Wisconsin stalemate: Who will blink first? Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker appears on TV to try to end the budget-labor standoff. Will his appearance change the dynamic in Wisconsin? Plus, what would it take to force a compromise?9:06 a.m.
Guests
Robert Reich: Former US Labor Secretary and Professor at the University of California at Berkeley joins us in Orlando.
Patrick McIlheran: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Columnist joins us en route to Madison.
Joshua Javits: Arbitrator/ Mediator and former National Mediation Board member.
Is it still possible to reinvent yourself? Reinvention is part of American mythology. The old you isn't successful? Create a new you. But in an era of recession and crushing debt, and an age where the Internet forgets nothing, is it really still possible to reinvent yourself?10:06 a.m.
Guests
Toby Miller: Chair of the department of media and cultural studies at the University of California Riverside. He is the author of "makeover Nation: the United States of Reinvention."
Scott Sandage: Author of the book "Born Losers: A History of Failure in America." He is an associate professor of history at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
You can follow Kerri Miller on Twitter at @KerriMPR
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