April 2 - The Upside of the Iran Deal and the Downside of Israel's Military Option; "The Case Against Robert Menendez"; A New Jersey Perspective of the Indicted Senator; Big Ag and California's Water Crisis

Full Program

Part 1

We begin with the historic deal announced today by President Obama between the P5+1 and Iran and speak with an Israeli diplomat about how the deal will impact Israel’s military option. Dan Arbell, a Senior Fellow at the Center for Middle East Policy at The Brooking Institution, joins us to discuss the upside of this agreement versus the downside for Israel were it to attack Iran, and his article at CNN “Does Israel Have a Military Option vs. Iran Nuclear Program?”

Part 2

Then we look into the latest political scandal in the so-called Soprano State with New Jersey’s Senator Robert Menendez facing a 68 page indictment charging conspiracy, violation of the travel act, eight counts of bribery, three counts of honest service fraud, and one count of making false statements. David Graham, a staff writer for The Atlantic joins us to discuss his article at The Atlantic “The Case Against Robert Menendez”. Then Matt Freidman who covers politics for the New Jersey Star Ledger, joins us to discuss the senator’s career in New Jersey politics.

Part 3

Then finally we speak with Michael Wara, a Professor of Law at Stanford University and an expert on energy and environmental law whose research focuses on climate, water and electricity policy. We discuss Governor Brown’s mandatory water restrictions in the face of a devastating drought and how the agriculture sector, which uses 80% of the state’s dwindling supply of water, gets a free pass.