Economy

Michael Zweig on the war and the working class: "The Working Class Majority: America's Best Kept Secret"

Airs at: Fri, 04/16/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Veteran's Voice Radio Show

Hosts Northwest Vets for Peace interview Michael Zweig, author of The Working Class Majority: America's Best Kept Secret, about "The War and the Working Class." Michael Zweig is Professor of Economics at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he has won the... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 4-22-2010

Airs at: Thu, 04/22/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

A Local Look at Environmental Justice On Earth Day, much attention will be paid to the long struggle to protect and preserve our ancient forests, wild salmon and pristine coastline. Less notice will be given to the fact that Oregon's least empowered communities are a... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04-15-10

Airs at: Thu, 04/15/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Near-Deadly Error: An interview with exonerated death row inmate Juan Melendez-Colon It is hard to imagine spending over 17 years on death row for a crime you did not commit. Juan Melendez-Colon did just that following his 1984 conviction and sentencing to death in the k... Read more

Soaring debt for military spending, wall street bailouts--could lead to social unrest?

Airs at: Thu, 04/15/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know." A look at Israeli plans to deport Palestinians from Left Bank. US nuke strategy--state terrorism? 403 billionaires in US -- preying on the rest of us -- wage theft. Advice from Howard Zinn -- how the U.S. cou... Read more

Community Calendar, WEDNESDAY, April 14, 2010

Airs at: Wed, 04/14/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Community Calendar

KBOO COMMUNITY CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, April 14, 2010 ******************* This is Kellyn with your COMMUNITY CALENDAR for WEDNESDAY, April 14, 2010. InterArts Presents the No.Fest 2010 Benefit shows both at Someday Lounge and Backspace at 115 and 125 Northwest 5th Avenue respec... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04/08/10

Airs at: Thu, 04/08/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

What does peace mean to you? Oregon youth respond In world where we struggle with wars, injustice, violence in our communities and the threat of environmental devastation...what does peace mean to you. That was the question 186 students from around Oregon answer... Read more

Fascism--it's here now

Airs at: Thu, 04/01/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" comments on our modern-day police state -- how 403 billionaires effectively direct U.S. policy, how 7 million US citizens are in jail, on parole or on probation, how rascism and class theft are tied to empire. Sh... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04/01/2010

Airs at: Thu, 04/01/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza discuss the Independent Police Review process. About the program… Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about the issues that are important to you... Read more

John diLorenzo, Universal Health Care in Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 03/29/2010 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

Today Roberta Hall interviews John diLorenzo, a Portland attorney who has developed a financing plan for universal health care in Oregon, and has worked with a bipartisan group of Oregon legislators on the plan. CD-1877 Read more

Paul Cienfuegos - "Is a Truly Sustainable Society Achievable As Long As Corporate 'Rights' Trump the Rights of People" - 2/26/10

Airs at: Fri, 03/26/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

This is Paul Cienfuegos' talk on the ascendancy of corporate rights over the rights of of people as citizens, and how this trend can be reversed. The assertion of corporate over citizen rights came into sharp focus this January with the Supreme Court's "Citizens United" de... Read more