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TONIGHT ON THE TERRORDOME: Bill Fletcher and Lester K Spence on Obama’s Win

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CJSR FM88.5 www.cjsr.com 6pm Mountain Time Tonight’s discussion is on the electio n of Barack Obama as US president, a victory has thrilled literally hundreds of millions. What may be lost in the jubilation is substance instead of style. What policies will an Obama administration enact? How will it be substantively different from a Bush or a Clinton government? How hawkish will it be in international affairs, especially with Iran , Somalia and Venezuela ? How will it deal with the US and global economic crisis? How will it deal with America ’s multicultural and multireligious population, in an era of right wing Christianist reaction? To answer these questions and more, I spoke with Bill Fletcher, Jr. and Lester Kenyatta Spence. “ Bill Fletcher, Jr. , is a longtime labor and international activist and the former President and chief executive officer of TransAfrica Forum, a national non-profit organization organizing, educating and advocating for policies in favor of the peoples ...