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Program Summary March 16, 2015

Hear Rep. Bill Otto and "the Lineball Sisters" discuss during the 2nd hour all manner of Kansas small town life after these news stories.

Counterspin (30 min.)

Description: This week on CounterSpin: USA Today had one headline, "50 Years Later, Selma Still Inspires," paired with another reading: "Why Ferguson Reports Changed No One's Mind." Somewhere in there is a way for the media to talk about the fight over voting rights and black people's access to basics of democracy as an ongoing story, not just a historical one. We'll talk about voting rights--then and now--with Deborah Vagins, senior legislative counsel at the ACLU's Washington Legislative Office.

Free Speech Radio News (30 min.)

Description:

• Shooting of two police in Ferguson comes amidst wave of resignations
• CIA Director announces major restructuring of the intelligence agency
• U.S. sanctions against Venezuela kick off a new round of diplomatic tensions
• From anarchists to bankers, Greece’s SYRIZA-led government digs in
• New party could be a ‘game-changer’ in Israeli elections
• Nigerians flee to Cameroon despite cross-border attacks by Boko Haram
• India’s ruling party moves to roll back protections for farmers facing land expropriation