The eyes of the nation turn to Iowa. But, why? The caucus process doesn't really resemble voting as we do it the rest of the time in this nation. And, the Iowa caucuses aren't really binding in terms of national delegate selection. Iowa doesn't look like the rest of the nation, by which I mean, way whiter, but this in the words of Bruce Hornsby, is "just the way it is."
We also talk about the New York Times endorsement of Hillary Clinton and reactions to her candidacy.
Next, a strange twist in the West Hartford squabble, a mirror for other squabbles around the nation and the state over high school mascots based on Native Americans.
Lastly, UConn is throwing up the role played for many yearsby its Co-Op bookstore.
GUESTS:
- David Swerdlick - Assistant editor for Post Everything and Outlook sections of the Washington Post
- Gail Sheehy - Author of Hillary’s Choice and most recently, her memoir, Daring: My Passages
- Vincent Schilling - Journalist and Editor for Indian Country Today Media and co-owner Schilling Media. He is Native American Mohawk. His name is Akwesasne
- Kristin Stoller - West Hartford reporter for the Hartford Courant
- Suzy Staubach - Former manager of general books for the UConn Co-op and a potter
- Tim Dzurilla - Chair of the Board of the UConn Co-op and PhD candidate in political science
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Colin McEnroe, Betsy Kaplan and Chion Wolf contributed to this show.
