October 13, 2009
Marc and Anthony Mccarthy, Host of the Anthony Mccarthy show on WEAA every friday from 5-7pm, have a conversation about the Healthcare Bill & on Barack Obama winning the Noble Peace Prize.
On today's show, Marc talks with:
October 5, 2009
September 30, 2009
September 24, 2009
September 17, 2009
Marc talks with NY Times columnist Charles Blow about his recent article about President Obama.
September 15, 2009
September 14, 2009
It's Monday, so time for our weekly visit from Anthony McCarthy, host of the Anthony McCarthy Show, Friday, 5 to 7 PM on Public Radio WEAA 88.9 FM, the voice of the community.
September 10, 2009
Last night Barack Obama gave an address to Congress in an attempt to regain control of the spiraling debate about healthcare reform.
September 8, 2009
August 17, 2009
We begin our second hour with an in-progress continuation of our conversation with Anthony McCarthy about youth violence and possible solutions for our community.
July 23, 2009
July 13, 2009
In our first hour, Marc sits down with Alec Dubro a freelance writer who recently authored an article in ColorLines magazine, "Obama's Southern Problem-And Ours." They are joined by Kareem Crayton, who is an associate professor of law and political science at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law,
June 24, 2009
In our first hour, Marc sits down with Alec Dubro a freelance writer who recently authored an article in ColorLines magazine, "Obama's Southern Problem-And Ours." They are joined by Kareem Crayton, who is an associate professor of law and political science at the University of Southern California Gould School of Law,
June 23, 2009
For our second hour, Marc talks with his guests about Obama's financial plan, particularly with regard to health care.
Our panel included:
June 4, 2009
For the first hour of today's show, Marc was joined by guests to discuss President Obama's speech which took place today in Cairo, Egypt. Today's panel included:
May 27, 2009
In our first segment, we examine the past rulings of Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's pick to replace retiring Judge Souter on the United States Supreme Court. What do her past rulings tell us about what kind of Supreme Court Justice she would make? Will she face a tough confirmation process?
Our panel for this segment included:
May 26, 2009
May 19, 2009
The second hour of today's show was divided into two segments.
For the first segment, Marc was joined by guests to discuss the military policies of President Obama, and whether or not they differ from those of the previous administration.
Guests via phone:
May 18, 2009
May 13, 2009
May 12, 2009
The first hour of today's show was divided into two segments.
For the first segment, Marc spoke with Daniel Becker of the Safe Climate Campaign, to discuss the three things President Obama could do without Congress to cut emissions now.
April 30, 2009
How has Obama responded to the challenges of his first one hundred days
in office, and what lies ahead? We're joined by Jared Ball, Assistant Professor of Communications Studies at Morgan State University and Lester Spence, Assistant
Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University.
April 27, 2009
April 21, 2009
In our first hour, we take our weekly look at sustainability issues: in our city, our country, and the rest of the world. Today, we take our first deep look at the economy and its role in sustainability.
April 20, 2009
This hour we speak with Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor for Washington Week and senior correspondent for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.
April 20, 2009
April 9, 2009
Marc was joined by WEAA's Anthony McCarthy, The Daily Howler's Bob Somerby, and Lenny McAllister of Fox News in Charlotte, NC. They spent the hour discussing the top issues in the news, and discussed how the Obama Administration is doing.
April 7, 2009
In the first segment of today's show, Marc spoke with Maryland's Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown about what new legislation passed (or not) in Annapolis, as well as what progress has been made in the fight against domestic violence.
March 2, 2009
February 25, 2009
With today's financial crunch, a clear and concise plan of attack is in order. In his Address to Congress, President Barack Obama outlined his plans for steering the country out of these difficult economic times. Are we convinced that he will deliver?
Today's guests:
February 23, 2009
February 18, 2009
February 12, 2009
January 22, 2009
January 21, 2009
Soviet bread lines warned that the communist economic model would fail, as it did in 1991. Western free market capitalism has recently suffered an intense, and possibly mortal, blow. What comes next? What should the world financial system look like? How will President Obama structure American economic policy to get us through this crucial period?
