Week of February 6 - February 10, 2012

Here's the rundown for this week's guests

Monday 2/6

Hr. 1

Veteran Israeli political scholar Reuven Hazan joins us in advance of his lecture at the Jewish Community Federation to discuss the politics and the diplomacy of Israel today

Hr. 2

Filmmaker Kevin McKiernan joins us to discuss a new film he’s screening in Rochester on how Dr. Martin Luther King’s vision of peaceful change is resonating in countries like China

Tuesday 2/7

Hr. 1

RIT political scientist Paul Ferber examines the political landscape both nationally and in New York (rescheduled from an earlier date)

Hr. 2

Commemorating Susan B. Anthony; we talk with the executive director of the Anthony House, Deborah Hughes

Wednesday 2/8

Hr. 1

Understanding the impact of Campaign 2012 on the minority communities of upstate NY and America; veteran journalist and editor Jim Blount of about…Time magazine

Hr. 2

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston of the worldwide Reuters news service discusses how tax issues are influencing the public dialogue in this election year, and why they should be a significant part of the discussion

Thursday 2/9

Hr. 1

Human rights across the world, with special attention to areas impacted by last year’s “Arab Spring”; Josh Rubenstein, regional director of Amnesty International joins us on line

Hr. 2

Columbia University professor Jamal Joseph describes his young life as a follower of the Black Panther movement and how it has influenced his view of contemporary American society

Friday 2/10 (Education Friday)

Frank Cegelski presents a two-hour program on issues of education

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