June 13 – Do We Need Another Stim Pack?; Post-Election Turkey; Crisis in the University

Full Program LISTEN TO FULL PROGRAM     Part 1 Chapman University's Timothy Canova comments on Larry Summer's blunt and bleak warning that the sick  U.S. economy is heading for a lost decade unless there is an increase in confidence, borrowing, lending and spending to create jobs and demand.   Part 2 Hugh Pope, a Senior Analyst with the International Crisis Group in Istanbul, discusses yesterday's election in Turkey and the refugee crisis on the border with Syria.   Part 3 Tom Lutz, who just resigned as Chair of the Creative Writing Program at UC Riverside, explains his open letter on the state of the university published in the Chronicle of Higher Education where he warns that the once great University of California system is being cut beyond the tipping point.   Cypress Economy education European Union Hugh Pope Iran Larry Summers stimulus Syria Timothy Canova Tom Lutz Turkey University University of California More posts