Our featured guest is Seth Forman, author of "American Obsession: Race and Conflict in the Age of Obama" ( Booklocker.com 2011) and "Blacks in the Jewish Mind: A Crisis of Liberalism" (New York University Press) among other books. He blogs at www.mrformansplanet.com. He is currently Research Associate Professor at Stony Brook University and the Chief Planner for the Long Island Regional Planning Council. His opinions and editorials are not associated with any of these institutions.

Our pal Steve Wiehe will check in from Florida to give us his take on current events.

For music today … lets listen to some blues-rock from Storyville; a 90’s band from Austin, TX with links to Stevie Ray Vaughn’s band Double Trouble and others. They put out 4 albums before breaking up a few years ago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storyville_(band)

WEBSITES TO KEEP AN EYE ON:
http://www.october2011.org
http://www.occupywallst.org
http://occupytogether.org