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Fred Magdoff, "What Every Environmentalist Needs To Know about Capitalism."

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 12:00am
On a special combined version of Presswatch and Fight the Empire hosts Theresa Mitchell and Per Fagereng speak with author and professor Fred Magdoff about his book " What Every Environmentalist Needs to Know about Capitalism ," co-authored with John Bellamy Foster. A Citi... Read more

Jobs with Justice Update

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Laurie Mercier talks with Margaret Butler, director and co-founder of the Portland-area labor coalition, Jobs with Justice, which just turned 20 years old. Butler talks a little about what JwJ does in general and recent actions, advocacy and campaigns they've done. Read more

What's wrong with anti-contraception conservatives?

Airs at: Wed, 02/01/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Lisa Loving's guest is Robert Walker, Executive Vice President of the Population Institute. If the current GOP presidential primary campaign is remembered for nothing else, it will be known for the meteoric rise of the "anti-contraception conservatives." • Rick Santorum... Read more

The slipshod cleanup effort at the Hanford nuclear site in Washington state.

Airs at: Tue, 01/31/2012 at 12:00am
  Right here in the Columbia Basin, we have our very own atomic wasteland. The Hanford nuclear site in Washington state is a festering Cold War sore, and the multibillion-dollar cleanup effort is underfunded and poorly run. Abe and Joe discuss a blockbuster article on the d... Read more

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Economic Autonomy, Racial Injustice, War and Moving Beyond the Dream

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2012 at 12:00am
Today's Talk Radio is pre-empted for a special for Martin Luther King Jr. Day produced by Jamilah Bourdon "as we approach the official celebration of martin luther king jr.'s life, we spend another year of reflection on what the dream he spoke of means to us.  in the... Read more

War Dollars Home Resolution Succeeds at Portland City Council Level

Airs at: Fri, 01/27/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A coalition of local peace groups has proposed a resolution to the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners to “Bring the War Dollars Home”. The group recently succeeded in passing a resolution at the Portland City Council, and say they hope the Countywide effort will make a... Read more

Extreme Energy Extraction; The Keystone XL Pipeline Victory; Interview Daniel Kessler

Airs at: Thu, 01/26/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
Extreme Energy Extraction; Getting at Fossil Fuels; A Deeper Look brings you a 2 day special this week. Tune Wednesday January 25th when AP Energy Reporter Jonathan Fahey will talk about Deep Water Drilling in the Gulf less than 2 years after the spill & Thursday January... Read more

Extreme Energy Extraction; Deep Water Drilling in the Gulf; Interview Jonathan Fahey

Airs at: Wed, 01/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
Extreme Energy Extraction; Getting at Fossil Fuels; A Deeper Look brings you a 2day special this week Tune Wednesday January 25th AP Energy Reporter Jonathan Fahey will talk about Deep Water Drilling in the Gulf less than 2years after the spill. & Thursday January 26th f... Read more

Arun Gupta on the current state of the Occupy Movement

Airs at: Fri, 01/13/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  Host Marianne Barisonek speaks with Arun Gupta, New York writer and co-founder of Occupy the Wall Street Journal, who reports for Salon from occupation sites all over the United States. They'll talk about the current state of the Occupy movement and take your calls. Read more

Abe and Joe discuss SOPA and the future of online censorship.

Airs at: Tue, 01/24/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris For now, it seems, the Internet will remain the radical experiment in free information exchange that we have come to know and love. Abe and Joe dissect the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and discuss the future of online censorship. Plus... Read more