City Council Hinders Wal-Mart in Los Angeles; Orange County Journalist "Roundtable"; Modern Warfare and The American Soldier; The Medical Reserve Corps
City Council Hinders Wal-Mart in Los Angeles
Two Los Angeles City Council panels have unanimously approved proposals to hinder the opening of Wal-Mart super stores in Los Angeles. Larry Mantle speaks with LA City Councilman Eric Garcetti about the anti-Wal-Mart proposals that will be voted on next week by the full council. He also talks with Ken Jacobs from the UC Berkeley Labor Center about a recent study he co-authored that documents the cost of low wages at Wal-Mart on social services in California, and with Pete Kanelos, Regional Director of Government Relations for Wal-Mart.
Orange County Journalist "Roundtable"
Larry Mantle talks with Orange County journalists about the latest news events and developments in Orange County. Joining Larry is Chris Reed, Orange County Register op-ed column editor, Jean Pasco, Los Angeles Times staff writer and Gustavo Arellano, Staff Writer for the OC Weekly.
Modern Warfare and The American Soldier
Larry Mantle talks with author Evan Wright about his new book Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America and the New Face of American War (Putnam). In the book, Wright expands on his three-part series that appeared in Rolling Stone that focused on the twenty-three Marines of First Recon who spearheaded the blitzkrieg on Iraq. Evan Wright lived on the front lines with this platoon from the opening hours of combat to the fall of Baghdad through the start of the guerrilla war.
The Medical Reserve Corps
The Medical Reserve Corps of Los Angeles is a volunteer group of retired doctors and nurses who have organized to provide auxiliary medical services during an emergency caused by a terrorist attack. Larry Mantle speaks with Dr. Raymond Goodman, Director of the Medical Reserve Corps in Los Angeles, about the scope of its mission and its connections to the federal government especially the Department of Homeland Security.