Supreme Court Decisions; HIV Testing; Iranians Elect a Hard Liner; Prisoner Rehabilitation
Supreme Court Decisions
A flurry of decisions at the U.S. Supreme Court today changes the worlds of journalism, high speed internet access and downloading music and movies. The Supremes also fired up both sides of the hot button 10 Commandment issue with a two-part ruling. Airtalk guest host Jon Beaupre looks at the immediate and long-term effects of these decisions.
HIV Testing
Today, Monday, is National HIV testing day, part of an effort to encourage people to get tested and get the information they need to avoid and treat this disease. There are some 57,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in LA County, including an estimated 12,000 to 15,000 people who are unaware that they carry the virus. AIDS continues to kill more young Latino’s and African-American men than any other disease. Guest-host Jon Beaupre talks with experts on HIV education and testing.
Iranians Elect a Hard Liner
Iran will have a new President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. What will this mean for US-Iranian relations? Guest-host Jon Beaupre talks to Hossein Hadjazi, program director and show host of a social-political show on KIRN, a Persian-language station in Los Angeles, Shaul Bakhash, professor of Middle East History at George Mason University, and Hajm Meshkati, professor of engineering at USC who’s active in nuclear non-proliferation.
Prisoner Rehabilitation
AirTalk guest host Jon Beaupre looks at prisoner rehabilitation in California. What methods of rehabilitation are currently used? What’s working and what isn’t? What types of offenders can be successfully rehabilitated, and what types cannot? What does the research show about the effectiveness of prisoner rehabilitation in general?