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Voices from the Edge on 07/29/2010

Airs at: Thu, 07/29/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Oregon House District 43 is one of the most diverse in the state.  It also faces some of the biggest challenges:  high unemployment, high rates of police misconduct, high displacement from gentrification. This week Dave and Jo Ann talked with State Rep. Lew Frederick about ... Read more

The Universal Rights of Mother Earth and BP: Interview, Cormac Cullinan

Airs at: Thu, 07/29/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
Linda Olson-Osterlund is joined by famed enviornmental attorney, Cormac Cullinan, author of Wild Law, A Manifesto For Earth Justice. What is the movement to protect the "rights" of the earth and how does it relate to the current harm caused by BP? Learn about The Universal ... Read more

Are the Wiki Leaks Afghanistan revelations this generation's Pentagon Papers?

Airs at: Tue, 07/27/2010 at 12:00am
 A leak of classified military documents about the War in Afghanistan brings up serious issues about the U.S. military's mission there, and begs a simple, direct question: Isn't it time to leave? Plus, a surprise videotaped appearance by President Obama at the Netroots Nat... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 07/22/2010

Airs at: Thu, 07/22/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This week on Voices from the Edge, Jo Ann and Dave ask the question "Are the good guys ahead?" Local progressive may be feeling a bit down over the direction of local and state politics lately. City Hall seems more disconnected than ever from the world in which most Portlan... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 07/15/2010

Airs at: Thu, 07/15/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Portland City Council voted 3-2 this morning to let police unit commanders have a vote in certain cases before the new police review board.  Does this make the new board "structurally flawed" or does it increase accountability as commissioners supporting the change claim? V... Read more

Capitalism vs. Anarchy; And BP's methane mega-bubble: mass extinctions?

Airs at: Thu, 07/15/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
 Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know." Once again it's time to clarify what the word Capitalism means and what it does not mean.  (And more on Theresa's blog: http://kboo.fm/node/22623)  Also has BP released a methane mega-bubble that will lead to ca... Read more

Bike-Based Entrepreneurs tell us about pedaling one’s goods on the street. Literally.

Airs at: Tue, 07/06/2010 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor.  (Joe Uris is still on Vacation.)  Sol Pops, SoupCycle and B-Line Sustainable Urban Delivery are all Portland-based small businesses driven by a common factor: bicycles. But what’s it like to depend on human-powered transportation for your livelihood... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 07/01/10

Airs at: Thu, 07/01/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Breaking trails in politics and law: A conversation with former Oregon Supreme Court Justice Betty Roberts.   Betty Roberts was a child of the Great Depression. From the Texas plains of her childhood, she went on to become a teacher, lawyer, state legislator and Oregon'... Read more

Dr. Ron Walters, director of the African American Institute, on unemployment

Airs at: Wed, 06/30/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving Are you unemployed? Are you receiving benefits? How are you holding out? Host Lisa Loving speaks live with Dr. Ron Walters, director of the African American Institute and professor emeritus of government and politics from the University of Maryland.... Read more

Capitalist Realism

[For the Old Mole Variety Hour June 28, 2010].      The British blogger and theorist Mark Fisher recently published a slim little volume from Zer0 books titled Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? By "Capitalist Realism" he means, roughly, the notion that, as Marg... Read more