January 7, 2009
December 7, 2008
Movies and race
I am heading to the movies today to see Cadillac Records. I got on the internet to find out where it is playing in the metro area. All of the locations from here to Annapolis and up to Harford were in multiplexes with large Black populations. I get so tired of all the marketing geniuses that segregate our life in small and large ways. This is supposed to be an incredible movie. Why aren’t they playing it everywhere?! It reminds of when the great documentary Hoop Dreams was in theaters. This film followed inner kids who played basketball. Some made to the NCAA and some ended up on the streets. It was a powerful social statement of a film, well done cinematically and won best at Sundance and film festivals around the world. Did it end up a the Charles or even Hunt Valley? No, it languished briefly at the Security Mall. Sure, play it there but play it elsewhere too! Marketing geniuses in Hollywood and their Neolithic understanding of race and culture in America, I am just sick of them.
Speaking of movies, don’t miss MILK starring Sean Penn. It is at the Charles. Penn is just a brilliant actor. He dives so deeply into the heart of his characters. His soul, as any great actor, is that of a chameleon. He lives and breathes Harvey Milk. He changed his body and his voice. He became that gay man who loves younger men, who breathed the fire of human rights and justice. The director Gus Van Sant, known as a gay man who does a lot of movies with gay themes. He brought a certain sensitivity to this film that few could. All of the acting was superb Emile Hirsch, James Brolin was Dan White, and he even looked like Dan White. Alison Pil, James Franco. Wonderful performances. It is perfect timing that this film premieres on the heels of Proposition 8 winning in California. It is an important story in the history of human rights in America. It is also a damn good movie.
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December 3, 2008
December 2, 2008
The terror attacks that rocked Mumbai last week reminded everyone that terrorism is still a very present threat. How will the global War on Terror be changed by an Obama administration? What have we learned from the failures and successes of the past seven years?
December 1, 2008
November 24, 2008
Last Friday's stabbing of middle-schooler Markel Williams on the grounds of William H. Lemmel Middle School in West Baltimore has focused the city's attention on the culture of violence that surrounds children in Baltimore schools.
November 12, 2008
Kayford Mountain, West Virginia (photo: Justin Levy)
One point of agreement between the McCain and Obama campaigns was their support of the coal industry, or what they call "clean coal." Have you been wondering what "clean coal" means?
Today, we discuss our energy future. What are the costs of our dependence on coal, and what alternatives are we developing?
We'll be joined in studio by Dave Cooper, a resident of Kentucky and the host of the Mountaintop Removal Road Show. We'll also be joined on the phone from West Virginia by Lorelei Scarbro, an organizer working on the Coal River Wind Project, a wind farm proposed by the community as an alternative to the mining company's plan to open another mountaintop removal site on Coal River Mountain.
Also featured this hour is a short interview with Larry Gibson that we recorded on Kayford Mountain in West Virginia, where he lives, last spring. We walked through the woods to a steep precipice where we could see the active mountaintop removal mining site that has destroyed the land his family has lived on for centuries.
For more of our coverage on coal issues, click here.
November 6, 2008
Here's a letter that we received and wanted to share with everyone. If anyone else would like to publicize first-hand information about the police misconduct in Charles Village on Election Night, or has other Election Night experiences they'd like to share, please post your comments here or email us at cem@centerforemergingmedia.org.
Marc,
During the night following the election, my roommates and I walked
down to 33rd and St. Paul and started celebrating the election of
Barack Obama. We quickly gained support of local students, and our
group of seven quickly grew to over 400. What was a beautifully
patriotic evening, filled with unity and gentle celebration, quickly
turned into fear and chaos as the Baltimore Police Department randomly
(and illegally) assaulted, intimidated, and arrested many members of a
peaceful crowd.
Last Spring, President Ungar invited you to speak at Goucher to a
group of Goucher students, faculty, and staff. President Ungar
personally invited me at the last moment, claiming it was essential
that I hear you speak. Your discussion inspired me to want to get more
involved with our city, and this semester several of my friends and I
moved down to Charles Village from Towson, in order to become true
Baltimoreans.
On November 4, the six of us - all sophomores at Goucher, voted
for the first time. Sending in my absentee ballot to my native
California was one of the most exciting things I have ever done, and
we were all excited to partake in making history. Just a month before
hearing you speak at Goucher, I had the opportunity to shake now
President-elect Obama's hand at an election rally in Wilmington. I
took the train up to Wilmington by myself, and I instantly befriended
a group of students from the University of Delaware. The feeling of
unity was overwhelming, and I instantly knew this campaign was unlike
anything else in history.
