Legislation

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Dinner at Ruth's House

Airs at: Mon, 01/24/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Dinner with Ruth, a fundraiser for Street Roots, included some special guests who shared stories about prison issues. We presented excerpts of these conversations on tonight’s show. Guests at the dinner included Jeremiah Stromberg, Margaret Puckette, and Gretchen Vala. If y... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 01-20-11 Guest Jim Middaugh from Metro

Airs at: Thu, 01/20/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
div { margin: 0px; } What's the future of public participation? A with Jim Middaugh about Opt In and other strategies for a more engaged community Oregonians like to think of themselves as actively involved citizens. Even though Oregonians tend to turn out for election... Read more

Adam Carpinelli from the Oregon Jericho Movement

Airs at: Mon, 01/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Our show on MLK day was about Political Prisoners. We’re sure Dr. King would be speaking out against Political Prisoners if he were with us today. Our guest was Adam Carpinelli, from Oregon Jericho which is the local chapter of The Jericho Movement. For more about Jericho, ... Read more

Voices from the Edge: 01-13-11 Joint Terrorism Task Force

Airs at: Thu, 01/13/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Should the city of Portland re-join the Joint Terrorism Task Force? Listeners called in and shared their views. Jo Ann Bowman is a former state legislator, former executive director of Oregon Action, and a long-time leader in the struggle for racial and economic justice. ... Read more

Positively Revolting on 01/07/11

Airs at: Fri, 01/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
2011, a year in review..... Ani and Lyn review the last seven days.  We think it's been a weird, and busy, first week of the year.  What's taken your attention this week?  Our discussion of topics included, but was not limited to: A Congressional Rep from Illinois s... Read more

Voices from the Edge 01-06-11 Lawmakers & Lawmen

Airs at: Thu, 01/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Lawmakers and Lawmen: A conversation with State Senator Jackie Dingfelder about the upcoming legislative session and a look at Portland Police Chief Mike Reese's comments on police shootings Oregon starts a new year with a new governor and legislature. It also starts with ... Read more

The Rural Organizing Project: Roots and Wings Celebration

Airs at: Wed, 01/05/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
We put together a show based on interviews recorded during the Roots and Wings Celebration of the Rural Organizing Project on December 4, 2010. We included about 2/3rds of people who participated in the interviews, talking about the beginnings of ROP, how different individu... Read more

Bill Resnick and Joseph Torres on Net Neutrality

Airs at: Mon, 01/03/2011 at 12:00am
Bill talks with Joseph Torres about net neutrality, which as Joseph puts it is about making sure any internet user can access any content or application of their choice online. Joseph describes the way that net neutrality kills innovative competition, allows for a subtle fo... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour January 3rd

Airs at: Mon, 01/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On today's Old Mole, hosted by Joe Clement, we hear about net neutrality, Albert Einstein on socialism, the new movie Black Swann, and politically-charged 1990s hardcore-punk.   For information about our theme music and our graphics, go to our main page. You can also follow... Read more

Abe and Joe discuss the not inconsiderable accomplishments of the Obama administration.

Airs at: Tue, 01/04/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris It's no secret that for progressives, the Obama administration has been a mixed bag. A number of landmark accomplishments seem diminished in light of what they might have been, had the President and his Congressional majority had the back... Read more