Economy

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Labor Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 09/06/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Toby Green from the Laborers Union was the Prison Pipeline guest for our Labor Day program. Ruth and Toby discussed the prison work programs and the union jobs that some programs replace. We asked the question, “Is the Oregon prison work program “slave labor?” Read more

Voices from the Edge: Will Portland's new police chief fire the officer responsible for fatally shooting Aaron Campbell?

Airs at: Thu, 09/02/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Will Portland's new police chief fire the officer responsible for fatally shooting Aaron Campbell? The city's independent review board recommended that action, but will Chief Reese - as well as his boss, Mayor Sam Adams - oppose the Portland Police Association? This week... Read more

Abe and Joe examine the billionaire backers of the Tea Party movement.

Airs at: Tue, 08/31/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris   The Teabaggers -- noisy, bigoted and ignorant, but basically harmless, right? And if we're lucky, they'll hijack the Republican Party and nominate a bunch of un-electable loons. The best thing the Teabaggers can do is to keep making ... Read more

Troubled times call for military distractions?

Airs at: Tue, 08/31/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell with "the news you're not supposed to know." Massive North Korean troop deployments? More "bomb Iran" alerts?  Do troubled times call for military distractions?  Economy continues to go south. Read more

Voices from the Edge: Hurricane Katrina

Airs at: Thu, 08/26/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans five years ago this week. Katrina's impact went beyond the loss of life and property to reveal deeply rooted attitudes about race many Americans thought had withered away. Jo Ann and Dave talked about the various aspects of Kat... Read more

Voices from the Edge: Is the party really over? Alberta Street Last Thursday.

Airs at: Thu, 08/19/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Is the party really over?  JoAnne and Dave discussed Alberta Street Last Thursday in NE Portland. The conversation doesn't end when the program does. You can join in additional discussion of the week's issue on our blog at kboo.fm/voicesfromtheedge (click on the "blog" t... Read more

Tri-Met: What's Good, What's Bad, What's Different Lately, and What's Needed NOW?

Airs at: Tue, 08/24/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris Today, we'll debate the merits of TriMet, Portland's much-ballyhooed public transit system. Portland! Such a livable city! So easy to get around! Well, maybe not. With the discontinuation of decades of service to stops in a NW Portland... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 08/12/2010

Airs at: Fri, 08/13/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This week Mayor Adams and other officials announced support for an "iconic" ten-lane bridge across the Columbia River. What does the community really need? Dave and JoAnne talked with members of the Third Bridge Now project about an alternative, they say relieves traffic c... Read more

Better Not Bigger - Reshaping the Economy for a Finite World

Airs at: Wed, 08/11/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Rob Dietz, the director of the Center for the Advancement of a Steady State Economy, spoke on achieving a steady-state econmy on May 12th at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. His talk was recorded and produced by Roberta Hall, host of Health and Healthcare Foru... Read more

Rise of South American Left Governments

Airs at: Mon, 08/09/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill talks with Mark Weisbrot about radical South American politics and the new film he co-wrote with Oliver Stone, South of the Border. Mark has us look to South American populism, the empowerment of working-people over the claims of Capital and strengthening of the Sta... Read more