War/Peace

Gareth Porter on the War in Afghanistan

Airs at: Wed, 07/07/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Hosted by Lisa Loving. Today's topic is the War in Afghanistan, and her guest is independent historian and foreign policy analyst, Gareth Porter. We ask "Why are we sending our Children off to War, and how can we AVOID losing them?" Callers suggested the following web site... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 07/01/10

Airs at: Thu, 07/01/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Breaking trails in politics and law: A conversation with former Oregon Supreme Court Justice Betty Roberts. Betty Roberts was a child of the Great Depression. From the Texas plains of her childhood, she went on to become a teacher, lawyer, state legislator and Oregon'... Read more

Poet Walt Curtis

Airs at: Thu, 07/01/2010 at 9:00am - 9:30am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell with the news "you're not supposed to know" interviews poet Walt Curtis about Portland's declaration of Walt Curtis Week and events to support the poet. Theresa also takes a look at NPR portrayals the Afghanistan invasion, and the possibility and conseque... Read more

Tom Engelhardt on drones and U.S. detachment from war

Airs at: Thu, 07/01/2010 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Produced for: Fight the Empire

Host Per Fagereng speaks with Tom Engelhardt, creator of TomDispatch.com, who's just authored the book The American Way of War: How Bush’s Wars Became Obama’s. They discuss this and Engelhardt's recent article, "America Detached from War: Bush’s Pilotless Dream, Smoking Dro... Read more

press**watch: npr mind control

Here's some typical reporting from NPR about the war in Afghanistan. Note the use of the word “counterinsurgency” and the concern over whether a certain strategy will “succeed,” that is, whether it will subject Afghans to the will of the Pentagon. June 30, 2010 Gen. Davi... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 06/24/2010

Airs at: Sat, 06/26/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Creating dialogue amidst the rhetoric: AmericaSpeaks' Portland Town Meeting: Our Budget, Our Economy Many Americans feel political discourse has been hijacked by pundits, bloggers and other members of the 24/7 media machine more interested in ratings and revenue than meani... Read more

Press**Watch: Castro war warning

I'll be back broadcasting this Thursday; I've been following the naval buildups versus Tehran and Pyongyang. The war rhetoric is cranking up as well. With the hurricane season threatening to wash oil all over the US Gulf Coast, the oligarchy is no doubt crying for a diver... Read more

Kathy Kelly of Voices for Creative Nonviolence talks about recent visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan

Airs at: Mon, 06/21/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Host Cecil Prescod interviews Kathy Kelly, of Voices for Creative Nonviolence. In early June she returned from over a month in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Several articles written by Kathy and Joshua Broiler are on the group's web page: http://vcnv.org . Kathy says "it's what... Read more

H.P. Albarelli, author of "A Terrible Mistake: The Murder of Frank Olson and the CIA's Secret Cold War Experiments"

Airs at: Wed, 06/23/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Host Marianne Barisonek interviews H.P. Albarelli, author of A Terrible Mistake: The Murder of Frank Olson and the CIA's Secret Cold War Experiments. Albarelli writes about the mysterious death of biochemist Frank Olson, revealing the identities of his murderers in shocki... Read more

One Land, Many Voices welcomes Paul Larudee and Sara Kershnar.

Airs at: Fri, 06/25/2010 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: One Land Many Voices

This week's hosts are Zaha Hassan and Ned Rosch, two long-time local organizers in the Palestine solidarity community. Joining Zaha and Ned will be co-founder of the FREE GAZA MOVEMENT, Paul Larudee, and International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network activist, Sara Kershna. Tune... Read more