The Alyona Show: Marching for Public Education

 Across the United States, students have taken to the streets to advocate lower tuition. The idea sprung from protests in the University of California system but have found advocates across the nation. RT Correspondent Marina Portnaya joins Alyona from New York to tell us about protests there. The landmark Brown v. Board Education case brought integration to America’s public school...

The Alyona Show: Reassessing Network News

The US capital starting taking applications for same sex marriages on March 3. It’s a monumental day for both gay rights and Washington D.C.  One of the unique aspects of the battle in D.C., unlike in other states that have legalized gay marriage,  was the strong opposition mounted by the African-American community. Rev. Patrick Walker joins Alyona live in studio to discuss this...

The Alyona Show: Filling Vacancies at the Federal Reserve

 US President Barack Obama now has three seats to fill at the Federal Reserve. With the departure of Donald Kohn this coming June, the White House can now put its favored people inside the Fed, where the countries most important financial policies are set. Reason Foundation economist Anthony Randazzo is live in studio with Alyona to break it all down. Long considered the crown jewel of...

The Alyona Show: US Media Invades Pakistan

US President Barack Obama has pledged $50 million to reverse anti-American sentiments inside Pakistan. The money will go towards media outlets inside Pakistan to raise awareness of U.S. funded projects intended for the betterment of the Pakistani people. Anushay Hossain from joins Alyona live to discuss. Then, Todd Harrison of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments joins Alyona to...

The Alyona Show: The Unemployed Union

There's a new kind of union in the United States. Rick Sloan, the acting director of UCubed, America's first union for the unemployed, joins Alyona live in studio to discuss the organizations objectives and policies. New York Governor David Paterson has announced he will not run for a full term in this fall's elections. After a week of controversy surrounding one of his closest aides and...

The Alyona Show: America's Bubble Barons

 A search has begun inside America to identify those who profited heavily from the recent housing and financial crisis. It used to be easy to point the finger at those who collected vast sums of money while the rest of America struggled to put food on the table, today however, that’s not the case. Kevin Connor has begun a national campaign to identify these modern day American...

The Alyona Show: Who wears the pants in the White House

Walter Rodgers, former CNN International Correspondent joins Alyona live in studio to discuss whether European nations need to invest more resources into the NATO alliance, as Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has stated.   Read more Later, John Amaya, Associate Director for Immigration at NLCR, the largest Hispanic civil rights group in the United States sits down with Alyona to discuss...

The Alyona Show: Blitzkreig or Bust

The U.S. has adopted a blitzkrieg-style military strategy since World War II. The idea is to strike quickly and strike hard. As American and NATO forces begin the task of re-building Afghanistan, has the United States military moved away from the shock and awe strategy? Many American cities, especially those whose wealth depended on manufacturing, are in a world of hurt right now. Reason TV...

The Alyona Show: Live from the Olympics

Live from Olympic Village, we start today's show as Alyona interviews three time Olympic Gold Medalist Irina Rodnina on all the hot button issues surrounding this year's Winter Games. American forces have had a limited presense in Iraq since the withdrawal of combat troops from major cities last year. Now, as the Iraqi Security Forces put their stamp on the countries security appartuses, the...

The Alyona Show: How not to visit the IRS

 Hours after a man flew his small engine plane into a building in Austin, Texas, reports say the pilot intended to hit the offices of the IRS. RT Correspondent Kristine Frazao joins Alyona to update you on what exactly happened in the Lone Star State. Also, Peter Beering, a recognized expert in counterterrorism joins Alyona to interpret the message that was sent by this angered pilot. An...