Recent Blog Posts

Supreme Stunner: Unlimited Campaign Spending Permitted for Corporate "Persons"

An old friend of mine, Lynne Likens of Talent, Oregon, let me know that she was stunned by the recent Supreme Court decision to allow unlimited corporate spending in our elections, reversing decades of campaign finance laws and cementing the myth that corporations are "per... Read more

Review of "Edge of Darkness"

Edge of Darkness (Playing everywhere)Director: Martin CampbellWith: Mel Gibson, Bojana Novakovic, Danny Huston, Ray WinstoneGibson excels in “fight the power” stories, where a little guy goes against great odds. So it is here, as he plays Tom Craven, a Boston cop whose dau... Read more

Soul Recovery Systems

Listen to the interview here. Michael T. Hensley and Felicity Fenton of Soul Recovery Systems have found many ways to help us dispose of our inner trash! They are our guests for the 2nd of Feb. They gather objects with various attachments, photograph them, make videos aroun... Read more

15 Favorites from 2009

I missed the Best/Worst of 2009 show, so here, briefly, is my list:Favorite 15 from 2009:AntichristTetroThe Fantastic Mr FoxInglourious Basterds It Might Get LoudA Serious Man MoonCoralinePublic EnemiesZombielandStar TrekAvatar(500) Days of SummerThe Young Victoria Duplicit... Read more

DJ Spotlight: Firefly

Firefly hosts the Africa O-Ye! program from 2 PM to 4 PM every Thursday. The program has broadcast a range of music from the African continent for the last 13 years. Firefly, also known as Tony Alabi, came to the US from Nigeria where his parents were from ethnic groups wi... Read more

Winter membership drive reaches financial goal!

Just a little while ago, we crossed the $50,000 goal for our 2010 Winter membership drive! Thanks very much to every one who made a donation! We're all very gratified that you appreciate the work we do. If you didn't pay on the phone with the volunteer you spoke with, or e... Read more

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