May 28 – Here Come the Judges; California Shows the Way with Obamacare; The Filmmaker of “Wings of Life” and a Scientist on the Disappearing Bees

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Part 1	We begin with the president’s plans to nominate three federal judges to the critical DC Court of Appeals which many see as a challenge to the Republicans to filibuster the nominees they have routinely blocked. But this time the Democratic majority in the Senate might bite back and employ the so-called “nuclear option”. Former Counsel to President Nixon and best-selling author John Dean joins us to discuss the looming showdown on Obama’s judicial nominees, and the high-stakes rulings coming soon from the Supreme Court.
Part 2	Then we examine the good news from California indicating that as the states implement Obamacare through their new insurance exchanges, the price of premiums will drop dramatically due to transparency and free-market competition. Ethan Rome, the Executive Director of Healthcare for America Now, a national coalition of more than 1,000 groups in 50 states representing 30 million people, joins us to discuss why the Republicans are fighting the Affordable Care Act tooth and nail, which now appears to be because it will work and be good for the American people.
Part 3	Then finally, award-winning film maker Louie Schwartzberg, joins us in the studio to discuss his latest feature documentary from Disneynature “Wings of Life”, narrated by Meryl Streep. We discuss the film’s message that life depends on little things that we take for granted, like the bees. Also joining us is Dr. Charles Benbrook, a professor at the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources at Washington State University who explains the mysterious collapse of these vital populations of bees that pollinate the fruits, vegetables and much of the food we eat.