Most races for Congress are fairly contentious these day. But two Concordia University Professors... one Democrat and one Republican... are running together. Hear how they plan to run their campaign of unity, today after four, on At Issue with Ben Merens.
Guests:
- Jeff Walz, Assistant Professor Of Political Science, Concordia University. Dem. 5th Cong. District.
- James Burkee, Historian, Concordia University. Republican candidate 5th Cong. District.


Join At Issue host Ben Merens for his July open line, after five. You're invited to suggest program topics, guest ideas, and offer your feedback about At Issue.

After four, it’s Your Views On The News, with Ben Merens. You're invited to call in with your thoughts about the week’s most significant news story.
Guest: Boyce Watkins, assistant professor of finance, Syracuse University. Host, syndicated radio show, “Boiling Hot With Boyce Watkins”. www.boycewatkins.com


What do you do when you have nothing to do? After five, At Issue, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the importance of doing nothing.
Guest: Karen Shanor, Psychologist. Author, “The Emerging Mind”.

The federal government has issued a new report for how to improve the health care we give our veterans. Today after four on At Issue, Ben Merens and his guests look at the proposal and ask if it goes far enough.
Donna Shalala, co-chair Wounded Warrior Commission
Sen. Bob Dole co-chair Wounded Warrior Commission President’s Commission on Care for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors www.pccww.gov


After five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss energy conservation, efficiency, and clean energy solutions.
Guest: Dan Kohler, director, Wisconsin Environment. www.wisconsinenvironment.org

For the fourth straight month sales of existing homes weakened. After four, Ben Merens and his guest look at the national housing market crisis.
Guest: (Russ)ell Kashian (KAY-shin), associate professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.



After five, Ben Merens and his guest discuss education and race. A look at how concepts of race, intelligence, and testing, affect student performance.
Guest: Beverly Daniel Tatum, President, Spellman College, Atlanta. Author, "Can We Talk About Race?: And Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation" (Beacon Press).

The federal minimum wage went from $5.15 to $5.85 today. After four, Ben Merens’ guests examine what this 70-cent increase means for employers, employees, consumers and the current poverty gap.
Guest:
4-4:30 Liana Fox, economic analyst, Economic Policy Institute (EPI).
4:30-5 Kevin Quinn, associate professor of economics, St. Norbert College.



After five, Ben Merens guest says Liberalism was once the single most vital creative force in American politics, but the assassination of President Kennedy gave birth to a more radical sect... the "New Left."
Guest: James Pierson, senior fellow, Manhattan Institute. Author, "Camelot and the Cultural Revolution: How the Assassination of John F. Kennedy Shattered American Liberalism" (Encounter Books).

Senator Feingold is calling on Congress to censure President Bush over his role in the war in Iraq. Today after four on At Issue, Ben Merens and his guest discuss the politics of the war. Guest: Cal Jillson, professor of political science, Southern Methodist University.


Often, the man of the household makes all the investment decisions... but when his spouse outlives him, she's sometimes placed in a tough spot. After five, At Issue with Ben Merens, what women need to learn to share in household investing decisions while their spouses are still alive. Guest: Michael Sadoff, co-director, Sadoff Investment Management. www.sadoffinvestments.com

It’s Your Views On The News. Call in with the news story that got your attention this week. John Munson hosts for Ben Merens and takes your calls.
Guest: Mordecai Lee, professor of governmental affairs, UW-Milwaukee. mordecai@uwm.edu


John Munson's guest says although no government agency is willing to call it a tax, the lottery is nonetheless a source of implicit tax revenue, but fails the test of sound tax policy.
Guest: Alicia Hansen, staff writer, Tax Foundation, a non-partisan, non-profit organization in Washington DC. www.taxfoundation.org

Food safety is the topic of the hour with John Munson and guest. President Bush created a food safety panel while the FDA announces plans to close more than half of the labs that inspect our food imports.
Guest: Caroline Smith DeWaal, director of Food Safety, Center for Science in the Public Interest. www.cspi.org


Much of America's culture, economy, and in fact, its spirit, were rendered from the bodies of whales, says John Munson's guest. He examines America's rich whaling heritage through historical facts and anecdots.
Guest: Eric Jay Dolin, author, "Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America" (Norton).

After an all night session, Democrats failed to garner the 60 votes needed to bring home the troops. Guest host John Munson and his guest political scientist discuss the political theater on both sides of the aisle.
Guest: Dennis Riley, professor of political science, UW-Stevens Point.


Prepare for the future... John Munson talks with a trends expert, who provides a snapshot of what to expect for the second half of 2007.
Guest: Gerald Celente, founder/director, The Trends Research Institute. www.trendsresearch.com

According to a new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on threats to the United States, al Qaeda maybe the strongest it has been since the aftermath of September 11, 2001. After four, Ben Merens and his guest review the NIE’s findings.
Guest: Peter Sederberg, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science, University of South Carolina.


After five, Ben Merens' guest calls for a complete shift in U.S. foreign policy, to create a safer future for America and the world.
Guest: Amitai Etzioni, professor of international relations, George Washington University. Author, "Security First: for a Muscular, Moral Foreign Policy" (Yale University Press).

According to a report released on Friday, Healthy Wisconsin (a universal health care plan for Wisconsinites) would have a very positive effect on the state’s economy; contrary to what critics have claimed. Join Ben Merens and his guest today, after four.
Guest: Robert Kraig, communication and program director, Citizen Action of Wisconsin. www.citizenactionwi.org


If you think you are too busy to be politically active, think again! says Ben Merens' guest after five. She discusses why and how Americans must reengage in the political process.
Guest: Bernadette Vadurro, author of "America's Conscience: Facing Threats to Democracy, the Middle Class and Our World" (Speakers Live Books)

Although a White House-issued-report, released today, stated that the Iraqi government has failed to reach a number of benchmarks, President Bush defended progress in Iraq and asked for more time. After four, Ben Merens’ guests share their differing opinions on issues addressed in the President’s press conference today.
Guest:
Quin Hillyer, Senior Editor at “The American Spectator”. www.spectator.org
Alex Koppelman, Staff Writer at Salon.com. www.salon.com



After five, Ben Merens' guest says the Internet is destroying our cultural standards and moral values.
Guest: Andrew Keen, author, "The Cult of the Amateur: How today's Internet is killing our culture" (Doubleday)