The night of Nov. 4th was no exception. My roommates and I had to get
outside to celebrate. People joined quickly and we were suddenly
flanked by members of the community, students from several
institutions, schoolteachers, and professors - all united and chanting
"USA! USA!". The Hopkins Campus Security respected the crowd and kept
it under control, and it became a truly beautiful event. I was
surrounded by people I had never met before, of all colors: black and
white, Muslim and Jewish, old and young, from near and far all
celebrating under American flags.
You have already heard about what the police did last night. They
arrested two of my roommates and another one of my friends, for
reasons that were never disclosed. I stood and watched while my
roommate, a 19-year-old girl from New Jersey, was grabbed by the
throat by two policemen twice her size and had her arms bound so
tightly behind her back, she was screaming in agony.
I have talked with Goucher President Sanford Ungar, and he has already tried to help us get our
voice heard. The fact is that this happens every night in this city,
without a single mention in the Sun or on the local TV news. These
students and the professor that were arrested were never told their
rights and were fingerprinted, photographed, intimidated, and forced
to spend hours in cells with people charged with violent crimes.
Fortunately, my friends and the rest of these aforementioned sixteen
that were arrested are lucky enough to be backed up by institutions
like Goucher College and Johns Hopkins University.
I know this letter is far from brief, and I appreciate that you have
taken the time to read this. I was inspired by your discussion at
Goucher, and wanted to know what I could do to change something in
this city. I think Baltimore is a beautiful place buried in an
inconceivable amount of filth. Before election day I couldn't fathom
how I could help, or what I could even help with. I now know the
intricacies of how the Baltimore Police Department detains citizens
without Mirandizing them, charging them, or respecting their basic
freedoms. I feel I can speak on behalf of everyone who witnessed
Tuesday night's atrocities when I say that we want to help.
The sixteen people arrested last night were picked randomly. It could
have been anyone. I have spoken with and know personally several of
those arrested and can tell you that they were all respectable and
respectful citizens that have done so much already to make this city a
better place. Will these volunteers, public school teachers, artists,
and professors voices be drowned out?
I hope not.
Thank you again for speaking to us at Goucher. Baltimore needs you,
and is lucky to have you.
Thank you,
Nick Bourland
Goucher College class of 2011
November 5, 2008
Last night, after long years of campaigning, America made its choice: we elected Illinois Senator Barack Obama as our 44th president.
The decision has been made, the race is finally over--now, the real work begins.
November 5, 2008
Last night, I went to my daughter Chelsea’s home to watch the returns. She was having a watch party. It was the perfect venue for that night for many reasons. Chelsea’s mom, Sayida Stone, my first wife and a dear friend, is African American. Chelsea is a Black woman, a mixed race child of America. She has three children, my grand children. Their father, Ebon, a schoolteacher, martial artist and musician, is Afro-Italian-Puerto Rican. From the beginning, Chelsea was deeply moved by Obama’s candidacy. It was their time, it was their day, and it is their time now.
Chelsea’s sister, Alana, her mom’s daughter with her husband who is Jamaican, is 21 years old, a brilliant artist and a junior at MICA. I call her my daughter once removed, she calls me Saba, which is Hebrew for grandfather. Alana was there with a dozen of her classmates. Young, African American, Latino, Asian, mixed race and white who worked for this campaign, who believed in this message of hope.
Chelsea’s friends who were there ranged from 28 to their early forties, every color of the American rainbow. Her mom, her husband Jenel, and others of our generation were there, as well.
The feeling in her home was electric and explosive, but explosive with peace and hope. When Obama was announced the next President of the Untied States of America, there was a pandemonium of joy, screaming, shouting, hugging, singing and champagne corks popping.
I looked around realizing this was their day. These young people believed so deeply and were so full of what the future might bring to us all.
While watching television it was hard not to notice the contrast between the Obama supporters in Grant Park in Chicago and the McCain supporters. Obama’s in a public park with thousands of people of every generation and race in America and McCain’s in a private club for the wealthy and all, well not all, but almost all, white.
This was an election of the two Americas from which we were born and in which we still live. Our great nation has no state religion. Our state religion is our democracy, our belief in freedom and liberty. The USA was founded on liberty and slavery in the same breath. Imagine that and think about that for a moment. Liberty and slavery are the foundations of our nation. The roots of the contradiction and the hope that dwell uneasily together in our nation’s soul were alive and palpable last night in this election.
Maybe the tenor is about to change. Race and racism hurt America. It is a deep wound in the Black American spirit. It is a burden of pain in white America, as well.
