Beyond the Spin: Presidential Candidates on the Issue of Poverty

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August 23, 2012 – Segment 1 – On Beyond the Spin, our new weekly series on the 2012 elections, we discuss how Presidential candidates are, or aren’t, addressing the issue of poverty, and why it matters.

Our guests are community radio journalists from around the country:

• Antonio Gonzalez, Host of Strategy Session on KPFK, Pacifica Radio in Los Angeles and President of the Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project,
• Heather Niday, Program Director of Allegheny Mountain Radio in both Virginia and West Virginia,
• Sean Kinane, Assistant news director at WMNF Community Radio in Tampa, Florida,
• and Donte Newman, part of the research team at KTSU in Houston, Texas.

Written by Marc Steiner

The Marc Steiner Show currently airs on The Real News Network. The show covers the topics that matter, engaging real voices, from Charm City to Cairo and beyond. Email us to share your comments with us.