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Voices from the Edge 05-05-11

Airs at: Thu, 05/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
What's causing the migration of people of color from our North and Northeast Portland neighborhoods?  Where are they going? Jo Ann and Dave discussed these drastic population shifts and some of the causes, including rent/ housing increases, transportation needs, availabilit... Read more

Pro and Con for the two educational bond measures on the May 2011 ballot.

Airs at: Tue, 05/03/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris Portland Public Schools has two bond measures on the May ballot. One would provide funds to update and renovate Portland's aging public school facilities, while the other would provide funds to prevent teacher layoffs and preserve vulner... Read more

Chuck Sheketoff on Oregon's Budget

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Chuck and Bill talk about what the problems with the Oregon budget are - revenue short-falls, tax-cuts and the recession rather than social spending and taxes - and the problems with the Governer and legislature's solutions.   Chuck Sheketoff is the executive director of the... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour May 2nd

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Today's show, hosted by Joe Clement, is relatively shorter because of the pledge drive. We hear about the death penalty and law day, Islamophobia and Islamic feminism, the right and wrong way to think about Oregon's budget problems, and a short commentary on the assissinat... Read more

"Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche by Ethan Watters

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Madness Radio
 Host Will Hall speaks with Ethan Watters, author of "Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche," which looks at western mental disorders and pharmaceutical treatments are exported around the world." The most devastating consequence of the spread of American cu... Read more

The latest WikiLeaks dump exposes the gulag at Guantanamo Bay.

Airs at: Tue, 04/26/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris The prison at Guantanamo Bay is a lingering blight of Bush's -- and now Obama's -- War on Terror. The latest WikiLeaks dump exposes the flimsy evidence on which some people are still being held, and the apparent indifference with which o... Read more

Antonia Juhasz and her book BLACK TIDE: the Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill

Airs at: Mon, 04/25/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Host Per Fagereng interviews Antonia Juhasz about her new book BLACK TIDE: the Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill It is the largest oil disaster in American history, and it could happen again. It is more than a story of ruined beaches, dead wildlife, chemical disper... Read more

Voices from the Edge 04-21-11 Portland Public Schools Bond Measures

Airs at: Thu, 04/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This week on Voices from the Edge, Jo Ann Bowman discusses the upcoming Portland Public School measures on the May 17th 2011 ballot to:  Renovate, rebuild, update safetly features in schools, and pay for teaching positions.  Measures 26-121 and 26-122.  Further information:... Read more

Abe & Joe discuss the Federal Budget

Airs at: Tue, 04/19/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Hosted by Joe Uris and Abe Proctor. today, we'll discuss the Federal Budget. CD-1829 Read more

Positively Revolting on 04-15-11 United for A Fair Economy

Airs at: Fri, 04/15/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Positively Revolting hosts Ani & Lyn talk about wealth and taxes with guest Brian Miller, the Executive Director of United for A Fair Economy When it comes to taxes, not all income is created—or taxed—equal.  Despite the time-honored value of rewarding hard work, our tax co... Read more