Possible Solution For Port Trucking; Cesar Chavez Holiday Protest; The Foundation; FilmWeek
Possible Solution For Port Trucking
The Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports has unveiled an innovative solution to bring fundamental change to port trucking. The group, made up of port area residents, environmental, labor, and religious leaders, was joined by politicians and port officials at a rally last night in support of the Coalition's plan. Larry and his guests discuss the plan, whereby the ports would only issue contracts to trucking companies that agree to honor basic environmental, labor, and national security standards, in order to create a system of accountability at the ports.
Cesar Chavez Holiday Protest
Larry Mantle talks with KPCC Reporter Doualy Xaykaothao about the march to East L.A. College by students who want Cesar Chavez day to be an official state holiday.
The Foundation
In his new book, The Foundation, law professor Joel Fleishman traces the history of America's greatest philanthropists, including Andrew Carnegie, George Soros, Warren Buffett, Michael Milken, and Bill Gates. He also writes about the benefits that came from the work of foundations, including the 911 emergency response system, the development of the Pap smear, the alleviation of poverty in Bangladesh, and the establishment of Johns Hopkins and Carnegie Mellon Universities. But he is also critical of some foundations for their arrogance and poor planning. Larry talks to Fleishman about his book and the history of the American philanthropist and the foundations they established.
FilmWeek
Larry talks with legendary leading man Kirk Douglas. Then, Larry and critics Jean Oppenheimer of New Times, Lael Loewenstein of Variety, and Charles Solomon, animation critic for amazon.com, discuss this week's new releases, including Blades of Glory, Meet the Robinsons, The Lookout, and After the Wedding.