Proposition 9 on California's November ballot seeks to empower crime victims by giving them more access to information about the judicial process. The proposition would also reduce the opportunities for parole hearings for those serving life sentences.
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
• Jakada Imani , executive director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights and treasurer of the No on 6 and 9 Campaign
• Todd Spitzer, state assemblyman and statewide chairman of the Yes on Prop. 9 Campaign

We check in with California Senator Barbara Boxer about the economic crisis and the presidential campaign. Senator Boxer is chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. She also serves on the foreign relations and commerce committees.
Host: Michael Krasny

Hollywood loves Dennis Lehane. His novels "Mystic River" and "Gone Baby Gone" were both made into high-profile films by the likes of Clint Eastwood and Ben Affleck. Meanwhile, Columbia Pictures has already bought the rights to his new book "The Given Day," which takes place amid the chaos of the Boston police strike of 1919. We talk with Lehane, who was also a writer for HBO's "The Wire."
Host: Michael Krasny

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The Senate and the House have approved an amended bailout bill, but economists say it's still not enough to really improve the economy. We talk with experts about what's needed to stabilize the situation.
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
• David Henderson, research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and editor of the "Concise Encyclopedia of Economics"
• Robert Kuttner, co-editor of The American Prospect Magazine and columnist for the Boston Globe
• Robert Reich, former U.S. secretary of labor and professor at UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy

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In her latest memoir, spiritual writer Kathleen Norris depicts her efforts to overcome acedia, a condition characterized by apathy and soul-weariness and described in religious texts. We talk with the author and poet about that book, "Acedia and Me: A Marriage, Monks, and A Writer's Life." Norris' previous books include "The Cloister Walk and Dakota: A Spiritual Geography."
Host: Dave Iverson

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