Bill Scher is back from his Presidents Day celebrations, and gives us his eyewitness account of the kerfuffle that was Senator Kerry’s recent visit to Northampton.
We also talk to former school committee member and congressional candidate Dr. Jay Fleitman about the Tea Party.
Thea and Samy, our friends in Cairo, tell us what it was like to experience the the victory of the Egyptian protesters firsthand. Also, Professor Vijay Prashad tells us what this victory means in the grand scheme of things, and what’s next.
Plus, are we heading for a government shutdown? Bill Scher speculates.
Our favorite political analystBill Scher stops by the bunker to chat about the various races that will be decided this Tuesday – from the national to the local level.
According to the National Priorities Project, Northampton spends about $40,000 a day on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now the city is mulling a resolution to bring those dollars home. We talk to activist and pacifist Paki Wieland about the cost of war. We also hear the lowdown about her recent arrest and trial for protesting President Obama’s failure to keep his promise to close Guantanamo, and the differences between how she was treated and how the Tea Partiers were treated.