Economy

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RIAA To Shift Tactics

Interesting notes on the RIAA and their War on Us: "Peace in our time" - 10 years later the music industry's highly controversial strategy of suing individuals for illegal file-sharing has come to an end, wants ISPs to adopt a three-strikes policy. I've read the article in ... Read more

Bailouts, Unions vs. Banks & More

Airs at: Wed, 12/03/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Presswatch
                          On the Dec 4 Presswatch  host Theresa Mitchell with "the news you're not supposed to know"  discusses the discrepencies in bailouts for banks vs. workers, and other issues.  Read more

Walmart Trampling

Airs at: Thu, 11/27/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A temp employee working at a suburban New York Wal-Mart was trampled to death by customers early this morning. KBOO's Alicia Mcdaid spoke to Patrick Purcell, a representative for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, about the incident.   Read more

9th anniversary of WTO protests

Airs at: Tue, 12/02/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Nov. 30 marked the nine year anniversary of the World Trade Organization protests in Seattle. With some economists now calling for a new WTO ministerial to deal with the global economic crisis, KBOO's Jenka Soderberg takes us back to 1999 to address whether the W-T-O is the... Read more

Mark Weisbrot on the Financial Crisis

Airs at: Tue, 11/25/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A new 'national bank' plan by the Federal Reserve will allow the government to lend out up to 800 billion more dollars to banks and businesses. This is just the latest attempt to bail out the failing financial system in the US. KBOO's Jenka Soderberg spoke with Mark Weisbrot... Read more

Kulongoski's Budget

Airs at: Tue, 11/25/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Governor Ted Kulongoski unveils his budget on Monday, December 1, and already, rumors suggest it will include across-the-board trim for state departments, reflecting the economic downturn. But with unemployment and use of social services at record highs in Oregon, charitabl... Read more

Nomi Prins on the Economic Maelstrom

Airs at: Tue, 11/25/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Hosted by: Barbara Bernstein  Journalist Nomi Prins helps us sort our way through the current economic crisis. President-elect Obama has just unveiled his new economic team, but the economic meltdown continues. On this week's Locus Focus our guest is journalist Nomi Prins,... Read more

Global Policy Network Organizer Tony Avirgan

Airs at: Sun, 11/23/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Hosts Cecil and Celeste speak with Global Policy Network Organizer Tony Avirgan about what kind of world system might emerge out of our economic meltdown. Read more

Global Economy: How The World Might Emerge Out of This Economic Meltdown

This Monday, November 24, 2008 join More Talk Radio at 8 am PST on www. kboo.fm for: Global Economics: How the World  Might Emerge Out of This Economic Meltdown A discussion with  TONY AVIRGAN: Global Policy Network Organizer, Economic Policy Institute Tony Avirgan joined t... Read more

Bailouts, Debt, & the Degradation of the Dollar

Airs at: Wed, 11/19/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Presswatch
On Presswatch with the "news you're not supposed to know" host Theresa Mitchell questions the validity of the bailouts  and sees a grim future for those of us who draw a paycheck for doing real work. The tidal wave is bearing down. Read more