The man who was voted in to become the 44th President of the United States of America may be changing the tenor and tone of our nation. In the spirit of the civil rights warriors, he was unbowed and non-violent in his stand against his tormentors in this campaign. When Barack Obama was faced with lies and low blows dealt by his opponents, the Republican Party and their independent advocates, he responded with dignity, strength and love. So many of his supporters screamed that he should fight back, blow for blow and spit in their eye. Barack Obama chose to hold his head and his sense of morality and ethics high, so he kept walking straight ahead amidst the verbal blows and lies. He set a standard for his supporters and the America he believes in. The roots of that way of responding politically come from Martin Luther King, the Student Non Violent Coordinating Committee, Fannie Lou Hamer and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the civil rights movement of the 1950’s and 60’s that they gave birth to and that gave birth to them. It bodes well for what we may be able to do in America together.
I am not naïve about the difficulty that lies ahead of us. Barack Obama is not the savior; he is the embodiment of hope for many Americans. The struggle is now on to define our future. We can now fight for something rather than against it. We will have a seat at the table for the debate on our nation’s future. We have serious work ahead of us.
Good gumbo, too, last night... A gumbo of America in the room, a gumbo of America who voted Obama, and a great gumbo in the pot.
November 5, 2008
Here are some thoughts written late last night by CEM intern and UMBC student Stavros Halkias. We'd like to encourage everyone to send in their post-election thoughts. Post comments here, email us at cem@centerforemergingmedia.org, or call us on the air today between 5-6pm at 410-319-8888.
Voting for the first time in my life was legitimately exciting. From the moment I entered my polling place, which happened to be my elementary school, I was overcome with emotion. In the building where I first learned what the office of the president was, I would have a hand in choosing the next person to occupy that office. Even better, I was supporting a candidate I actually believed in and held incredible hopes for. My nerves and elation were held together by an overarching sense of purpose. I was part of a societal change, with my ballot serving as tangible proof. Why can’t I feel like this everyday? Why can’t every day be Election Day?
Despite these feelings, as I walked out of that polling station I couldn’t help but wonder “What’s next?” Barack Obama had the kind of campaign and following that was unprecedented in this nation’s history. His campaign deposed Democratic royalty in the primaries, broke all kinds of fundraising records, and truly inspired vast numbers of people for the first time in decades. The sobering realization I came to was that campaigns and administrations are two very different things. Historically, the energy campaigns create largely dies after the immediate goal of election is met. We can’t allow that to happen this time. All the people who voted for Barack Obama on Tuesday, all the people that were part of the historic movement for change in our country, must challenge themselves further. To borrow a few words from the President elect’s victory speech, “This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were. It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice.”
So, don’t let things go back to the way they were before Barack came along. Don't rely solely on his administration to make change. Let Barack Obama's election be the beginning--not the end--of your efforts. Become more civically involved. Start helping your community in any way you can. Identify problems and work towards them yourself. Volunteer. Tutor at-risk youth. Protest injustice. Support more change-minded politicians. Study social change movements. Do something! Take the energy you put into the campaign and move it to your community, don’t let it go to waste. Don’t just get excited and wait for change-- make change and make everyday Election Day.
-Stavros Halkias
November 3, 2008
This is truly the race that has reinvented itself hundreds of times. Remember when Hillary Clinton was inevitable? When Rudy Giuliani was a front runner? When breaking news about Obama's former pastor threatened to derail his campaign? When McCain's senior staff had to work for free?
October 15, 2008
In the beginning, many pundits predicted that race could cost Senator Obama the election. Too many people had strong prejudices against African Americans, conventional wisdom went, to elect a black man as president.
October 14, 2008
Lenny McAllister, a self-described "Hip Hop Republican," shares his take on the increasingly ugly tone of the campaigns.
Kenneth Morris is both the great-great-great grandson of Frederick Douglass and the great-great grandson of Booker T. Washington! He joins us to discuss his work fighting against modern day slavery, along with Robert Benz, Executive V.P. of the Frederick Douglass Family Foundation.
Then, Marc talks with Frank Schaeffer. In his recent op-ed for the Baltimore Sun, this former supporter of Senator John McCain took McCain to task for "potentially instigating violence" with his recent attacks on Senator Barack Obama.
October 8, 2008
Marc and his guests discussed last night's riveting second presidential debate between Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain. The discussion in the studio was almost as heated as the debate itself. Did McCain condescend to Obama? Did the candidates skirt the questions? Did Obama connect with the audience? What real concrete plans were presented?
The guests were: