Living Wage; Steve Lopez; The Strange Rise of Modern India; The History of American Beer
Living Wage
City of Los Angeles and business leaders reached a compromise today that preserves a so-called "living wage" for Century Corridor hotel workers while also providing some tax breaks for hotel operators. Larry and his guests (Peter Dreier, Director of the Urban and Environmental Policy Program at Occidental College; Ted Balaker of the Reason Foundation; KPCC Reporter Rachael Myrow; and Vivian Rothstein of the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy and co-founder of the LA Coalition to Support Hotel Workers) discuss the possibility of re-drawing the law in a way that makes it acceptable to both workers and businesses.
Steve Lopez
Larry talks with LA Times columnist, Steve Lopez, about his blog on the traffic trials and tribulations faced by Southern Californians, and what Lopez hopes will come of opening up the conversation to his readers.
The Strange Rise of Modern India
Though it is poised to become the world's third largest economy within a generation, India remains a mystery to many Americans. India will surpass China in population by 2032 and will have more English speakers than the US by 2050. Larry talks with journalist Edward Luce about his new book, In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India (Doubleday). Luce, who covered India for many years, gives a clear picture of the forces shaping India as it tries to balance its long held traditions with its rise to a position of global power.
The History of American Beer
The founding fathers of American beer began their careers modestly; the man who created the future Pabst brewery could not afford a boiler, so instead he offered a lifetime supply of free beer to the ironmonger who built it for him in Milwaukee. Larry talks with Maureen Ogle, author of the new book, Ambitious Brew which traces the history of beer in America, from German inspired biergartens in the mid 1800s to prohibition to the microbrews of the present.
Living Wage
City of Los Angeles and business leaders reached a compromise today that preserves a so-called "living wage" for Century Corridor hotel workers while also providing some tax breaks for hotel operators. Larry and his guests (Peter Dreier, Director of the Urban and Environmental Policy Program at Occidental College; Ted Balaker of the Reason Foundation; KPCC Reporter Rachael Myrow; and Vivian Rothstein of the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy and co-founder of the LA Coalition to Support Hotel Workers) discuss the possibility of re-drawing the law in a way that makes it acceptable to both workers and businesses.
Steve Lopez
Larry talks with LA Times columnist, Steve Lopez, about his blog on the traffic trials and tribulations faced by Southern Californians, and what Lopez hopes will come of opening up the conversation to his readers.
The Strange Rise of Modern India
Though it is poised to become the world's third largest economy within a generation, India remains a mystery to many Americans. India will surpass China in population by 2032 and will have more English speakers than the US by 2050. Larry talks with journalist Edward Luce about his new book, In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India (Doubleday). Luce, who covered India for many years, gives a clear picture of the forces shaping India as it tries to balance its long held traditions with its rise to a position of global power.
The History of American Beer
The founding fathers of American beer began their careers modestly; the man who created the future Pabst brewery could not afford a boiler, so instead he offered a lifetime supply of free beer to the ironmonger who built it for him in Milwaukee. Larry talks with Maureen Ogle, author of the new book, Ambitious Brew which traces the history of beer in America, from German inspired biergartens in the mid 1800s to prohibition to the microbrews of the present.