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Terran Connally on May Day 2012 Events Around Portland

Airs at: Mon, 04/30/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick has Terran Connally of the Portland Liberation Organizing Council, which has grown out of the Occupy movement, to talk about events and expectations for May Day 2012 in Portland. They consider the potential for this May Day to be the single greatest concerted a... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour April 30th May Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 04/30/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Norm Diamond and Abigail Singer co-host today's special May Day Old Mole, which focuses on the Lawrence Textile Strike of 1912, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and events expected for May Day. We hear: Norm talk with labor journalist and historian, Steve Ear... Read more

Concerns Over CISPA

Airs at: Mon, 04/30/2012 at 12:00am
The US House of Representatives approved a controversial cyber security bill last week that critics say jeopardizes online privacy. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, also known as CISPA, would grant companies immunity from prosecution should they share priv... Read more

Tortured in Abu Dhabi: Interview; Yonas Fikre & attorney Tom Nelson

Airs at: Thu, 04/26/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
Tortured in Abu Dhabi Held for 106 days, Portlander Yonas Fikre was beaten with plastic pipes, deprived of sleep and held in stress positions. No lawyers allowed and no charges filed. What did his torturers want? Information about The Islamic Center of Portland and its ... Read more

Dan Halsted On Police Brutality

Airs at: Fri, 04/27/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 Dan Halsted's search for accountability after encountering police brutality four years ago ended when the Portland City Council awarded him a quarter of a million dollars earlier this week. Police wrongfully accused Halsted of Vandalism while he was walking hom... Read more

Headlines and Occuflu

Airs at: Thu, 04/19/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Host Theresa Mitchell discusses headlines including Ron Wyden, Fukushima, Sudan and New York protests, followed by the "Occuflu" and whether or not it is Tularemia. She also talks about the system of biological sensors in our major cities for detecting pathogens. Read more

Domestic Surveilance

Airs at: Mon, 04/23/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Hosts Celeste and Cecil share community news, events, and upcoming political forums, then discuss and take calls about the issue of domestic surveilance. They particularly focus on how to do community building, research and take action with all the government monitoring and... Read more

Why is Queer discrimination not also known as Adult Bullying?

Airs at: Tue, 04/24/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
  On today's show we will look at the upcoming 'Amendment 1' battle in North Carolina, hear some words of wis-dumb from our old pal Newt Gingrich on what America means, and discuss the recent updates in what is supposed to be a completly dead practice: Sexual Conversion ... Read more

April 23 2012

Airs at: Mon, 04/23/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 France Elections Interview, Normal 0 OREGON-Bridge Construction continues, Normal 0 Elgin Police Force, Normal 0 Logging Protest, Normal 0 ONS Summer Protests Normal 0 Sinkhole formed on H... Read more

Dr. Paul Gorman on why we need a National Single Payer Health System

Airs at: Tue, 04/17/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe Uris. Today's guest is Dr. Paul Gorman from Oregon Health & Science University. Here in America, we pay some of the Highest Costs for Medical Care, yet reap some of the Worst Results. Why?  We Waste Way Too Much Money on the Private Health Insurance Industry.     Read more