Economy

A New World Order is Possible and Needed.

Airs at: Mon, 06/14/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill talks with Mark Weisbrot about his recent op-ed, "A New World Order is Possible and Needed." Specifically, Mark explores the rising affluence of middle-powers in Latin America, and how their engagement in world politics goes beyond narrowly defined self-interests. Mar... Read more

Oil Disaster in the Niger Delta

Airs at: Mon, 06/07/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Sweet Crude is a new film about the struggle between the people of the Niger River Delta and the Shell oil-megacorporation, and its director Sandy Cioffi talks here with the Old Mole's Wendy Webb about the film and the people's resistance to the ongoing desctruction of th... Read more

Eyeless in Gaza again

Airs at: Thu, 06/03/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell with "the news you're not supposed to know" takes a look at the differing media accounts of the Israeli assault on the Gaza relief convoy. More info at her blog: http://kboo.fm/node/21820 Read more

PressWatch: watch the top hat fail

They're spraying dispersants as of this afternoon--into the scarcely-stemmed gusher http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127534906 Read more

Voices from the Edge on 06/03/2010

Airs at: Thu, 06/03/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Jo Ann & Dave discuss police accountability, and the U.S. Supreme Court's June 1 decision regarding Miranda rights. Open lines. About the program… Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 05/27/2010

Airs at: Thu, 05/27/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Coffee, Tea and VOE: A talk with Coffee Party PDX's Kristy Alberty and Common Cause Oregon's Nate Gulley The Tea Party has captured the imagination of America's media industry if not the American people, lending it clout that far surpasses its numbers. Tea Party pressure ... Read more

"Move your money!" Support for local community banking and local economy!

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Host Cecil Prescod interviews Jared Gardner from Real Wealth of Portland and Robyn Shanti with the Sustainable Business Network of Portland. The Move Your Money campaign (moveyourmoney.info/pdx) encourages consumers to withdraw their money from ‘Too Big To Fail’ institution... Read more

PressWatch: "Top Kill:" an effort to retain profits for BP?

Airs at: Wed, 05/26/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know." U.S. experiencing record budget deficits, pressures to increase on middle class? And consider this: the reason that BP is trying 'containment' or 'top kill' is that they want to be able to profit from the thous... Read more

Michael Dawson: Carmageddon? Or a rational public discourse?

Airs at: Wed, 05/26/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Recovery Zone

Even as oil gushes into the Gulf of Mexico from a deep water drilling accident, new drilling is being planned off Alaska's arctic coast this July. But neither ecological disasters, oil wars, nor tens of thousands of annual auto fatalities have so far dampened our enthusia... Read more

Press**Watch: War gusher!

Airs at: Thu, 05/20/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know:" There's trouble in the pipeline. New analysis of the BP gusher video shows that the Gulf of Mexico is being poisoned at the rate of four million gallons of sludge per day, and the National Oceanic and Atmospher... Read more