Hosts Abe Proctor and Joe Uris cuss and discuss the latest election news and coverage, including a run-down of the various Oregon Ballot Measures.  The cops are tracking your car's location with high tech cameras that log when and where your license plates appear.  Be aware!!!

Chapter 1: Interview with Beth Peterson, Executive Director of Oregon Voter Rights Coalition

Chapter 2: Readings from Richard Hayes Philips "Witness to a Crime", Conclusions

Chapter 1: Why Oregon has a problem desoite its paper ballots.

Chapter 2: Interview with Tim Scott, Director of Multnomah County Elections

Chapter 3: Commentary  on  Multnomah County Election process

Chapter 4: Mark Crispin Miller's 12-Step Program to Save American Democracy

Democracy Reform Oregon has released a detailed analysis of Loren Parks and his 11 million dollars in contributions to Oregon campaigns since 1992.    
KBOO Reporter Crystal Leighty spoke with Janice Thompson, one of the reports’ authors

On the 10/09 Thursday Radiozine Per Fegereng interviews Chalmers Johnson, author of the new article "Voting the Fate of the Nation, Will Economic Meltdown, Race or Regional Loyalty be the Trum Card in Lelectin 2008?"  on  Tomdispatch.com .  Chalmers Johnson's latest Book is Nemisis: The Last Days of the American Republic. 

The Democrats are riding a new wave of popularity this year. Are they winning new supporters because they have better policy positions than the Republicans or are they doing a better job of appealing to voters' emotions? Do we make our political choices based on reason or are we persuaded by messages that tap into positive associations in our minds?