AirTalk brings you three analysts across the political spectrum to parse through the details of the House tax plan; plus, what are its chances of passing? We also mourn last night’s painful Dodger loss, resulting in the Astros’ first World Series win in franchise history; has the #MeToo hashtag gone too far?; and more.
Dodgers fans, we feel you: a recap on last night’s Game 7 loss
Everyone in Los Angeles knew it. This was the Dodgers’ year. And then it wasn't.
The boys in blue, who had the best record in Major League Baseball, never threatened Wednesday in a Game 7 World Series loss to the Houston Astros. And people who thought they would be watching a parade through the city streets this week will have to turn their thoughts to next spring, again.
Read the full story here.
Larry and KPCC’s baseball fanatics convene one last time to talk about last night’s Game 7 before next season.
With files from the Associated Press
Guests:
A Martinez, host of KPCC’s Take Two; he tweets
Rebecca Nieto, senior producer, News, Broadcast & Digital at KPCC; she tweets
Nick Roman, host of KPCC All Things Considered; he tweets
Debating the newly unveiled GOP tax plan and its chance at passage
Thursday, House Republicans unveiled the first draft of the tax bill which outlines big tax cuts as well as the nixing of some certain popular deductions.
Some notable points include a restructuring of the tax brackets from seven to four, cutting the corporate tax rate from 35 to 20 percent, a full repeal of the estate tax as of 2024 and no changes to the limits of 401(k) contributions.
We dive into what’s in the plan, and debate the proposal with three guests across the political spectrum.
What would this proposed tax overhaul mean for the American economy? Does the bill have a chance of passing? And what’s likely to be changed in upcoming drafts as negotiations take place?
Guests:
Anna Edgerton, Congressional reporter at Bloomberg; she tweets
Chris Edwards, an economist and director of tax policy at the Cato Institute; he is also editor of DownsizingGovernment.org, a Cato project that focuses on federal spending
Alexandra Thornton, senior director of tax policy at the Center for American Progress, a left leaning research think tank
Scott A. Hodge, president of the Tax Foundation, a Washington D.C.-based tax policy think tank
'Weinsteining': Has the #MeToo hashtag gone too far?
Since gaining traction as a result of sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein, the
hashtag has garnered both praise and criticism.
A recent Los Angeles Times Op-Ed argues the latter. The piece is written by Cathy Young, a contributing editor at Reason, and she argues about the potential negative effects to come out of the Weinstein fallout, the #MeToo campaign, and the various rhetoric surrounding it. She suggests that there may be some conflation between questionable conduct and sexual assault or even rape.
Young doesn’t excuse sexual harassment in the workplace, and writes that boorish behavior should be discouraged, but she also questions whether every gross remark amounts to harassment, and whether someone should automatically lose his or her career or reputation as a result.
What are your thoughts? Is the #MeToo movement “Weinsteining” people who’s actions don’t rise to the level of sexual harassment? Or is #MeToo a long overdue vehicle for having victims voices heard?
Guests:
Amy Alkon, author of the science-based book, “Good Manners For Nice People Who Sometimes Say the F-Word” (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2014)
Alyssa Rosenberg, pop culture writer for The Washington Post’s opinion section; she authored the article, “The 6 worst things men have said about sexual harassment in just one month”