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Special Programming: Public Affairs on 11/30/09

Airs at: Mon, 11/30/2009 at 8:00am - 8:00pm
  WHOSE STREETS? OUR STREETS!! On November 30th, 1999, the streets of Seattle were taken over by a people's revolt, the first of what would be many such uprisings against the secretive economic policies of the World Trade Organization,  Both inside and outside of the Seat... Read more

Fight the Empire on 10/01/09

Airs at: Thu, 10/01/2009 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
Host Per Fagereng interviews David Swanson, co-founder of AfterDowningStreet.org and author of the new book, “Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union.” CD-2082 Read more

Special Programming: Public Affairs EconVergence on 10/07/09

Airs at: Wed, 10/07/2009 at 7:00am - 8:00pm
On Wednesday October 7th, join us for a Special News and Public Affairs Day! We’ll bring you a recording of Noam Chomsky’s October 2nd appearance in Portland, as well as other featured speakers from the EconVergence.  You’ll also hear from Cornell West, Carl Dix, and other ... Read more

More Talk Radio on 09/28/09

Airs at: Mon, 09/28/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
The guest is Sara Robinson, of the Campaign for America’s Future and the Cognitive Policy Works. Read more

Positively Revolting on 09/04/09

Airs at: Fri, 09/04/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
  Host Ani talks with Jeff Kipilman, a local activist, about his recent trip to Palestine. Tune in to find out the latest news and information that is hard to find in US corporate owned media, and hear one person's eye witness report. We'll discuss the importance of inter... Read more

Flo Kennedy

Airs at: Wed, 08/19/2009 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Whe Flo Kennedy died at the age of 84 on December 22, 2000, the progressive movement lost a fiery dedicated and outspoken lawyer; civil rights activist; lecturer and writer. For nearly 50 years, Flo was a prominent activist in the Black, gay rights and feminist movements. ... Read more

It Takes A Village

The name of the new show, by veteran KBOO programmer, Shaheed Haamid It Takes A Village is from an old African proverb that recognizes the diversity, differences and unity needed to make a community work. It Takes A Village will attempt to examine some of the current politi... Read more

Radiozine on 07/16/09

Airs at: Thu, 07/16/2009 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Chris Hedges' new book Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle argues that we are now living in a dichotomous society split between the literate minority, a group able to see past illusion towards truth, and the other, a majority "retreating fro... Read more

More Talk Radio on 07/03/09

Airs at: Fri, 07/03/2009 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
Per Fagereng speaks with Norman Solomon about the State Budget Crises, with a focus on California.  How is war spending gutting our State coffers? Norman Solomon is a nationally syndicated columnist on media and politics. He has been writing the weekly "Media Beat" column s... Read more

Presswatch on 06/11/09

Airs at: Thu, 06/11/2009 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Presswatch
This morning on PressWatch, what would single-payer health care really look like? And did the Japanese government just try to smuggle $134 billion in US bonds to beat the collapse?  CD-1392   Read more