Global Affairs

Captain Ahab & U.S. Empire: Chris Hedges

Airs at: Tue, 08/07/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

The demonic Captain Ahab in Melville’s epic novel Moby Dick represents a quest for power and domination that is a death wish. Hubris will doom Ahab and his Pequod crew, all perish except for Ishmael. Is there a larger lesson to be learned? Is the United States much diffe... Read more

Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice

Airs at: Wed, 08/01/2018 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Produced for: Radiozine

In 2008 the United States elected its first black president, and recent polls show that only twenty-two percent of white people in the United States believe that racism is a major societal problem. On the surface, it may seem to be in decline. However, the evidence of di... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 18

Airs at: Wed, 08/01/2018 at 9:00am - 9:30am

Produced for: The Politics of Living

August 1, 2018 The Politics of Living – August 1, 2018 - 30 minute show Content Contributors: Rachelle Schmid (Conversations With Elders) Dennise Kowalcyzk (Portland 2003 protests audio) Kristin Thiel (The She Ra Solution) M L lauri (Let's Stop For A Minute) Vicky... Read more

Clinging to Collusion: Joe Lauria

Airs at: Thu, 08/02/2018 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Produced for: Fight the Empire

Per welcomes journalist Joe Lauria from ConsortiumNews.com where he wrote: "Charges against 12 Russian intelligence agents for allegedly hacking emails from the Democratic Party during the 2016 presidential election were announced by the U.S. Justice Department on Friday... Read more

Democracy: Michael Parenti

Airs at: Tue, 07/31/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Discussions about democracy probably start in Athens about 2500 years ago. A truism is society is democratic to the extent that its citizens play a meaningful role in managing public affairs. Democracy is located within the capitalist economic system infamous for produci... Read more

Makani Themba on Russia-Phobia, Police Brutality & the Kidnapping of Immigrant Children

Airs at: Mon, 07/30/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital Makani Themba on Russia-phobia, police brutality, the kidnapping of immigrant children and the movie 'Sorry to Bother You'...Gerald Horne on the BRICS Summit..Headlines on the Youth Climate March, #RedforFeds federal workers... Read more

Responses to the U.S. Embassy Move to Jerusalem

Airs at: Fri, 07/27/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: One Land Many Voices

This week on One Land Many Voices, we feature the Global Research News Hour, with excerpts from the Winnipeg talk, sponsored by a number of local groups to address the implications of the U.S. Administration's decision to relocate its embassy to the Holy City of Jerusalem. ... Read more

Journalism....Truth or Propaganda: Jeremy Scahill

Airs at: Tue, 07/24/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

"An informed democracy will behave in a responsible fashion," said Jefferson. And what happens to democracy when one of the major pillars of information, journalism is under attack from the highest office in the land? We live in an era where the president openly singles ... Read more

Human Rights Versus Drug War

Airs at: Sun, 07/22/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week on Century of Lies, we hear a discussion about human rights in the Philippines and the brutal campaign of terror and murder being carried out by Philippine police under the orders of that nation's dictator, Rodrigo Duterte; plus, we discuss the implementation of L... Read more

Occupy ICE pdx meets Labor Radio

Airs at: Mon, 07/23/2018 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

Occupy ICE PDX activists, Juno Suarez and Jesse Joseph, discuss the encampment at Portland's Immigration and Customs Enforcement holding center at 4310 SW Macadam, now in its second month. Co-hosts Amanda Hill and Jamie Partridge draw out the connections to working class s... Read more