Patt Morrison for Tuesday, 3/16/10

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

1-3 p.m.

 

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1:06 – 1:19

The final White House push to force, prod, cajole, and will health care reform

And so it has come to this:  after more than 20 years of discussion, a year of intense negotiations and politicking, countless debates and partisan recriminations, we have entered the home stretch of health care reform in the U.S.  In five days time President Obama’s health care bill will almost certainly have either passed or failed, and Americans will either be learning the rules of a new national health care policy or learning to live with what we’ve got.  There are questions about the size and scope of the last proposed legislation (some health insurance consumer protections will go into effect immediately while the big expansion in insurance coverage will take four years to complete) and the political carnage that will result from what has been an acrimonious process.  A lead White House economist will be here to make the case for their prescription for health care reform.

 

Guest:

Jared Bernstein, chief economist to Vice President Joe Biden & Executive Director of the White House Middle Class Task Force

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1:21 – 1:39

OPEN

 

 

1:41 – 1:58:30

Harlem’s charter schools lesson for L.A.

New York City’s Harlem neighborhood has arguably been the epicenter for the national charter school movement—some of the first charter schools were opened in Harlem and currently 7,500 students in Harlem are enrolled in charters, up from 1,500 five years ago.  While Harlem’s parents and students seem hungry for the kind of school choice that charters provide, one state senator has been loudly warning against the built-in inequalities that charter schools create.  New York Sen. Bill Perkins, once an advocate of charter schools, now argues that the charter movement is creating a separate but unequal standard of education that causes direct harm to traditional public schools.  As the rush to expand charter schools in Harlem and beyond increases, we hear from one of the only men in New York standing in their way.

 

Guest:

Bill Perkins, D--New York State Senator for the 30^th District (Harlem)

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2:06 – 2:30

New EPA director talks AB-32, blue-fin tuna ban and Kettelman

A toxic waste dump that’s allegedly causing birth defects in the town of Kettelman, a proposed fishing ban on blue-fin tuna and a challenge to the landmark AB-32 legislation to bring California into near compliance with the provisions of the Kyoto Protocol—it’s been a busy few months on the job for new EPA regional director Jared Blumenfeld. He joins Patt to talk about his work so far, where California has pioneered ahead of the curve, environmentally, and where the golden state can still push ahead.

 

Guest:

Jared Blumenfeld, regional director of the federal Environmental Protection Agency

IN-STUDIO

 

 

 

2:30 – 2:58:30

Jesse Ventura’s “American Conspiracies”

Conspiracy theories are often rejected as mindless babble from the “nuts” of our nation. But some people have tried to defend their legitimacy. Former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura offers his take on some of the most talked about conspiracies of our time. From 9/11 to JFK’s assassination, Jesse tells us what he thinks might really be going on behind closed government doors.

 

Guest:

Jesse Ventura, former governor of Minnesota (1999 – 2003); retired professional wrestler and actor; retired Navy special forces & Vietnam veteran; author of “American Conspiracies

IN STUDIO

 

 

Jonathan Serviss

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