Today on AirTalk, our roundtable political commentators discuss the headlines you may have missed. Also on the show, we discuss the market for harassment training videos; new health care rules; and more.
Week In Politics: Intimidation? Bribery? Recapping Impeachment And Looking Ahead
AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps the major headlines you might’ve missed in politics news over the weekend and looks ahead to the week to come. Here are the headlines what we’re following this week:
Impeachment Watch:
2020 Check-in:
The fifth Democratic debate is this Wednesday, November 20th
Deval Patrick and Bloomberg have entered the race
A Senate impeachment trial may impact senators running for president
Obama warns candidates of veering too far left in their policies
New polling shows Pete Buttigieg leading in Iowa
Roger Stone found guilty of obstruction
Trump asks the Supreme Court to stop the release of his tax returns
Stephen Miller’s email leak reveal ties to white nationalism
Guests:
Jennifer Merolla, professor of political science at the University of California, Riverside
Jack Pitney, professor of politics at Claremont McKenna College; he tweets
There’s An Increased Market For Sexual Harassment Training Videos, But Are They Effective?
A number of women have shined a light on mistreatment and sexual harassment in the workplace in recent years.
According to a recent piece in the New York Times, it’s led to an increased market for sexual harassment training videos in the workplace. Actors are hired to fill certain rolls that can portray uncomfortable and dangerous situations that play out. The training videos aim to help employees better understand what’s acceptable behavior. But are the videos actually effective? Today on AirTalk, we take a look at the evolving industry.
Guest:
Sue Bendavid, lawyer at Encino-based lawfirm Lewitt Hackman, who represents companies and management in sexual harassment allegations; she also counsels private schools in best practices for handling allegations; she tweets
White House Proposes Rules For Transparency In Hospital Pricing
New rules from the Trump administration on Friday would require insurers and hospitals to disclose upfront the actual prices for common tests and procedures to promote competition and push down costs.
But the sweeping changes face stiff pushback from the health care industry. A coalition of major hospital groups quickly announced that hospitals will sue to block key provisions, which in any case don’t take effect immediately.
Even in an ideal world where information flows freely, patients and their families would have to deal with a learning curve to get comfortable with the byzantine world of health care billing. What sounds like the same procedure can have different billing codes depending on factors that may not be apparent to an untrained person.
We dive into the proposed changes.
With files from the Associated Press.
Guests:
Shana Charles, assistant professor at the Department of Public Health at California State University Fullerton; former director of Health Insurance Studies at UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Matt Fiedler, a fellow with the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy; his research examines a range of topics in health care economics and health care policy
Purple Project For Democracy: What The Heck Is Free Speech?
Free speech means we can all say whatever we want, whenever we want. Free country, right? Not quite. The First Amendment:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The tenet of freedom of speech is perhaps the most cited, misunderstood and debated part of the Bill of Rights.
What kind of speech is protected? What kind of speech is not? What’s the squishy grey area in between? We break it down with two legal scholars.
Guests:
Eugene Volokh, law professor at UCLA teaching free speech law; he tweets
Camille Gear Rich, professor of law and sociology at USC
The True Value of Humility in Our Lives
A recent review out of Hope College in Michigan looks at the value of humility through a variety of studies.
In everyday conversation we might recognize humility as the socially normalized tendency to play down one’s accomplishments or abilities, or in another sense, not take credit for what you do. The study from Hope College instead emphasizes humility as “an ability to accurately acknowledge one’s limitations and abilities and an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented rather than self-focused.”
Joining us is Daryl Van Tongeren, associate professor of psychology at Hope College in and lead author of the review.
Guest:
Daryl Van Tongeren, associate professor of psychology at Hope College in Holland, Michigan.