Tribal Recognition and Taxing the Rich for Health Care
07/15/2009 at 12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m.
Duwamish Tribal Recognition?
Leaders of Seattle's Duwamish tribe are in Washington, D.C. today seeking federal recognition. We talk to Seattle Congressman Jim McDermott, who testified today in favor of recognizing the Duwamish.
Voters Sue Wash. Over Privacy
Critics of state voting procedures have filed a lawsuit to stop the use of bar codes on election ballots. They allege the privacy of more than a million Washington state voters is at risk. We talk to an electronic voting expert.
Wyking Garrett for Mayor
Community organizer Wyking Garrett explains why he wants to be Seattle's next mayor.
12:20 p.m.
House Health Care Plan: Tax the Rich
House Democrats are out with the first formal version of health care changes. The price tag for 10 years is $1.2 trillion. It's paid for by new taxes on the rich and requiring most businesses to provide health care. What do you think?
12:40 p.m.
Free: The Next Big Business Model?
Wired magazine editor Chris Anderson thinks the next big business model is giving it away. He explains why.
Guest(s)
Representative Jim McDermott is from the 7th Congressional District, which includes Seattle.
John Bonifaz is the legal director of Voter Action, a group working for elections transparency based in Seattle and Massachussetts.
Wyking Garrett is running for mayor of Seattle.
Diana Birkett is Director of Federal Relations and Policy for Group Health Cooperative.
Chris Anderson edits Wired magazine. His most recent book is "Free: The Future of a Radical Price."
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- 'Duwamish tribe in D.C. seeking federal recognition,' The News Tribune
- 'Secret ballot threatened, suit alleges,' The Olympian
- Wyking Garrett for Mayor
- 'House Health Plan Outlines Higher Taxes on Rich,' New York Times
- 'Priced to Sell: Is Free the Future?,' The New Yorker
- 'Chris Anderson's Free Contains Apparent Plagiarism' Virginia Quarterly Review
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