Humorist and Daily Howler editor Bob Somerby joins Marc and co-host Anthony McCarthy for a look at the firing of Juan Williams by NPR. Should he have been let go for his controversial comments about Muslims on Fox News? What is the role of a commentator, as opposed to a new analyst? And does his firing reflect a wi
Reverend Heber Brown joins us today to discuss the planned juvenile detention center for youth who are charged as adults in Baltimore City. He is the pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore.
This year's midterm elections mark the first election since the Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v.
Join us for another episode of On Delmarva, our new series focusing on life on the Peninsula. This week we’ll bring you two different perspectives on the Chesapeake Bay. Dave Nemazie is the Associate Vice President for External Affairs at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and he’s been closely following the health of the bay, from both a scien
The United States has a huge appetite for drugs. While we have about 5% of the world's population, we use about 66% of the world's illegal drugs. What is the price of our consumption, not only for ourselves, but for others like Mexico, where the illegal drug trade is creating violence beyond the scope of what we have seen in the US.
Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!, joins us on the air. If you live in Baltimore, you'll have a chance to catch her speaking in person this Friday, October 22. The free event is in the Wheeler Auditorium at the Enoch Pratt Central Library at 7pm. Click here for more info.
The recent murder of off-duty Baltimore Detective Brian Stevenson resulted from an argument over a parking space. This senseless murder, along with many others, once again raises the question of why these tragedies continue to occur and what can we do about it?
In the second hour of the show we discuss the ongoing foreclosure crisis. What does the future hold for foreclosures? Should a moratorium be placed on foreclosures? Has the housing industry learned from the mistakes of the current financial crisis?
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In the first hour of the show, we discuss the new contract for Baltimore City teachers which would relate the teacher's pay to their performance. This new contract is a complete overhaul of the previous one and has been a cause of controversy between the teacher's union and the Baltimore City School System.
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Dante Wilson is the Director of Reclaiming Our Children & Community Project. He joins us to take a look at youth violence in American inner cities, and what we can do to make sure that so many young people don't get trapped in a life on the streets.
Zainab Al-Suwaij is the founder and Executive Director of the American Islamic Congress. She was one of the few women to join the failed 1991 intifada uprising against Saddam Hussein, and now lives in the United States and promotes inter-faith understanding and women's equality. She joins us in st
We're joined by Haneen Alshujairy, who fled her home in Iraq with her family in 2003, and Justin Sirois, a writer living here in Baltimore. They are the co-founders of the Understanding Campaign, which seeks to teach everyone in the world one word of Arabic. Fhm (fuh-hem’), literally means un
We start Monday off right, as Anthony McCarthy and Marc take a look at today's headlines. Join them at 410.319.8888 to voice your opinion on everything from the forclosure crisis to the governor's race to the Baltimore teacher's contract.
What is life really like in Iran today? What is the Iranian political reality behind the rhetoric? Joining us this hour to answer these questions and more is Iranian-American Hooman Majd. His new book is The Ayatollah's Democracy: An Iranian Challenge.
Author and historian Danielle McGuire joins us to discuss her new book At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women Rape and Resistance - a New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power.
Acclaimed Haitian-American author and MacArthur Fellow Do you like it?
Author and historian Bruce Watson joins us today to talk about his important new book Freedom Summer: The Savage Season that Made Mississippi Burn and
Last night, Maryland gubernatorial candidates Martin O'Malley and Robert Ehrlich had their first debate of this election campaign. Today, we'll discuss the debate and the race between our current and former Governors. Anthony McCarthy co-hosts with Marc, and we're joined by:
Susan Turnbull - Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party
We start off Monday with a roundup of local and national politics. From last weekend's One Nation Working Together rally, to Councilwoman Helen Holton's no contest plea to campaign finance violations, to the new Chief of Staff in the White House, we take on the headlines of the day. Joining Marc and co-host Anthony McCarthy are:
Welcome to the 2nd episode of our weekly series, On Delmarva. Journey with us each week through the Delmarva peninsula to hear the stories of its residents and explore the issues that touch all of our lives.
Tonight on the Marc Steiner Show, we take a look at the political landscape in Latin America. Our guests tackle upcoming elections, workers' rights, and more.
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A new bill seeks to mandate that all online communications service providers be required to comply with wiretap orders. This hour we discuss the questions this bill raises, such as how do we balance national security needs with individual privacy rights? We're joined by:
Pit bulls are often at the center of controversy, from illegal dog fighting to the occasional dog attack. Can fighting dogs be rehabilitated? Joining us this hour to talk about pit bulls are:
Caroline Griffin - Chair of the Baltimore Mayor's anti-animal abuse task force
Tami Gosheff - Head of Mid-Atlantic Bully Buddies, a rescue organization
Welcome to the premier of our new weekly series, On Delmarva. Journey with us each week through the Delmarva peninsula to hear the stories of its residents and explore the issues that touch all of our lives.
