Economy

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Well-read Red: vulture capitalism and the contradictions of investment

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Well-read Red, Clayton Morgareidge, reads an excerpt from Gary Weiss' article from Salon on Mitt Romney and vulture-capitalism. The article reviews how Romney's former investment firm bought out companies and destroyed rather than created jobs, while turning a tidy profit, ... Read more

Occupy Portland Moves Indoors

Airs at: Fri, 01/13/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The Occupy Portland Movement has moved indoors, with a new headquarters opening today in the basement of Saint Francis church. The new space is located at Southeast 12th and Oak Street, and will be open this evening beginning at 5:30. Organizers with the Occupy Portland mo... Read more

More Talk Radio on 01/09/12

Airs at: Mon, 01/09/2012 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Host Cecil Prescod speaks with Angela Martin, Executive director of Economic Fairness Oregon, a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to consumer protection and fair lending laws. They will discuss a financial system built to work for the people, not against them ... Read more

Fight the Empire on 01/05/12

Airs at: Thu, 01/05/2012 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
Host Per Fagereng interviews Mike Ruppert, author of "Crossing the Rubicon" and star of the film "Collapse", about what happened in 2011 and what might be in the future in 2012. Read more

Evening News - Occupy Portland - 11/13/2011 Part 4 of 4

Airs at: Sun, 11/13/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The deadline has come and gone.  After a brief skirmish with protesters, Portland Police seem to retire from the field…or is it all part of a cunning plan…?  As a helicopter hovers overhead, the thinning number of occupiers are faced with a new challenge.  Hear KBOO’s cover... Read more

Evening News - Occupy Portland - 11/13/2011 Part 3 of 4

Airs at: Fri, 01/13/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The deadline has come and gone.  After a brief skirmish with protesters, Portland Police seem to retire from the field…or is it all part of a cunning plan…?  As a helicopter hovers overhead, the thinning number of occupiers are faced with a new challenge.  Hear KBOO’s cover... Read more

Evening News - Occupy Portland - 11/13/2011 Part 2 of 4

Airs at: Sun, 11/13/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The deadline has come and gone.  After a brief skirmish with protesters, Portland Police seem to retire from the field…or is it all part of a cunning plan…?  As a helicopter hovers overhead, the thinning number of occupiers are faced with a new challenge.  Hear KBOO’s cover... Read more

Close Guantanamo! Interview with Andy Worthington

Airs at: Thu, 01/12/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
January 11th 2012 is the 10th anniversary of  the opening of the Guantanamo Prison. Protests against this monument to Imperial impunity are happening in London, New York City, Washington DC and San Francisco, Portland OR and other cities around the U.S. London journalist... Read more

City Council Resolution to End Corporate Personhood

Airs at: Wed, 01/11/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Also on the docket for tomorrow’s City Council meeting is a resolution declaring that corporations are not people, and supporting a constitutional amendment to that effect. Rich Cohen with the Occupy Portland Visioning team says that this is just one part of a larger movem... Read more

Portland City Council will vote on a Resolution to Bring War Dollars Home

Airs at: Wed, 01/11/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
At a special session tomorrow afternoon, The Portland City Council will vote on a resolution calling on the US government to end the war in Afghanistan and bring troops and contractors home from Iraq. The statement is called the “War Dollars Home Resolution”, and is based ... Read more