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Abe and Joe tour the checkered history of the FBI and its future in Portland.

Airs at: Tue, 01/18/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris.  The City of Portland and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have had a tumultuous relationship in recent years. First, Portland opted out of the Bush-era Joint Terrorism Task Force, citing concerns over civil liberties. Then, late las... Read more

Adam Carpinelli from the Oregon Jericho Movement

Airs at: Mon, 01/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Our show on MLK day was about Political Prisoners. We’re sure Dr. King would be speaking out against Political Prisoners if he were with us today. Our guest was Adam Carpinelli, from Oregon Jericho which is the local chapter of The Jericho Movement. For more about Jericho, ... Read more

Digital Divide interview with Robert Meeropol regarding WikiLeaks and our right to information- January 2010

Airs at: Fri, 01/14/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Digital Divide
Rabia Yeaman interviews Robert Meeropol, attorney and the son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. We'll discuss the governments attempts to stifle Wikileaks and the rights of American citizens to be informed. Read more

Voices from the Edge: 01-13-11 Joint Terrorism Task Force

Airs at: Thu, 01/13/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Should the city of Portland re-join the Joint Terrorism Task Force? Listeners called in and shared their views. Jo Ann Bowman is a former state legislator, former executive director of Oregon Action, and a long-time leader in the struggle for racial and economic justice. ... Read more

Positively Revolting on 01/07/11

Airs at: Fri, 01/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
2011, a year in review..... Ani and Lyn review the last seven days.  We think it's been a weird, and busy, first week of the year.  What's taken your attention this week?  Our discussion of topics included, but was not limited to: A Congressional Rep from Illinois s... Read more

This month Robert Meeropol on WikiLeaks and Christopher Wills author “The Darwin Touris

Dave DeAngelis interviews biologist Christopher Wills about his new book “The Darwinian Tourist: Viewing the World Through Evolutionary Eyes.” Wills discusses some of his adventures as a globe-trotting scientist, and describes how our understanding of the living world can b... Read more

Better People

Airs at: Mon, 01/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Tonight's guest Clariner Boston from Better People discussed the upcoming educational forum about gangs being hosted by Better People. The Forum will be held Thursday January 13th at the Irvington Covenant Church on 4446 NE MLK Blvd from 11:30-1:30. Panelists include Mayor S... Read more

Are conservatives responsible for the Tuscon shootings? No. But their rhetoric set the tone.

Airs at: Tue, 01/11/2011 at 12:00am
For months, Abe and Joe have spotlighted the surge of violent, nationalist and eliminationist rhetoric emanating from the right. We have seen such things as guns at political rallies, questions about the president's citizenship, an anti-socialist revival and a dramatic incr... Read more

Online Privacy - A Mere Illusion?

Airs at: Mon, 01/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO's Political Commentator Kabir Khanna offers us his views on the recent Department of Justice subpoenas to Twitter, against Wikileaks. Read more

Voices from the Edge 01-06-11 Lawmakers & Lawmen

Airs at: Thu, 01/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Lawmakers and Lawmen: A conversation with State Senator Jackie Dingfelder about the upcoming legislative session and a look at Portland Police Chief Mike Reese's comments on police shootings Oregon starts a new year with a new governor and legislature. It also starts with ... Read more