Fire Update; New Sanctions Imposed On Iran. What's Next?; Paul Krugman
Fire Update
Larry talks with Tanya Hoover, spokeswoman for the state of California's Emergency Services, Captain Ian McDonald, representing the Santiago Fire incident, and James Shebyl, FEMA Public Affairs Officer, about the latest on the Southern California wildfires. If anyone has any tips to pass on to the Orange County Fire Authority about the arson investigation, please call the Santiago Fire Arson Tip Line: 800-540-8282.
New Sanctions Imposed On Iran. What's Next?
Iran continues to move forward with its nuclear program, and now Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice has announced new sanctions against the country. Where is the Bush Administration's Iran policy headed? If sanctions are not effective, would the President and Congress seriously consider military action? Larry Mantle talks with Stanford University's Abbas Milani and Max Boot from The Council on Foreign Relations.
Paul Krugman
In his new book The Conscience of a Liberal, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman argues that the current political and economic climate is ripe for radical reform, just as the country was ready for FDR's New Deal agenda during the Great Depression. Krugman joins Larry Mantle to talk about how the rise of onservatism is responsible for our current economic inequality and political polarization. Drawing on the latest scholarship, Krugman contends that the country is poised to overturn the conservative policies of the past four decades and restore a system that reflects more progressive values.