the Middle Class? Are there proven formulas for ending a recession?
Dr. Gary Jackson , Assistant Professor of Economics at Florida Gulf Coast University looks at the current status and outlook for the economy. He is Director of the Regional Economic Research Institute, working on economic forecasting and regional economic studies, and talks about some realistic job creation proposals for the Middle Class.
Moving from the Middle Class to the Middle East - American Progress Analyst, Matthew Duss discusses the developments at the United Nations, regarding Palestinian Statehood.
His writings were published in the Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Baltimore Sun, The Nation, The American Prospect, Foreign Policy, and The Guardian, and he appeared as commentator on CNN, MSNBC, BBC, Fox News, and Al Jazeera.
According to a poll quoted in a Jerusalem Post article: “70% of Israelis say Israel should accept the UN decision.“
Can the Middle Class Be Saved? / Income Inequality
Friday, 16 September 2011
“The poverty rate is at its highest in 52 years”, shout the headlines. Median income is steadily declining. Can this trend be reversed?
Author and Features Editor Don Peck at the Atlantic magazine, talks about his article, Can the Middle Class Be Saved?
Also, discussing income inequality is Richard Eskow, Senior Fellow with Campaign for America’s Future. He held senior executive positions at several Fortune 500 firms and served as consultant to Government and private entities in over 20 foreign countries.
Can we bridge the gap between the Super Rich and the “rest of America”?
Remembering 9/11 / President Obama's Job Creation Plan
Friday, 09 September 2011
On the tenth anniversary of 9/11, we remember and pay tribute to the victims, their families and the rescue workers, -- and also reflect on the changes 9/11 brought to our lives.
Former US Ambassador, Dennis Jett, professor of International Affairs at Penn State, talks about the post-9/11 changes in law, policy and governance.
Also, Dr. David Madland, Director of the American Worker Project at American Progress, discusses job creation, and President Obama’s plan.
Brian Katulis: Afghanistan, the War, and the Arab Spring
Friday, 02 September 2011
August was the deadliest month for US troops in Afghanistan…
What is our mission there? What is at stake? What will have to be done before we leave?
Middle East Expert Brian Katulis, Senior Fellow at American Progress talks about the war in Afghanistan and the status of the Arab Spring, the pro-democracy uprisings in Egypt, Libya and Syria.
He is co-writer of the reports The Need for a Political and Economic Transition Strategy in Afghanistan and How to prepare Afghanistan for U.S. withdrawal
Encore: Dr. Douglas Bremner - “Does Stress Damage the Brain?”
Friday, 26 August 2011
In addition to the steadily growing cases of depression recorded by mental health organizations, there is a growing number of people who appear to have symptoms of depression from watching the news. Are they afflicted by an undiagnosed news-induced-depression?
Discussing the causes, symptoms and treatment of depression and PTSD is Dr. Douglas Bremner, Professor of Psychiatry at Emory University, and author of several books, including “Does Stress Damage the Brain?”
Gene Jones - Wars of Choice / Mia Austin-Scoggins - MIC50
Friday, 19 August 2011
Calls to end the war in Afghanistan have been escalating from various sources, including from Veteran groups nationwide.
Gene Jones, President of Florida Veterans for Common Sense, talks about the group’s mission to help veterans, and to end the costly wars of choice, paid for by borrowed money. His article, Wars of Choice are a Cause of National Debt Problem” was published in the Herald-Tribune.
Also, Mia Austin-Scoggins, Vice President of Veterans for Peace in North Carolina, discusses the upcoming National Conference of the Military Industrial Complex at 50, (MIC50) where she is a scheduled speaker. Observing President Eisenhower’s warning, the conference’s goal is to reverse the trend by “Moving Money from the Military to Human Needs”.
Austin-Scoggins wrote "Extra Casualties" The MIC’s Long-Term Effects on Veterans, Families and Society
ALEC
Friday, 12 August 2011
ALEC, the acronym for American Legislative Exchange Council is a little known but highly influential organization, comprised of lobbyists, state legislators, and corporations, claiming that one in every five of the 1,000 bills they write is enacted into law each year.
What is the area of their interest? Who benefits from these laws?
Discussing their Nation Magazine article, “The Hidden History of ALEC and Prison Labor” are Mike Elk, a labor journalist and contributing reporter for The Nation, and Bob Sloan, who spent a decade researching the Prison Industry Enhancement Program, and his book on prison labor is being published.
Also, reporting on Floridian ALEC member Legislators is Capital Bureau Chief Steve Bousquet of the St. Petersburg Times. He talks about his article “Dozens of Florida Republicans at ALEC Legislative Conference Courtesy of Taxpayers, Lobbyists”
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