Your Call

On this edition of Your Call, we discuss the murder of tech executive Bob Lee earlier this month in San Francisco.

The murder sparked widespread reports claiming a homeless person was responsible, but officials later said Lee was stabbed by a tech consultant he was with on the night of his murder. High profile people claimed Lee's killing is further evidence that crime is out of control in San Francisco.

What does the data show? How can we have a fact based discussion about crime and the root causes of crime?

The US has outlawed lead paint, and severely curtailed tobacco marketing and sales. Similar policies can be used for fossil fuels, according to a new report.

Last week, a fire at a former plastics recycling plant in Indiana spewed dangerous chemicals into the air, including hydrogen cyanide and benzene, according to the EPA.

Congressional gerrymandering has allowed Republicans to pass extremist laws, including restricting or banning abortion and making it easier to buy and carry a gun.

Three times as many children were shot at home than at school over the last five years, according to an investigation by The Trace.

On this edition of Your Call, journalist Alisa Quart discusses her new book, Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream.

The promise that you can “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” is central to the story of the American Dream. It’s the belief that if you work hard and rely on your own resources, you will eventually succeed. Quart explains how we can free ourselves from these self-defeating narratives.

On this edition of Your Call, we’ll speak with US doctors who are calling for universal healthcare. The United States is the only large, high-income nation that does not provide universal coverage to its citizens.

Thousands of doctors have left the workforce, leaving many hospitals and clinics struggling. According to one study, one in five doctors says he or she plans to leave their practice in the coming years.

Dr. Eric Reinhart writes for the New York Times, “what’s burning out health care workers is less the grueling conditions we practice under, ‌and more our dwindling faith in the systems for which we work.”

What will it take to make universal healthcare and a robust social safety net a priority?

On this edition of Your Call, we discuss the recent decision by a Trump-appointed Texas judge to overturn the FDA's approval of mifepristone, one of the two medications used in almost 60 percent of abortions in the US. An hour after that decision came down, a Washington state judge barred the FDA from restricting access to the drug in 17 states where Democrats sued to expand access to the pills.

On Monday, the Justice Department appealed the Texas judge’s decision. The government has asked the 5th Circuit judges to keep the order on hold until the appeal is decided. This issue is expected to make its way to the Supreme Court.

Who is taking these pills? What does access look like across the country? And what are the ramifications of a potential ban?

This year's festival features 33 ocean-themed films from 11 countries. The festival runs from April 13-16 in San Francisco.

A relatively inexpensive method for replacing aging water pipelines across the nation may come with deadly health risks, a USA Today investigation has found.