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"An Act of State" by Dr. William Pepper: an investigation into Martin Luther King Jr's assassination

Airs at: Thu, 04/01/2010 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
 Per Fagereng interviews Dr. William Pepper about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Pepper is the author of An Act of State, a compelling and authoritative account of how King’s challenge to the US establishment led inexorably to his murder.  William Pepper was a ... Read more

March 29 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 03/29/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this program deals with the role of the peace movement in preventing nuclear war, the new wave of sex abuse cases in the Catholic Church, the Obama administration's version of No Child Left Behind; and Jean Thompson's short story collection ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 3/25/10

Airs at: Thu, 03/25/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This fall, Portlanders will decide whether to continue their experiment with voter-owned elections. The question becomes more relevant in the wake of Citzens United vs. Federal Elections Commission, a recent Supreme Court ruling that removed bans on corporate campaign spend... Read more

Paul Cienfuegos - "Is a Truly Sustainable Society Achievable As Long As Corporate 'Rights' Trump the Rights of People" - 2/26/10

Airs at: Fri, 03/26/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
This is Paul Cienfuegos' talk on the ascendancy of corporate rights over the rights of of people as citizens, and how this trend can be reversed.  The assertion of corporate over citizen rights came into sharp focus this January with the Supreme Court's "Citizens United" de... Read more

For better or worse, the Democrats' health care reform legislation has passed. What's THAT mean?

Airs at: Tue, 03/23/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris For better or worse, the Democrats' health care reform legislation has passed. But is it a good bill? Who benefits? Who loses? What about the public option? Will we ever get a single-payer system? How will this impact life, liberty and ... Read more

Bombing Iran and Arresting Dissidents

Airs at: Thu, 03/18/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell will follow logistical preparations to bomb Iran, and discuss Senator John McCain's new anti-constitutional bill to arrest dissidents as "suspected unprivileged enemy billigerents." No, you won't get a phone call. Read more

Who Killed Marine Colonel Jim Sabow?

Airs at: Thu, 03/18/2010 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
Who killed Marine Colonel Jim Sabow? Host Per Fagereng speaks with the Colonel's brother Dr. David Sabow, who has been pursuing the case for over ten years. Marine Colonel James Sabow's death was very controversial. In 1991 Sabow, a fighter pilot and a hero of the Vietnam ... Read more

Stuart Archer Cohen, author of "The Army of the Republic"

Airs at: Thu, 12/10/2009 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Host Ed Goldberg speaks with Stuart Archer Cohen, author of The Army of the Republic, a novel of resistance to a repressive government in near-future America. Stuart Archer Cohen lives in Juneau, Alaska, where he owns Invisible World, an international company dealing in woo... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 03/18/10

Airs at: Thu, 03/18/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Counting Heads: What's right and what's wrong with the 2010 census Its been happening every decade since 1790. As mandated by the constitution, the U.S. Census Bureau determines the population of the nation, the results used to allocate congressional seats, electoral votes ... Read more

March 15 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 03/15/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Hosted by Bill Resnick and featuring the powerful protest music of Mavis Staples, this show includes a discussion of the real feasibility of replacing coal and nuclear power with wind and solar; a conversation critical of the "reality" show "Undercover Bosses"; and an anal... Read more