Today on the show, we'll discuss the images coming out of Ferguson, Missouri, which some civil rights organizations say resemble those of the Civil Rights movement. Plus, the latest on the Ezell Ford shooting investigation, how police thwarted the plans of two South Pasadena High School students who planned to killed staff and students and more.
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• 8:36
Terrance Roberts was a member of the Little Rock Nine, the first group of black students to enroll in the all-white Little Rock Central High School in 1957. He says the fight for rights didn't end with his generation.
Elias Groll from Foreign Policy joins the show to talk about the President's remarks regarding the execution of US journalist James Foley in Iraq.
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• 6:13
St. Louis Police Sergeant Darren Wilson says what's going on in Ferguson is a wake up call. And that the events there are unfolding because of a lack of diversity and poor communication.
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• 4:10
Several community members and activists believe the Ezell Ford shooting to be another case of excessive force, not unlike the killing of Michael Brown.
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• 6:15
The District Attorney is expected to file charges Wednesday, although it's not clear if they'll be charged as adults or minors
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• 7:25
Mike Baker from the Seattle Times has been investigating how Ballmer turned a high school team from district loser to district champions.
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• 8:38
The NFL could be adopting a pay to play model and the Clippers new boss kicks off a loud new era.
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• 5:34
Thousands of middle schoolers never make it to high school in California, but few schools are focusing on the problem. A story out today by the nonprofit Hechinger Report says these dropouts mostly go unnoticed.
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• 4:36
In the southwest, the endangered Mexican gray wolf is not thriving as well as its cousins to the north. To help boost their population, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to substantially expand the area where they can release new wolves into the wild
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• 5:21
California has given away rights to five times more surface water than the state actually has. UC researchers found that the disparity between the amount of water allocated and the actual water supply is enough to fill Lake Tahoe 2.5 times.
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• 4:52
The annual Lake Tahoe Summit brought together politicians from both the right and left together to talk about the environment and the protection of Lake Tahoe.
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• 5:25
Olive production has dropped 45 percent this year, making life hard for olive growers like Rod Burkett. He's an olive grower in Porterville, California.
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• 5:30
Since the 1950s, doctors have prescribed strong anti-psychotic drugs to treat schizophrenia, but one local researcher suggests a controversial new theory that draws from other cultures.