Obama recently announced he will opt out of federal campaign financing. In other political news, John McCain is calling to lift the ban on offshore drilling and is advocating for the construction of 45 nuclear reactors by 2020. Politico senior editor David Mark and analyst Michael Fauntroy bring us up to speed on the facts.
Slate's Dahlia Lithwick , Nation magazine columnist and Columbia law professor Patricia Williams and Katha Pollitt , Nation magazine columnist and author of Learning to Drive: And Other Life Stories (Random House, 2007 talk about Hillary Clinton's Saturday speech and her campaign's impact on women and the feminist movement.
Robert Kagan , a chief foreign policy adviser to John McCain, shares his thoughts on the current election and his latest book, The Return of History and the End of Dreams . If you can't see the video click here var so = new SWFObject("http://www.youtube.com/v/unW3sux76Oc", "mymovie", "390", "321", "7", "#FFFFFF");so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");connect(window, 'onload', function() {so.write("ytcontent");});
As the Olympic torch makes its worldwide tour, protesters are seizing the opportunity to speak up about China's human rights abuses. We check in with KQED reporter Kelly Wilkinson , on the torch's visit to San Francisco. We also hear from BBC World Affairs Correspondent Paul Reynolds on the history of Olympic protest. We want to hear from you: Should the U.S. boycott the Beijing Olympics? Should the President just boycott the opening ceremonies? Or should the Olympics be left out of politics? Comment below!
Senator Chuck Hagel says Americans can move beyond bitter partisan politics. He shares his ideas in America: Our Next Chapter: Tough Questions, Straight Answers . Event : Chuck Hagel will be in conversation with Leonard Lopate Thursday, March 27 at 8:15 pm 92nd Street Y Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street To purchase tickets, go here . If you can't see the video click here var so = new SWFObject("http://www.youtube.com/v/RT2na1inn3g", "mymovie", "390", "321", "7", "#FFFFFF");so.addParam("wmode", "transparent");connect(window, 'onload', function() {so.write("ytcontent");});