Health care reform- what next? Would you rather -- take a 10% pay cut or furlough days to save your coworkers? Or fire them? Then, it's FilmWeek on AirTalk. Reviews include: Cop Out, The Crazies, A Prophet, Defendor, Easier With Practice, Formosa Betrayed, and The Yellow Handkerchief. Later, a talk with Oscar-nominated actress Gabourey Sidibe.
Obama's health reform: Plan B
After six hours of televised debate, the White House health summit ended much as it began. Republicans drove home their desire to scrap the current proposals and start from scratch and the Democrats said there isn’t time for that. With little chance of bipartisan cooperation, the next option seems to be for Dems to go it alone, pushing health reform through without Republican support, if necessary. Is this what voters want? At what cost politically?
Guests:
Noam Levey, LA Times Staff Reporter based in Washington D.C.
What would you do to save co-workers' jobs?
You’ve heard the bad news: LA’s broke and drastic measures must be taken in order to make a dent in the city’s $200-million deficit. Now, city officials have proposed cutting 4,000 jobs, much to the shock and worry of city workers. But here’s the question, posed by LA Times columnist Steve Lopez: if you had the option of saving the jobs of your co-workers, what would you be willing to do? Would you give up 10% of your salary? Would you volunteer to take a couple of unpaid furlough days a month? Or would you hold on to what you’ve got and let the layoff axe fall where it may?
Click here to read Steve Lopez's Los Angeles Times column.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor review the week’s new film releases including Cop Out, The Crazies, A Prophet, Defendor, Easier With Practice, Formosa Betrayed, and The Yellow Handkerchief. TGI-FilmWeek!
Guests:
Henry Sheehan, henrysheehan.com Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor
A star turn for Gabourey Sidibe
In her film debut in "Precious," Gabourey Sidibe plays an illiterate 16-year-old in a seemingly hopeless situation. She's been raped and impregnated twice by her absent father, and her mother is physically and emotionally abusive. But when she is enrolled in an alternative school, Precious has the chance to escape the trauma of her daily life. Gabourey Sidibe is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.
Guest:
Gabourey Sidibe, star of Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Obama's health reform: Plan B
After six hours of televised debate, the White House health summit ended much as it began. Republicans drove home their desire to scrap the current proposals and start from scratch and the Democrats said there isn’t time for that. With little chance of bipartisan cooperation, the next option seems to be for Dems to go it alone, pushing health reform through without Republican support, if necessary. Is this what voters want? At what cost politically?
Guests:
Noam Levey, LA Times Staff Reporter based in Washington D.C.
What would you do to save co-workers' jobs?
You’ve heard the bad news: LA’s broke and drastic measures must be taken in order to make a dent in the city’s $200-million deficit. Now, city officials have proposed cutting 4,000 jobs, much to the shock and worry of city workers. But here’s the question, posed by LA Times columnist Steve Lopez: if you had the option of saving the jobs of your co-workers, what would you be willing to do? Would you give up 10% of your salary? Would you volunteer to take a couple of unpaid furlough days a month? Or would you hold on to what you’ve got and let the layoff axe fall where it may?
Click here to read Steve Lopez's Los Angeles Times column.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Henry Sheehan of henrysheehan.com and Peter Rainer of The Christian Science Monitor review the week’s new film releases including Cop Out, The Crazies, A Prophet, Defendor, Easier With Practice, Formosa Betrayed, and The Yellow Handkerchief. TGI-FilmWeek!
Guests:
Henry Sheehan, henrysheehan.com Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor
A star turn for Gabourey Sidibe
In her film debut in "Precious," Gabourey Sidibe plays an illiterate 16-year-old in a seemingly hopeless situation. She's been raped and impregnated twice by her absent father, and her mother is physically and emotionally abusive. But when she is enrolled in an alternative school, Precious has the chance to escape the trauma of her daily life. Gabourey Sidibe is nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.
Guest:
Gabourey Sidibe, star of Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire