Last night, democratic hopefuls took the debate stage. Then, a new state law will require all clinics to tell their patients that the state offers free or low-cost abortions and birth control. Also, a new study conducted by researchers at UCLA and other universities finds that ecotourism--actually puts wildlife at risk.
How Democratic presidential hopefuls fared at Wednesday night’s debate
Last night, democratic hopefuls took the debate stage to explain to viewers why he -- or she, is the most qualified to be the next leader of our nation.
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were given the most airtime, while Jim Webb, Martin O’Malley and Lincoln Chafee did their best to stay in the spotlight.
Unlike the Republican Debate, the Democrats focused on the most pressing issues and did not distract viewers with other issues -- like Clinton’s emails. In fact, Sanders clearly stated that the American people are tired of hearing about the emails when the middle class is disappearing and there is more income inequality in the United States than in any other major country.
How do you think the candidates fared? Has your impression of the candidates changed after the debate? What did we learn about the Democratic candidates that we didn’t already know? Who do you think won the debate?
Guests:
John Feehery, Republican strategist and President of Quinn Gillespie Communications; he’s also a columnist for The Hill
Mo Elleithee, executive director of the Institute of Politics and Public Service at Georgetown University and former communications director for the Democratic National Committee. He’s also a veteran of Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign
Travel writer Paul Theroux examines the uneasy allure of the Deep South
In Deep South, Travel Writer Paul Theroux explores the paradox of America’s Deep South, looking at its rich history and culture, but also why it has some of the nation’s worst schools and unemployment rates.
Theroux interviews mayors, reverends, social workers, farming families, and the very poor to better understand the people who have spent their entire lives in the south, and despite its hardships have never left.
His travels take him through Arkansas and down into parts of Mississippi, spanning four seasons to share the stories and struggles of the people who make up America’s Deep South.
Paul Theroux will be talking about his book, “Deep South,” at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens later TODAY between 2:00-4:00pm.
Guest:
Paul Theroux, travel writer and novelist, whose numerous books include “The Great Railway Bazaar” (Mariner Books; Reprint edition, 2006), and his newest, “Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads” (Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015)
Religious clinics challenge California law mandating abortion messaging
Crisis pregnancy centers are growing in number across the country, and here in California.
They offer pregnancy services from an anti-abortion perspective and are privately funded.
Starting next year, a new state law requires these clinics to tell their patients that the state offers free or low-cost abortions and birth control.
The pregnancy centers say that's a fundamental violation of their free speech rights. A center in Redding, and another in Marysville have filed for an injunction against the law. Should such centers be forced to send patients toward information the centers see as harmful?
Guest:
Brad Dacus, President, Pacific Justice Institute, a non-profit legal defense organization that defends parental rights and religious freedom; PJI filed suit in this case
Lawrence Rosenthal, Professor of Law, Dale E. Fowler School of Law, Chapman University; former federal prosecutor
Ecotourism: Not so good for the ecology after all, says new UCLA study
A new study conducted by researchers at UCLA and other universities finds that ecotourism--where travelers visit environmentally pristine and farflung locales--actually puts wildlife at risk.
The research was published last week in the journal, “Trends in Ecology and Evolution”.
How Nature-Based Tourism Might Increase Prey Vulnerability to Predators
Guests:
Daniel Blumstein, Professor and Chair, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at UCLA, and lead researcher of the new study, “How Nature-Based Tourism Might Increase Prey Vulnerability to Predators,” published last week in the journal “Trends in Ecology and Evolution” looking at the impact of ecotourism on wild animals