Focus 580 with David Inge
Interviews on global affairs and daily life
Monday thru Friday, 10 am to noon on WILL-AM 580
Interview Archives: Public Policy
Friday February 13, 2004, 10:06 AM
The Consequences of Uninsurance
Shoshanna Sofaer, Professor of Health Care Policy, Baruch College, City University of New York
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Categories: Health • Health Policy • Public Policy
Friday February 27, 2004, 10:06 AM
Recent Changes in U. S. Immigration Law
Richard and Debbie Schell, co-authors of U. S. IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP Q & A, and practicing immigration attorneys
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Categories: Immigration • Law • Public Policy
Tuesday September 04, 2007, 11:06 AM
What We Eat: Food Production And Sustainability
Frances Moore Lappé, Co-Founder of The Small Planet Institute and author of Democracy’s Edge
This is a repeat broadcast from Sunday, August 06, 2006, 10 am
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Categories: Agriculture • Consumer issues • Energy • Environment • Food • Public Policy
Tuesday February 12, 2008, 10:06 AM
Presidential Appointments: Political Control and Bureaucratic Performance
David E. Lewis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University
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Categories: Government • Politics • Public Policy
Monday February 18, 2008, 11:06 AM
Defying Dixie: The Radical Roots Of Civil Rights 1919-1950
Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore, the Peter V. and C. Vann Woodward Professor History at Yale University
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Categories: Civil Rights • Community • Criminal Justice • Cultural Studies • Government • History • United States history • Human Rights • Law • Politics • Public Policy • Race/Ethnicity
Thursday February 21, 2008, 11:06 AM
Update on the Clean Water Act
Joan Mulhern, Senior Legislative Counsel with Earthjustice
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Categories: Consumer issues • Economics • Environment • Water resources • Geography • Government • Law • Public Policy
Wednesday February 27, 2008, 10:06 AM
"Health and Healthcare in Illinois"
Robert Kaestner, Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois, Chicago, and a Faculty Member of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the Uiversity of Illinois
In Illinois, 25 percent of those in their prime working years have no health insurance. In an effort to address this need, the governor last year proposed a program he called “Illinois Covered.” Again this year, he has called on the legislature to approve it. And, as they did last year, many lawmakers say the state just can’t afford it.
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Categories: Community • Consumer issues • Economics • Family • Government • Illinois • Health • Health Policy • Politics • Public Policy • University of Illinois
Monday March 10, 2008, 11:06 AM
The Presumption of Safety: Limits of Federal Policies on Toxic Substances and Options for State Chemicals Policy Reform: A Resource Guide
Joel Tickner, Sc.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health and Sustainability and Project Director, Chemicals Policy Initiative of the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, University of Massachusetts Lowell
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- Dr. Tickner's profile
- The Chemicals Policy Initiative webpage
- The Lowell Center for Sustainable Production
- The Presumption of Safety
- Options for State Chemicals Policy Reform
Categories: Consumer issues • Government • Health • Public Policy
Thursday March 13, 2008, 11:06 AM
K-12 Education Funding, Poverty and Inequality in Illinois
Elizabeth T. Powers, Associate Professor of Economics and Faculty Member in the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois and
Peter Mulhall, Director of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs' Center for Prevention Research and Development at the University of Illinois
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Categories: Civil Rights • Community • Economics • Education • Family • Government • Illinois • Public Policy
Tuesday April 22, 2008, 11:06 AM
Government by the People: Referenda, Grass Roots Initiatives, and Recall Petitions
Christopher Z. Mooney, Ph.D., Professor of Political Studies, University of Illinois at Springfield
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- Professor Mooney's Center for Legislative Studies bio & CV link
- Professor Mooney's Institute of Government and Public Affairs page
Categories: Civil Rights • Community • Government • Elections • Illinois • Politics • Public Policy
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