How is the Obama White House responding to Robert Gates' memoir?

How is the Obama White House responding to Robert Gates' memoir?

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates revealed behind-the-scenes information about the Obama administration in his new book, "Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War."

Guests:

Jim Papa @JimPapa10 
Former special assistant for legislative affairs to President Barack Obama. Senior vice president and managing director at Global Strategy Group. 

Bill Schneider @BillSchneiderDC 
George Mason University professor, senior fellow at the Third Way think tank.

James Warren @JimWarren55 
Washington bureau chief of The New York Daily News.

Read more about how White House Press Secretary Jay Carney responded to Gates' book, via Politico. 

How realistic is the danger of a cyber Pearl Harbor?

Guest:

Peter W. Singer @PeterWSinger 
Co-author of "Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know"

Learn more about Singer's book.

What does the murder of former Miss Venezuela Monica Spear say about violence in post-Chavez Venezuela?

Guests:

Leopoldo Martinez @lecumberry 
President of the Center for Democracy and Development in the Americas (@CDDAmericas). 

Mark Weisbrot 
Co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (@ceprdc) and president of the Just Foreign Policy organization (@justfp). 

Are minorities being unfairly targeted for discipline in school?

The Obama administration released recommendations on classroom discipline on Wednesday, in reaction to U.S. Department of Education data that shows minority students are more likely to be disciplined or arrested at school. Learn more about the federal guidelines, via Al Jazeera America. 

Guests: 

Thena Robinson-Mock @ThenaRobinson  
Project director of The Advancement Project (@adv_project) and a civil rights attorney.

Delonte Williams
Student leader in the Critical Exposure Fellowship Program. 

Could the rising price of legalized marijuana in Colorado lead users back to illegal dealers? 

Guest: 

Ricardo Baca @bruvs 
Marijuana editor at The Denver Post.  

Read more about the recreational marijuana industry in Colorado, via The Denver Post. 

Does Dennis Rodman’s return visit to North Korea qualify as sports diplomacy? 

View photos of the exhibition basketball game held in honor of Kim Jong Un's birthday, via Al Jazeera America.

Guest:

Dave Zirin @EdgeOfSports 
Sports editor of The Nation and host of Edge of Sports Radio. 

Also read about the latest Baseball Hall of Fame inductees, via The Associated Press, and former German national soccer team player Thomas Hitzlsperger coming out as gay, via The New York Times. 

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