June 2010

June 30, 2010

June 30, 2010 – Segment 3

  Discussion from the US Social Forum about the strict laws about immigration with Victor Medina and Diane Ovalle. They talk about life for immigrants in Arizona and the attempts they are making to fight against the new laws. 

What are you views on this issue and immigration as a whole? Do you believe the laws in Arizona go against the constituition?

June 30, 2010

June 30, 2010 – Segment 1

This Monday, leaders of the NAACP California chapter announced that they support the passing of a marijuana legalization initiative to be voted on in California in November. The measure would allow people age 21 and older to possess an ounce of marijuana.

June 29, 2010

June 29, 2010 – Hour 1

Should the city be doing more to help youth get summer jobs? The Baltimore Algebra Project thinks so, but the city says that without the federal funding we got last year, they can't hire any more kids.  We discuss youth employment with:
June 28, 2010

June 28, 2010 – Hour 1

Bestselling author Naomi Klein joins us today to talk about the G-20 Summit, and why she believes the participants are forcing the public to pay for the mistakes of the banking industry.

June 23, 2010

June 23, 2010 – Segment 2

Actor, producer, and activist Danny Glover sat down with Marc today to talk about why he came to the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit, how he sees his work as a producer as part of a struggle for social justice, and why he's traveling to Baltimore tomorrow to fight for the rights of health care workers. 

June 23, 2010

June 23, 2010 – Segment 3

First, Alana Vase, Conservation Program Coordinator for the Maryland Sierra Club, and Steven Rivelis, CEO of Campaign Consultation, join us to discuss Hands Across the Sand, a movement to oppose offshore drilling while championing clean and renewable energy sources.  Click here for more info about their coordinated actions a

June 22, 2010

June 22, 2010 – Segment 3

Eddie Pope played as a defender for 11 years on the United States national soccer team.  He played on the US team in the last World Cup, in 2006, then retired from professional soccer later that year.

June 17, 2010

June 17, 2010 – Segment 2

In this week's edition of Your Money Matters, Robin McKinney, Director of the Maryland CASH Campaign, discusses teaching financial literacy in public schools.

Then, Stephen Martino, Director of the Maryland State Lottery, joins us to rebut allegations that the state spent too much money purchasing slot machines for a new casino.

June 16, 2010

June 16, 2010 – Segment 2

Sportswriter Dave Zirin joins us to discuss politics and soccer.  The World Cup is being held in Africa for the first time, and the host country, South Africa, is the center of the world for soccer fans around the globe right now.  Click here and here for Dave's
June 15, 2010

June 15, 2010 – Hour 2

How can we improve the quality of education in Baltimore City Public Schools? A newly released report offers several controversial suggestions for improving teacher performance, including giving principals more power to hire and fire teachers, having teachers work longer hours for better pay, evaluating teachers more regularly, and linking pay to performance.  
June 14, 2010

June 14, 2010 – Segment 1

Actress Pam Grier, an icon of 1970's cinema, joins us in the studio this hour.  Grier is best known for her roles in films like Coffy and Jackie Brown, although she has continued to act in films and television, including a starring role in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown in 1997 and currently playing roles in The L Word and Smallville.

June 10, 2010

June 10, 2010 – Segment 4

Martha Cooper joins us to discuss her photography and her new project in Baltimore.  Best known for documenting the birth of hip hop culture in New York City in the 1970's and early 80's, Martha is now back in Baltimore part-time, documenting street life in her new neighborhood here, Sowebo.

June 9, 2010

June 9 – 2010 Segment 1

We take a look at the results of different elections that took place throughout the United States yesterday.  We're joined by Anthony McCarthy, host of the Anthony McCarthy Show on WEAA, and Aaron Swartz, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, which supported Bill Halter in his lo
June 7, 2010

June 7, 2010 – Segment 3

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.  We discuss the legacy of the book, and why it's still one of the leading American novels about racial injustice with:
June 7, 2010

June 7, 2010 – Segment 2

We've been covering the city budget crisis in depth, and today we turn once again to the financial shortfalls facing our city.  Now, with city police and firefighter unions suing the city over their underfunded pensions, our panel discusses what we can do to avoid cuts to necessary services while facing the reality of declining revenues.