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Mar 24 - Criticism of NATO in Libya; Dale Bridenbaugh of the "GE 3"; March in LA: Teamsters Organizer Jeff Farmer
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Edward Luttwak discusses the ideas in his article, "Libya: It's Not Our Fight." |
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Former General Electric engineer Dale Bridenbaugh explains his criticisms of plants like the one in Fukushima. |
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Teamsters organizer Jeff Farmer explains the march in Los Angeles and the need for more action in the streets. |
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IAN MASTERS: THOUGHTS ON TODAY'S PROGRAM |
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Mar 23 - NATO Strategies and Diplomacy; Syria; The Budget Crisis
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Robert Hunter, former US Ambassador to NATO, analyzes the organization's options and diplomatic dealings with respect to Libya. |
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UCLA History professor and Syria expert, James Gelvin, assesses the current situation in Syria. |
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Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget at the New America Foundation, discusses the hurdles confronting the budget process -- in a somewhat contentious discussion. |
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IAN MASTERS GIVES HIS THOUGHTS ON TODAY'S PROGRAM |
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Mar 22 - A Critical Perspective on NATO Actions in Libya; Obama in El Salvador; AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
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Stephen Walt, author of "What Intervention in Libya Tells Us about the Neocon-Liberal Alliance," puts forward a critique of NATO strategy in Libya. |
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Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda, Director of UCLA's North American Integration and Development Center, calls from El Salvador where he attended President Obama's press conference and puts US Latin American policy into perspective. |
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Timothy Karr, Campaign Director at Free Press, analyzes the AT&T merger with T-Mobile. Follow his blog, MediaCitizen here. |
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U.N.'s Involvement in Libya; Situation in Yemen; Rebulican attacks on Elizabeth Warren
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Michael Collins Dunn, editor of the Middle East Journal examines the effectiveness of the U.N.'s mission in Libya. |
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Sheila Carapico, head of the political science department at the American University in Cairo discusses Yemen’s military situation. She is the author of Civil Society in Yemen: The Political Economy of Activism in Modern Arabia. She is also a contributing editor to Middle East Report. |
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Andy Kroll, a staff reporter for Mother Jones magazine and associate editor at TomDispatch talks about the Republican criticisms of Elizabeth Warren and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. |
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| Ian Masters's analysis of today's rundown. |
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Mar 17 - Helen Caldicott on Nuclear Power; Peter Bergen on Afghanistan; The Desert of Forbidden Art
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Helen Caldicott, anti-nuclear campaigner and co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, analyzes the continuing dangers of nuclear power. |
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Peter Bergen discusses his new book, The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict Between America and Al-Qaeda. |
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Tchavdar Georgiev and Amanda Pope come to the studio to talk about their new documentary, The Desert of Forbidden Art. |
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