July 10 – Arguing Over The Debt Ceiling; The Birth and Future of South Sudan; Will the Tea Party Win Another Congressional Seat?

Full Program LISTEN TO FULL PROGRAM Part 1 Richard Parker, an economist at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, joins us to discuss the debt ceiling.  Part 2 We talk with Susan Purdin, the Country Director for South Sudan for the International Rescue Committee, updates us from Juba on the current and future health of the new country. Part 3 Former two-term mayor of Manhattan Beach, California, Mitch Ward, joins us to talk about the congressional race for an open seat in the nearby 36th district that Jane Harman recently vacated and may be taken by the Tea Party favorite.    36th district Congress Congressional Race Debra Bowen Debt Harvard University International Rescue Committee Jane Harman Janice Hahn John F Kennedy School of Government Juba Mitch Ward Richard Parker South Sudan Sudan Susan Purdin Suzan Purdin Tea party More posts