Economy

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Wealth Inequity and Universal Basic Income

Airs at: Tue, 01/16/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  When Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United states, the wealth gap between rich and poor was already very wide. The top 10% of families -- those who had at least $942,000 -- held 76% of total wealth. The average amount of wealth in this group was $... Read more

Marijuana Reform Rolls Onward

Airs at: Sun, 01/14/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century: Committees of the New York State Assembly hear about marijuana legalization from panels of experts, and Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) speaks on the House floor about marijuana law reform. Read more

Press**Watch: Nixon time again

Airs at: Thu, 01/11/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
The Republicans had demagoguery, gerrymandering, poll closures, vote switching, the Electoral College, and the Democrat's sleazy primary-stealing strategy to help them win the Presidency; they didn't need the Russians' help.  But the Mueller probe and the Congressional inqu... Read more

Look for Me in the Whirlwind: From the Panther 21 to 21st-Century Revolutions

Airs at: Wed, 01/10/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  The Black Panther Party was formed by community college students in Oakland California in 1966, the year after Malcolm-X was murdered in New York City. Its original name was the Black Panther Party For Self Defense. The Black Panther Party set an example by its community... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Nichole Graf and Liz Crain

Airs at: Mon, 01/08/2018 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
  Despite the latest efforts by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who by the way is facing his own considerable legal problems, marijuana is available by law in about 60 percent of the U.S. Recreational cannabis is legal in eight states, with California the latest addition ... Read more

Court Confirms Constitutionality of Portland Fossil Fuel Zoning Rules

Airs at: Fri, 01/05/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On January 4th, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed, in large part, a Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) decision that undermined Portland’s landmark fossil fuel terminal zoning amendments, passed unanimously by the city council in December 2016. The court ruled that Portla... Read more

Press**Watch: Revolution starts with consciousness

Airs at: Thu, 12/28/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Today I'll be asking you which stories of 2017 deserve more coverage, and I'll go over a selection of my own.  Given the rise of the fascist Right--the execrable tax bill, the ongoing gerrymandering, poll closures, and vote switching, the stuffing of the judiciary with corp... Read more

Movie Moles: Trading Places (1983)

Airs at: Mon, 12/25/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Movie Moles Denise Morris and Jan Haaken look back at 1983's Trading Places, a comedy of Wall Street finance in the Reagan era.  Read more

Justice, Poverty, and Human Rights

Airs at: Sun, 12/24/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we hear from US Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) about the Marijuana Justice Act, and from Professor Philip Alston, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, about the criminalization of poverty in America. Read more

The Potomac Pipeline

Airs at: Mon, 12/25/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  The F-Word Christopher Chambers on Corporate Media...The 'Potomac Pipeline' Threatens DC Area...Headlines on DACA, Tax Scam, Medical Marijuana...Gerald Horne on ANC Elections and International Rebuke to Trump on Jerusalem  This years final segment of the F-Word, our mont... Read more