Andy Worthington Author of The Guantanamo Files: The stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison talks with host Linda Olson-Osterlund about the most recent developments at Guantanamo and what difference the upcoming Presidential election will make to the prisoners there. www.andyworthington.co.uk/
A program of social and political commentary from a socialist-feminist point of view.
On this show, the Moles consider the significance of nationalizing banks, as the US Government is now planning to do. We also hear from two Minnesota student activists who locked themselves to the gate of a weapons factory to stop arms shipments to Iraq.
The nation is transfixed by the financial meltdown. It has become the top issue of the presidential campaign. But while stock prices drop, casualties continue to rise in Afghanistan and Iraq.
On the Oct 15 Veterans' Voice the talk there is discussion of the Winter Soldier Program with veterans testimony in Portland on Sat. Oct 18. Also Seth provides additional info about GIvoice.com
Marianne Barisonek speaks with Dahr Jamail, award-winning independent journalist who reports from Iraq. He is the author of Beyond the Green Zone: Dispatches from an Unembedded Journalist in Occupied Iraq.
The Melting Pot fuses elements of Electronica with traditional instruments and vocals from various c
This week is an overview of the music featured on the show. Starting Nov. we will feature specific artists individually, focusing on music by them and their influences.
This program, hosted by Tom Becker, deals with better ways to repair the economy, making Portland Sweat Free (no purchases of city uniforms produced by sweatshop labor), the Winter Soldier Project in Portland where Iraq veterans testify about the impact of the war on their lives, and what Columbus really did.
Tom also announced the Cross Trade Solidarity Report-back from the Labor Notes Conference, Saturday, October 18, starting at 6pm, at the Musicians Hall, 325 NE 20th Ave in Portland.
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