Fri, Apr 11, 2008 -- 10:00 AM 50 Years of San Francisco Giants Baseball The Giants brought Major League Baseball to San Francisco when they left New York in 1958. Forum looks back at 50 years of baseball history and ahead to what the future may hold for the orange and black. more
Fri, Apr 11, 2008 -- 9:00 AM Congresswoman Jackie Speier / International Trade 101 After a 78 percent win in a special election to complete the late Tom Lantos' term, congresswoman Jackie Speier joins us in the first half-hour to talk about her new post. Then, as the issue of international trade pacts heats up in Congress, host Dave Iverson and guests discuss how such trade talks affect citizens and consumers. more
Thu, Apr 10, 2008 -- 10:00 AM Oakland's Jingletown Junction / Arthur Dong Artists from the "Jingletown" neighborhood in Oakland are currently showcasing their experience of working and living in an artists' neighborhood. In the first half-hour, we'll talk about the history behind this colorful name and speak with some of the artists who find beauty in unexpected places. In the second half-hour, we speak with San Francisco native Arthur Dong about his new documentary, "Hollywood Chinese" which explores the manifold roles of the Chinese in American cinema. more
Thu, Apr 10, 2008 -- 9:00 AM Politics of Protest The Olympic torch passed through San Francisco without the violence that accompanied its passage through Paris and London. Forum discusses the politics of protesting the Olympic torch. more
Wed, Apr 9, 2008 -- 10:00 AM Jeffrey Sachs Jeffrey Sachs may be the only economics professor who has his own MTV video -- documenting his trip to Africa with Angelina Jolie -- and he continues to be a leading voice promoting solutions to global poverty and environmental crises. He joins us to talk about his book, "Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet." Sachs is director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and special adviser to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on the Millennium Development Goals. more
Wed, Apr 9, 2008 -- 9:00 AM A Plan for Iraq In his testimony before Congress on Tuesday, General David Petraeus, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, said that progress in Iraq has been "significant but uneven." We'll discuss the United States' current strategy in Iraq, and how it might best move forward. more
Tue, Apr 8, 2008 -- 10:00 PM Richard Price Richard Price -- Screenwriter and author Richard Price's new novel "Lush Life" is set amid racial and class tensions in Manhattan's gentrifying Lower East Side. We talk with Price about the book and about his work as a writer on the recently concluded HBO series "The Wire." Price's other books include "Clockers" and "Freedomland."
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Mon, Apr 7, 2008 -- 10:00 AM Adam Werbach Once the youngest president in the history of the Sierra Club, San Francisco-based Adam Werbach has served as a sustainability consultant to Wal-Mart and recently sold his firm to global advertising giant Saatchi and Saatchi. We talk with Werbach about his goal "to construct a consumer movement for sustainability" -- and about the risks of corporate "greenwashing." more
Mon, Apr 7, 2008 -- 9:00 AM French Ambassador Pierre Vimont France's promise last week during a NATO summit to send a battalion of troops to eastern Afghanistan may signal improved relations between the U.S. and France. Forum takes up the relationship with Pierre Vimont, ambassador of France to the United States. more
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