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Hour One

		In his new book, Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter, Rick Shenkman argues that politicians count on the gross ignorance of the American public to ensure the perpetuity of their policies. Listen Now! >>

		*Last Chance* Lee Daniels, former New York Times reporter and author of Last Chance: The Political Threat to Black America, warns that the ultimate goals of the Civil Rights Movement may never be realized. Listen Now! >>

		Traces of the Trade Filmmaker Katrina Browne, discusses her own family's unsettling ties to the slave trade in a new PBS documentary, Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North. www.pbs.org/pov/pov2008/ tracesofthetrade Listen Now! >>

		Summer Groove Two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and 7-time All-Star Alonzo Mourning continues his efforts to mold youth into champions with the 12th annual Zo's Summer Groove. www.zsg.com Listen Now! >>

Hour Two

My America 2008 — Patriotism
This week marks the 10th installment of our 26-part My America 2008 series. This installment of My America explores the issue of patriotism: comparing and contrasting the various means by which Americans express their loyalty and allegiance to our nation. First, producer Diane Bernard takes up the question of "love and devotion to America" and what that means for many New Yorkers, especially in the years since 9/11. Then, producer Jeffrey Alan Jones talks with David Bancroft: the Texas entrepreneur and founder of www.usa-patriotism.com, who is devoting his time to the cause of patriotism. We also hear from Scott Rasmussen, President and Founder of the polling firm Rasmussen Reports, as he illuminates the connection between a candidate's love of country and their electability.
(www.rasmussenreports.com)

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My America 2008 — Patriotism Panelists:
Dr. Barbie Zelizer: Raymond Williams Chair of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Eddie Glaude: Regular commentator and professor at Princeton University.
Eric Liu: Co-author of the book, True Patriot.

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Youth Commentary:
This Independence Day weekend, 24-year-old Philadelphia resident and inner-city school teacher Jordan Harris discusses what patriotism means to younger Americans this election year.

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Don't Be Crude

Regular commentator Deroy Murdock shares his perspective on the problem of overcoming both economic and environmentalist obstacles to provide inexpensive, eco-friendly energy.

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Special Feature: Below the Line: The Change Face of American Poverty

Complete series:

Part One: The Tavis Smiley Show explores the issue of poverty in a special six-part series called: Below the Line: The Changing Face of American Poverty. Each week there will be profiles of individuals or families who help tell that story and we'll also be joined by poverty expert Angela Glover Blackwell, the founder and CEO of Policylink who will offer insight and analysis. This week's installment begins with a profile of Terreal Grant in Baltimore.

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Part Two: Below the Line: The Changing Face of American Poverty The second installment in The Tavis Smiley Show special series, Below the Line: The Changing Face of American Poverty with commentary from Angela Glover Blackwell, the founder and CEO of Policylink.

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Part Three: Reporter James Mills tells the story of an Ethiopian immigrant as she makes her away through the pitfalls of poverty in the third installment of the series, Below the Line: The Changing Face of American Poverty. Following the report, Angela Glover Blackwell, CEO and founder of Policylink offers a summary and analysis.

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Part Four: In the 4th installment of the series, Below the Line: The Changing Face of American Poverty reporter Charles Edwards brings us the stories of two people in Augusta, Georgia, who are making due with wages below the federal minimum, followed by commentary from Angela Glover Blackwell of Policylink.

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Part Five : In the 5th installment of the special series, we focus on New Orleans as we examine the cyclical and generational nature of poverty. PolicyLink CEO Angela Glover Blackwell gives her commentary afterwards.

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Part Six : Policylink founder and CEO Angela Glover Blackwell provides additional insight as the 6th installment of the special series Below the Line: The Changing Face of American Poverty brings us to Mississippi, a state with one of the highest concentrations of poverty in America.

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