Your Call

On this edition of Your Call, we're getting an update on California’s vaccine rollout. On Monday, Blue Shield took over the state’s distribution program. They say they plan to vaccinate four million people a week by the end of the month.President Biden says there will be enough vaccine supply for every adult in the US by the end of May. What questions do you have about getting vaccinated?

On this edition of Your Call, we’re speaking with economist Richard Wolff about his latest book, The Sickness is the System: When Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pandemics or Itself. He argues that in order to address the failures of capitalism, we can’t "return to normal.” He says we must transition toward a new economic system that works for everyone, including workplace democracy. He says we can do better than capitalism. What changes would you like to see?

On this edition of Your Call, we're speaking with Doctors Micah Johnson and Abdul El-Sayed about their new book, Medicare For All: A Citizen’s Guide. They write that healthcare policy is notoriously complex, but what the people want is simple: good healthcare that’s easy to use and doesn’t break the bank. They tackle several crucial questions: What would Medicare for All actually look like, how would it work, and how will we get there? They say it’s time to seriously examine how Medicare for All would transform the way we give, receive and pay for healthcare in the US. What questions do you have about a Medicare for All system?

On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet series, we're discussing a new Mother Jones investigation about the gas industry’s decades long campaign to convince Americans to use gas stoves. The industry is also involved in anti-electrification campaigns across the country. Natural gas is a powerful contributor to climate change and source of air pollution.

On this edition of Your Call’s media roundtable, we are discussing coverage of the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill. This week, the House Budget Committee voted to advance the Democrats' coronavirus relief package, which includes billions of dollars for vaccines and COVID testing, schools, state and local governments and unemployment benefit extensions.

On this edition of Your Call, we are discussing mental health resources for those who are coping with depression, anxiety, isolation or grief.

On this edition of Your Call, we're getting an update on California's COVID vaccine rollout as the state becomes the first in the country to surpass 50,000 deaths. Latinos, who make up 39 percent of the state population, accounted for 46 percent of California's deaths. Healthcare and vaccine equity continues to be a major concern. According to the Los Angeles Times vaccine tracker , nearly 7.8 million shots have been administered in the state. Over 14 percent of California’s 40 million residents

On this edition of Your Call, award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson discusses his new Netflix documentary, Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy . Nelson looks back on how the crack epidemic of the early 1980s decimated Black and Brown communities.

On this edition of Your Call, we're remembering those we've lost to COVID-19 as the United States has surpassed 500,000 deaths -- that's half a million deaths in just one year. By now, most of us have lost a loved one or know someone who has.

On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, we're speaking with journalist and author Elizabeth Kolbert about her new book, Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Futur e . She writes, "P eople have, by now, di­rectly transformed more than half the ice-free land on earth —and indirectly half of what remains.