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Social ethics professor & author Gary Dorrien on Obama...has he lived up to his promises?
-Bob spoke Mar. 30 with Gary Dorrien, professor of social ethics at Union Theological Seminary, and author of "The Obama Question: A Progressive Perspective." Has Obama been a major disappointment, or has he made significant strides for the country?
Community members share thoughts on Community Center at Public Input Meeting
-The Cook County Community Center Steering Committee held a public input meeting on Tuesday night. Over 30 people attended the meeting, and WTIP’s Kelly Schoenfelder has this report.
It's not a 'post-gender' world yet...Minnesota women & girls still shortchanged
-Bob spoke Mar. 23 with Debra Fitzpatrick, director of the Center on Women and Public Policy at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, U of MN, about their recent report on the status of women and girls in Minnesota. You can find the report here. You might be surprised at how far women haven't come, even in 2012.
Who was first to come to North America? New book challenges old assumptions
-Buck spoke March 9 with Dr. Bruce Bradley, co-author of the new book, "Across Atlantic Ice," which proposes that the first people to come to North America actually crossed the Atlantic by boat nearly 20,000 years ago.
What's it like to be in the U.S. illegally? New book shares stories of real people behind the issue
-Bob spoke March 2 with Dr. Marie Friedmann Marquardt, author of "Living 'Illegal': The Human Face of Unauthorized Immigration," a new look at the real people behind this complex issue.
LSProject: Giganawnedaamin Nibi ("We must take care of the water")
, -There are valuable minerals in the rock around Lake Superior—copper, nickel, and iron. And people want to get at it. There’s money to be made and demand for the material.
Gar Alperovitz discusses current crises in the U.S. political & economic systems
-Bob spoke Jan. 20 with Gar Alperovitz, author of "America Beyond Capitalism: Reclaiming Our Wealth, Our Liberty and Our Democracy," about possible approaches and solutions to the current state of affairs in American society.
Autopsy finds Schlienz died of infection
Associated Press (AP)-DULUTH, Minn. — An autopsy finds the man accused of shooting a prosecutor and another man last month at the Cook County Courthouse died from a bacterial infection.
WTIP's Jay Andersen with the year's local news in review
-Jay Andersen stopped by Dec. 30 to chat with Buck and Bob about 2011's local issues and happenings, including the proposed community center and swimming pool, the new library, what's up with moose and wolves, school district money woes, and more.
Organizer & activist John Maher on his new book, "Learning From the Sixties"
-Bob spoke Dec. 16 with John Maher, longtime political activist and author of "Learning From the Sixties," about how the lessons of those times might be applied today.
