President Barack Obama

6/17/13 - Panel

Joe Donahue — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Today's panelists are WAMC's President and Political Observer, Alan Chartock and WAMC News Director, Ian Pickus. Joe Donahue moderates.

Topics include:
New Obama Poll
Apple Requests
Composting in NYC
Media Conflicts
Bullying Siblings

5/24/13 - Panel

Joe Donahue — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, WAMC's Ray Graf and University at Albany Journalism Professor and investigative reporter, Rosemary Armao.

Topics include:
President Obama's national security address
The IRS/tea party scandal
The Boy Scouts of America allow gay scouts, but not gay scout masters
Anthony Weiner comes back on the political scene

5/20/13 - Panel

David Guistina — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, Times Union Associate Editor, Mike Spain, and University at Albany Journalism Professor and Investigative Reporter, Rosemary Armao.

Topics include:
Obama Poll
Student Debt
Yahoo buys Tumblr
IG report: Work of rogue tax squad sloppy at best
Sampson earmark missing

Nathan Hurst, CQ Roll Call - The FAA "Band-Aid" Bill And The Sequester Debate

Bob Barrett — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:15:32 +0000

One of the most glaring effects of the sequester budget cuts was the furloughs of air traffic controllers, which led to delays for many travelers. After two days of heated debate, a bill to end those furloughs overwhelmingly passed both houses of Congress on Friday.

4/17/13 - Panel

Ray Graf — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, WAMC’s Morning Edition Host, David Guistina, and University at Albany Journalism Professor and Investigative Reporter, Rosemary Armao. Ray Graf moderates.

Today's topics include:
• The latest from Boston
• What we Know and Don’t about Bombings
• Obama’s Cautious Approach
• Ricin Letter to Senator

3/21/13 – Panel

Joe Donahue — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Today’s panelists are WAMC's Ray Graf, WAMC's David Guistina, and State University of New York at Albany journalism professor and regular guest on WAMC's The Media Project Rosemary Armao. Joe Donahue moderates.

Today’s topics include:

3/20/13 – Panel

Joe Donahue — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Today’s panelists are WAMC News Director Ian Pickus, WAMC Morning Edition host and producer David Guistina, and Schenectady Daily Gazette editor Judy Patrick. Joe Donahue moderates.

Today’s topics include:

Expectations of President Obama’s trip to the Middle East
Assault weapons ban dropped from Senate gun bill
The average wedding cost tops $28,ooo
Schenectady County Community College advancing a new degree program on casino gambling

Vox Pop : Open Forum - The Minimum Wage : 3/6/13

Patrick Donges — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:00:02 +0000

In his State of the Union Address last month, President Barack Obama called on congress to pass an increase to the federal minimum wage, raising it from its current rate $7.25 per hour to $9 per hour.

This week, House and Senate Democrats introduced legislation to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, more than a dollar higher than Obama proposed.

Iowa Senator Tom Harkin and California Representative George Miller say their bill, introduced yesterday, would boost the minimum by 2015, followed by automatic annual increases tied to changes in the cost of living.

Herbert London: The President’s Hard Authoritarianism

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:14:42 +0000

For most of Barack Obama’s first term as president he talked passionately, if not persuasively, about the need for national unity. Even the Stimulus Bill – largely a laundry list of pent up Congressional desires – was described as a national effort to get the economy moving. His prime legislative initiative, Obamacare, was advertised as a way to extend medical coverage for those without insurance. Of course, it nationalized one-seventh of the American economy and set the stage for unprecedented government expansion. Although it may be premature to attach historical labels to the president’s first term, I think his record displays what might be called “soft authoritarianism.”

Vox Pop : Open Forum - Your reactions to the State of the Union : 2/13/13

Patrick Donges — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:00:00 +0000

President Barack Obama delivered the first State of the Union address of his second term last night, outlining bold initiatives on reforming the nation’s high schools, immigration policy, economic development, and gun control.

Today we want to hear what you thought of the president’s remarks, and joining us with his reaction to the speech is WAMC’s own political observer, Dr. Alan Chartock. WAMC's Ray Graf hosts.