Monthly Archives: July 2011

Upcoming Broadcasts — August, 2011

Here is the schedule of upcoming Democratic Perspective broadcasts for August, 2011: August 1: The Debt Ceiling: What It Is and Isn’t. Democratic Perspective’s co-hosts, Steve Williamson and Mike Cosentino, explain the history of the U.S. Debt Ceiling — how … Continue reading

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A Manufactured Crisis — Podcast July 25, 2011

Debt Ceilings and the Deficit: The Republicans Threaten To Wreck the Government — Again. Newt Gingrich tried shutting the government down in 1995, and got handed his walking papers, but Republicans are nothing if not persistent. John Boehner’s grandstanding may … Continue reading

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A Manufactured Crisis

For months now, the Republicans (especially the Tea Party representatives) have used the debt ceiling as a means to leverage power against President Obama and the Democratic Senate. As we recently pointed out on Democratic Perspective, this is an entirely … Continue reading

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Noam Chomsky Interview, Part 2 — Podcast July 18, 2011

The Arab Spring and U.S. Foreign Policy: The Democracy Deficit There and Here. In the second part of Democratic Perspective’s interview with Professor Chomsky, he offers his insight into the causes and likely outcome of the revolts which led to … Continue reading

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Noam Chomsky Interview — Podcast July 11, 2011

Two Perspectives on Immigration: The Right to Make a Living vs. the Right to a Secure Cultural Identity. Distinguished professor of linguistics and world-renowned philosopher, political dissident and cultural critic Noam Chomsky shares his insight on U.S. immigration policy with … Continue reading

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“A Very Broken System”

Democratic Perspective continued our conversation with AZ House Minority Leader, Chad Campbell. This week, the subject was privatization. According to Campbell, privatization sometimes makes sense, but you need to look at each situation carefully. For example, he talked about the … Continue reading

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Chad Campbell Interview, Part 2 — Podcast July 4, 2011

When Privatization Makes Sense and When It Doesn’t: Arizona State Representative and House Minority Leader Chad Campbell continues his discussion with Democratic Perspective. The real results of Arizona’s experiments with privatized prisons, and why we should be concerned about the … Continue reading

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