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LIVING ROOM  Friday 30 April 2010  March on Wall Street? healthcare reform repeal? Zen Women.  Well, there's no GOP fillibuster threat—but there was a march on Wall Street.  We talk about the Issues.  PLUS: increasing GOP efforts to repeal healthcare legislation.  AND: Zen Women:Beyond Tea Ladies, Iron Maidens and Macho Master.  With host Kris Welch, noon to one.

Guests: Robert Weissman, president Public Citizen
        Robert Kuttner, co-founder, co-editor American Prospect magazine

        Ellen Shaffer, co-dir. Center for Policy Analysis

        Grace Schireson, abbess Empty Nest Zendo, North fork, Ca.; author "Zen Women"

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LIVING ROOM  Thursday 29 April 2010  Sproul Plaza anti-Arizona rally; Paul Rogat Loeb.  Arizona's immigration law is stirring outrage across the country, and today we hear from a rally underway at UC Berkeley's Sproul Plaza.  PLUS: writer and author Paul Rogat Loeb, about citizen empowerment and what it takes to take action.  With host Kris Welch noon to one.

GUESTS:: Ricardo Gomez, vice-president External Affairs, UCB, student organizer and activist

         Paul Rogat Loeb, writer (NY Times, Washington Post, Nation, Huffington Post, etc.); author (Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times; etc.)

         Aniela and Jerzy Gregorek, weightlifting champions; coaches, trainers (UCLA); authors    "The Happy Body: The Simple Science of Nutrition, Exercise and Relaxation"

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Afghanistan/ healthcare update/African Americans and breast cancer/ Bob Marley's son.  As congressional progressives again seek a timeline for withdrawal from Afghanistan, we talk with the first US official to have resigned to protest this war.  Plus: the health of healthcare reform, our weekly update.  And: a major conference addresses the unique challenges African americans face with breast cancer.  Lastly: Ky-mani Marley, one of reggae legend Bob Marley's sons, has written a book about his life and father.

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Dems at midterms; Josh Kornbluth; Juana Alicia.  What and who are the challenges for democrats in up-coming midterms, nationally and here in Califas?  PLUS: Josh Kornbluth's new show opened last night—about Andy Warhol?  AND: renowned muralist Juana Alicia (SF Women's Building, etc.).  With host Kris Welch, noon to one.

guests: Ellen Shaffer, co-dir. Center for Policy Analysis
            Darcy Burner, exec. dir. American Progressive Caucus Policy Foundation
            Roma Guy, social justice activists, delegate to Cal dems convention next week

            Josh Kornbluth, solo performer, new show "Andy Warhol: Good for the Jews?"

            Juan Alicia, muralist, teacher re: benefit party for EastBay Center for Urban Arts

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It's come to this: a black  mayor and police chief arrested and brought to trial,  for being competent while black.  PLUS: a work-in-progress documentary film about Bay Area musical treasure, drummer Barbara Borden.  With host Kris Welch, noon to one.

guests: Jordan Flaherty, reporter, writer (Huffington Post. Left Turn Magazine, etc.), author (Floodlines: Community and Resistance from Katrina to the Jena Six)
           Miss Annie Watson, former assistant to former mayor of Waterproof, Louisiana
           Earl Ofari Hutchinson, journalist, broadcaster, author (The Emerging Black GOP Majority; Beyond O.J.: Race, Sex and Class Lessons for America;  The Disappearance of Black Leadership; etc.)

           Barbara Borden, drummer (with Alive!  and on her own), teacher, activist, performance artist ("She Dares to Drum!")
           David Brown, 3-time Emmy winning filmmaker, re: his film about Barbara "Keeper of the Beat"

           Jan Etre, with the East Bay Heritage Quilt show, at the Oakland Convention Center April 10-11

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Healthcare done: next up, mid-term elections.  How will Democrats fare?  We talk to the candidates. 

PLUS: the inside story of radical women in Iran.  With host Kris Welch, noon to one.

Guests: Ellen Shaffer, co-dir. Center for Policy Analysis
        Connie Saltonstall, running against Bart Stupak in Michigan's First District
        Krystal Ball, running against Rep. Rob Wittman in Virginia's First District

        Anahita, revolutionary communist woman visiting the Bay Area from Iran

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