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"Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche by Ethan Watters

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Madness Radio
 Host Will Hall speaks with Ethan Watters, author of "Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche," which looks at western mental disorders and pharmaceutical treatments are exported around the world." The most devastating consequence of the spread of American ... Read more

The latest WikiLeaks dump exposes the gulag at Guantanamo Bay.

Airs at: Tue, 04/26/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris The prison at Guantanamo Bay is a lingering blight of Bush's -- and now Obama's -- War on Terror. The latest WikiLeaks dump exposes the flimsy evidence on which some people are still being held, and the apparent indifference with whic... Read more

Antonia Juhasz and her book BLACK TIDE: the Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill

Airs at: Mon, 04/25/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Host Per Fagereng interviews Antonia Juhasz about her new book BLACK TIDE: the Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill It is the largest oil disaster in American history, and it could happen again. It is more than a story of ruined beaches, dead wildlife, chemical dis... Read more

Voices from the Edge 04-21-11 Portland Public Schools Bond Measures

Airs at: Thu, 04/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This week on Voices from the Edge, Jo Ann Bowman discusses the upcoming Portland Public School measures on the May 17th 2011 ballot to:  Renovate, rebuild, update safetly features in schools, and pay for teaching positions.  Measures 26-121 and 26-122.  Further informati... Read more

Abe & Joe discuss the Federal Budget

Airs at: Tue, 04/19/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Hosted by Joe Uris and Abe Proctor. today, we'll discuss the Federal Budget. CD-1829 Read more

Positively Revolting on 04-15-11 United for A Fair Economy

Airs at: Fri, 04/15/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Positively Revolting hosts Ani & Lyn talk about wealth and taxes with guest Brian Miller, the Executive Director of United for A Fair Economy When it comes to taxes, not all income is created—or taxed—equal.  Despite the time-honored value of rewarding hard work, our tax c... Read more

Voices from the Edge 04-14-11 Remembering the Power of Words: An interview with Avel Gordley

Airs at: Sat, 04/16/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Avel Gordley was the first African American woman elected to the Oregon Senate, a distinction earned through years of struggle. Gordley's experience growing up black in the Portland of the 1950s and 1960s illuminates an important piece of city and state history as well a... Read more

The Assault on Labor and ALL of America's Working Class

Airs at: Tue, 04/12/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Joe Uris and Abe Proctor What if the labor movement never happened? What if we never gained weekends or sick leave? Or lunch hours, paid vacation, health insurance? The 40-hour work week? With hundreds of union-busting bills pending across the nation, Abe and ... Read more

Political Perspectives on 04/13/11

Airs at: Wed, 04/13/2011 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Host Carlos Chavez reports from a Town Hall to Stop Wage Theft, which was organized by the Oregon Coalition to Stop Wage Theft on April 7th. Workers and other community members shared their stories about the impact of wage theft.  The coalition wants the legislature to p... Read more

The state of Medical Marijuana in Oregon

Airs at: Fri, 03/25/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
Host Sue Supriano speaks with Anthony Johnson, the Clinical Director of Oregon Green Free and the political Director of Progressive Reform of Oregon, and Sara Duff, board member at the Institute for Cannabis Therapeutics and Human Resources Director at Oregon Green Free.... Read more