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Today on Your Call: How do you rate President Obama’s record so far?

On the next Your Call, with the election cycle well under way, we'll have a debate about President Obama’s record on healthcare, the environment, and US foreign policy. We'll be joined by Joshua Frank, co-editor of Hopeless: Barack Obama and the Politics of Illusion, and Faiz Shakir, vice president of the Center for American Progress. How do you assess President Obama's record thus far? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. If you supported President Obama in 2008, how do you view him now? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and You.

Guests

Joshua Frank, environmental journalist, co-editor of Hopeless: Barack Obama and the Politics of Illusion

FaizShakir, vice president of the Center for American Progress and editor-in-chief of ThinkProgress.org and The Progress Report. 

Resources

The Center for American Progress

Sneak Peak at Hopeless: Barack Obama and the Politics of Illusion

Hopeless: Barack Obama and the Politics of Illusion

Bay Area Anarchist Book Fair

Joshua Frank and Jeffrey St. Clair, co-editors of Hopeless, will speak at the Anarchist Book Fair in San Francisco on Saturday at 10:30am - SF County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers), Golden Gate Park

Matt Martin was KALW’s general manager from 2006 through 2018. Under his leadership, KALW grew into one of the most productive and innovative stations in public radio. Programs launched at KALW during Matt’s tenure as GM include the award-winning local newsmagazine Crosscurrents, the design podcast 99% Invisible, and the Spanish-language narrative journalism program Radio Ambulante. He helped create the station’s Audio Academy, a year-long program aimed at developing new talents in public radio, and led the first broad-based strategic planning process in the station’s history.