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Rural Organizing Project in Bend

Airs at: Wed, 05/18/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
The Rural Organizing Project held its annual rural caucus on May 7th, in Bend Oregon.  On ths episode of Circle A Radio, we will listen to speeches from the event, hear participants in the march on Representative Greg Walden’s office, and talk to individual members of Rural... Read more

Free-For-All in the kabuki theater that passes for American political discourse

Airs at: Tue, 05/17/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe Uris and Abe Proctor   It might seem hard to believe, but the kabuki theater that passes for the American political discourse has been even stranger of late than it usually is. Abe and Joe survey the absurd state of the empire, while Joe shares a laundry li... Read more

Voices from the Edge 05-12-11 Richard Wolff

Airs at: Thu, 05/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza speak with professor and author Richard Wolff. Wolff just wrote the piece "The Threats of Business and the Business of Threats," which states: "More and more we hear that nothing can be done to tax major corporations because of the threat... Read more

A Common Sense Alternative to the Columbia River Crossing

Airs at: Tue, 05/10/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Joe Uris, with Abe Proctor in absentia. It's the spring membership drive! Joe discusses the latest iteration in the long-running debate on a new bridge over the Columbia River. But really, it's all about the ducats. C'mon, now. If you're not yet a member of KBOO, ... Read more

Afrocolombians and the Free Trade Agreement

Airs at: Mon, 05/09/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Marino Córdoba, an Afrocolombian activist displaced from his hometown and now in exile in the U.S., talks about the situation of Afrocolombian and indigenous communities in the shadow of free trade. Read more

Colombian Unionist Speaks Out Against the Free Trade Agreement

Airs at: Mon, 05/09/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Gerardo Cajamarca, of the Colombian union Sinaltrainal, talks about the proposed free trade agreement.  This is an edited translation of the interview in Spanish also posted here. Read more

Free Trade and the Political Economy of Illicit Drugs

Airs at: Mon, 05/09/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Sanho Tree, Director of the Drug Policy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, discusses free trade and the political economy of illicit drugs. Read more

Voices from the Edge 05-05-11

Airs at: Thu, 05/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
What's causing the migration of people of color from our North and Northeast Portland neighborhoods?  Where are they going? Jo Ann and Dave discussed these drastic population shifts and some of the causes, including rent/ housing increases, transportation needs, availabilit... Read more

"All Labor Has Dignity" -- the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Michael Honey about All Labor Has Dignity, a book of speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on economic justice. Honey edited the book. People forget that Dr. King was every bit as committed to economic justice as he was to ... Read more

Elaine Brown

Airs at: Wed, 04/20/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Tonight on Circle A Radio, we feature the former Chairman of the Black Panther Party, Elaine Brown.  Brown is author of the books “A Taste of Power” and “The Condemnation of Little B”.  She’s the cofounder of Mothers Advocating Juvenile Justice and The National Alliance for... Read more