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Naomi Klein in conversation with Jo Ann Hardesty

Airs at: Thu, 07/27/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Naomi Klein joins Jo Ann Hardesty in a wide ranging and engaging discussion.  Recorded in Beaverton at Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing. “This is one attempt to uncover how we got to this surreal political moment. It is also an attempt to predict how, under cover o... Read more

Gaza Under Siege

Airs at: Fri, 07/28/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  One Land Many Voices
Today we present a program from the Voices of Middle East and North Africa, with a focus on Gaza. Gaza has been under siege for nearly 10 years now. In the year 2012, The United Nations declared the Gaza strip will not have the resources for human survival by the year 2020... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for July 24, 2017

Airs at: Mon, 07/24/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier hosts this edition of the Old Mole, and we hear --  1. Bill Smaldone and Bill Resnick discuss the role of violence in the growth of fascism. 2. Joe Lowndes on the rise of the populist right 3. Tom Becker reads a piece by Walden Bello on the possibility of a ... Read more

Towards a Better World

Airs at: Mon, 07/24/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker shares a piece from Walden Bello, a Foreign Policy in Focus columnist, who insists that it’s “Not Only Necessary to Develop an Alternative to Globalization — It’s Entirely Possible.” For the Left, this is a moment of both great challenges and opportunities. Walde... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for July 24, 2017

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  On this week’s Old Mole Variety Hour we continue to explore strategies for resistance in the age of Trump. First, we turn to history to understand how the far right has gained so much power and whether the past offers lessons for current and future struggles. Bill Res... Read more

Extra-Judicial Murders in the Philippines

Airs at: Sun, 07/23/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
Last week the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the US House of Representatives examined the thousands of murders as well as other human rights abuses being committed by the Government of the Philippines and its current president, Rodrigo Duterte. The witnesses testifie... Read more

McNamara's Folly: The Use of Low-IQ Troops in the Vietnam War

Airs at: Fri, 07/21/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  Marvin and Angie will interview author and Army veteran Hamilton Gregory about his book "McNamara's Folly: The Use of Low-IQ Troops in the Vietnam War." Project 100, 000 was promoted as a great social experiment that would provide troops to the Army and, in turn, the Arm... Read more

American War by Omar El Akkad

Airs at: Thu, 07/20/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
An audacious and powerful debut novel: a second American Civil War, a devastating plague, and one family caught deep in the middle—a story that asks what might happen if America were to turn its most devastating policies and deadly weapons upon itself. Sarat Chestnut, born... Read more

At what point will it be an "Uninhabitable Earth"?? Journalist Robert Hunziker discusses the controversial 'New York' magazine article

Airs at: Wed, 07/19/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  Opening song: "To Be or Not To Be?" by Danbert Nobacon and The Axis of Dissent: https://danbertnobacon-axis.bandcamp.com/track/to-be-or-not-to-be   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sdb_8gUht5c  A recent article by David Wallace-Wells for New York magazine, "The Uninhabit... Read more

Project Censored interviews Mnar Muhawesh

Airs at: Wed, 07/19/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Mnar Muhawesh is the guest for the first half of the show; she explains her goals for Mint Press News, as well as her experience of being a Muslim woman doing journalism in the U.S. Later in the program, the three hosts have a panel discussion covering, among other topic... Read more