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Does reorganizing Portland's high schools make sense?

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Voices from the Edge

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Wed, 07/01/2009

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Voices from the Edge on 07/09/09

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Voices from the Edge

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Thu, 07/09/2009 - 8:00am - 9:00am

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Is health care reform in critical condition? An interview with Wendell Potter

Over 75 percent of Americans want health care reform according to a new Pew Research poll. President Obama remains committed to reforming our health care system this year. But as Congress struggles to craft legislation, the voice of concerned voters is getting drowned out by a vocal minority working from the same play book. Will serious health care reform die on the operating table at the hands of industry spin doctors?

Air Cascadia on 07/03/09

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Air Cascadia

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Fri, 07/03/2009 - 10:00am - 10:15am

Air Cascadia will not be heard today, but Cris Andrae and Liam Delta return on Monday.

How We Interact Online

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The Digital Divide

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Mon, 06/08/2009

Today we’ll be examining how the internet has changed the way people interact with one another.

Our first story comes to us from The Old Mole Varity Hour where Women's Studies Professor Brooke Campbell spoke with the Old Mole's Jan Haaken about recent controversies over erotic services offered on the online bulletin board, Craigslist.

Next we look at what it means to move our lives online. We’ve found a way to do everything over the internet, and for many, its becoming a concerning issue that so much of our interaction has become virtual. Spoken word performer Jello Biafra took aim at online social networking at the recent Hacker’s on Planet Earth conference.

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Voices from the Edge on 07/02/09

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Voices from the Edge

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Thu, 07/02/2009 - 8:00am - 9:00am

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Does reorganizing Portland's high schools make sense?

Portland's high school dropout rate is the highest in the metropolitan area. While the statewide rate declined last year, Portland high school students are dropping out at twice the rate - 8.2 percent - of students in other Oregon communities. The city's high schools are also grappling with other issues: a growing number of students opting for GED credentials, budget shortfalls, and demands from parents for greater accountability to the community.

Alternative Radio on 07/01/09

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Alternative Radio

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Wed, 07/01/2009 - 9:00am - 10:00am

Vandana Shiva on Gandhi
Recorded December 31st, 2008 in New Delhi, India

APA Compass

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APA Compass

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Fri, 07/03/2009 - 9:00am - 10:00am

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Interviews with Dylan Rodriguez, Victoria Law, David Kong, Nathan Moon and Many Uch.

This month a look at Asian Pacific Americans and the criminal justice system with interviews with Dylan Rodriguez, author and prison abolisionist with Critical Resistance, and Victoria Law, author and activists who wrote Resistance Behind Bars about women prisoners' resistance, as well as a live discussion with David Kong and Nathan Moon about their experiences within the criminal justice system here in Oregon. Plus an interview with former APA Compass guest Many Uch about his experience dealing with potential deportation to Cambodia due to his prison record and legal changes around the Patriot Act.

Gender and Revolution: Sexual Politics in Iran and the US

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Old Mole Variety Hour

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Sun, 06/28/2009

How have women fared in revolutionary Iran, and what is their role in the current upheavals there? Is the movement for gay marriage going to make gays and lesbians conform to traditional family values? What will it take to make our health care system, corrupted by profit, work to keep us healthy? And can capitalism save our planet? These are the leading questions discussed on this show, hosted by the Old Mole's Denise Morris, pictured here.

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Revolutionary Iranian Women

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Old Mole Variety Hour

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Sun, 06/28/2009

Catherine Sameh is studying women in Iran, resistance movements and feminism, and she has an eye-opening account of the condition and role of women in Iran before and after the Revolution of 1979 and what it means for Iranian women today. She is interviewed here by the Old Mole's Denise Morris.

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Radiozine on 07/13/09

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Radiozine

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Mon, 07/13/2009 - 11:30am - 12:00pm

Currently, US milk banks cannot meet the need for donor milk. The closest milk bank to Portland is in San Jose, California. Oregon and Washington have two of the highest breastfeeding rates in the United States with the potential to have sufficient breast milk donors to serve infants throughout the Northwest region and other parts of the US. Monday, June 13th at 11:30 am Anna Keith Soderberg interviews Dixie Whetsell, MS, IBCLC, member of the Northwest Mothers Milk Bank. Listen in to KBOO Portland 90.7 fm to hear about the importance of breast milk for us all.