Friday, June 29, 2012, CH.8.1 @ 7:30pm
Sunday, July 1, 2012, CH.8.1 @ 5:00pm
Monday, July 2, 2012, CH.8.2 @ 11:30pm
Guests:
Gail Collins,
New York Times columnist and author of "As Texas Goes..."
Gary Polland and David Jones, hosts of the HoustonPBS political affairs program, Red, White and Blue, discuss "As Texas Goes... How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda" with author Gail Collins, New York Times columnist. She says the real story of American politics is how the conservative political agenda hatched in Texas is sweeping the nation through banking deregulation, lax environmental standards, draconian tax cuts, gun ownership, fierceness on state’s rights, championing sexual abstinence, and more. Texas has become the bellwether of a far-reaching national movement. Original broadcast date Friday, June 29, 2012 @ 7:30pm.
Aftershow:
Gary Polland and David Jones reflect on their conversation about "As Texas Goes... How the Lone Star State Hijacked the American Agenda" with author Gail Collins, New York Times columnist. She says the real story of American politics is how the conservative political agenda hatched in Texas is sweeping the nation through banking deregulation, lax environmental standards, draconian tax cuts, gun ownership, fierceness on state's rights, championing sexual abstinence, and more. Texas has become the bellwether of a far-reaching national movement. Original broadcast date Friday, June 29, 2012 @ 7:30pm.
Related links:
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/opinion/editorialsandoped/oped/columnists/gailcollins/index.html
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/as-texas-goes-gail-collins/1105958055
http://www.progressiveforumhouston.org/
