It took days - often weeks - for governmental agencies and relief organizations to respond to the disaster in the Gulf.

But residents - in the middle of the disaster - didn’t have a choice, and acted immediately.   While countless lives were saved by these first responders, their heroic actions were rarely reported by mainstream media.

This show features a discussion of Real Utopias with Eric Olin Wright, a conversation with Mike Snedeker about the unlawfulness of the Guantanamo prison, a report about the removal of the people of Diego Garcia to make room for the US Airforce, and a movie review of "Raise the Red Lantern".

The spring and summer salmon fishing seasons are officially over and the bottom line is not good for oregon.

Kboo’s Abbey akers reports along with oregon news service

Moveon.org says that Portland is the home of a large number of it members.

And the group is planning a large scale vigil here on August 28.

KBOO’s Crystal Leighty has more.