On Friday, Democracy Now hosted a roundtable discussion on the key domestic policies of Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. The discussion, featuring Robert Kuttner of the American Prospect, Max Fraser of The Nation, and Paul Gunter of Beyond Nuclear, evaluated the candidates on the mortgage crisis, healthcare, and social security. Democracy Now framed the discussion in terms of recent articles that have scrutinized Clinton and Obama for some of their stances:
"The New York Times revealed last week that Barack Obama backed down on a bill that would have required nuclear plants to disclose radioactive releases. Critics say Obama watered down the measure after heavy lobbying by the nuclear industry, including an Illinois company named Exelon that was among his largest donors.
Days earlier, ABC News reported Hillary Clinton did not once speak out against Wal-Mart's intensive campaign against unionization during her six years on the company's board of directors. Clinton's campaign biography makes no mention of her time at Wal-Mart."
The discussion provides a number of important insights on the candidates positions and includes a wealth of background information that is frequently left out of mainstream discourse.
