Economy

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Kelsey Pine from Portland's Women's Crisis Line talks about this weekends Vigil for Victims of Domestic Violence

Airs at: Wed, 10/27/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Wednesday Talk Radio
 Is the economy fueling violence within families? Wednesday Talk Radio host Lisa Loving speaks with Kelsey Pine about the Portland Women’s Crisis Line vigil for victims of domestic violence to be held this Thursday at Holladay Park--the second vigil the group has held in th... Read more

Positively Revolting on 10/01/10

Airs at: Fri, 10/01/2010 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Positively Revolting
Join hosts Ani and Lyn in this conversation about about art, story-telling, and anarchy.  Exterminating Angel Press has made copies of this book available as "thank you gifts" for listeners who join or renew their memberships to KBOO. Danbert Nobacon is a musician, one of... Read more

Ballot Initiatives from A to Z: Get Out and VOTE, Dammit!!!

Airs at: Tue, 10/26/2010 at 12:00am
Vote, dammit! Abe and Joe run down the ballot initatives for the Nov. 2 election.  Got ballot measures? Oh, yes you do. Abe and Joe parse the initiatives up for a yea or nay vote in the November 2 election in Portland. Also, FOX News stinks.   Read more

Political Perspectives on 10/20/10 with guest Richard Wolff

Airs at: Wed, 10/20/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for Political Perspectives
The guest is Richard Wolff, author of the book "Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It." Wolff is professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is currently a visiting professor in the Graduate Program... Read more

Mickey Huff, co-author of Project Censored’s “Censored 2011: The Top Censored Stories of 2009-2010.″

Airs at: Wed, 10/20/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for Wednesday Talk Radio
Host Lisa Loving speaks with Mickey Huff, co-author of Project Censored’s “Censored 2011: The Top Censored Stories of 2009-2010.″ They will discuss the most under-reported stories the corporate media ignore. "Censored 2011" features a full Truth Emergency section this year ... Read more

Jeff Sharlet author of C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy

Airs at: Thu, 10/14/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for A Deeper Look
 C Street, You’ve probably heard about it. The Secret house in the nation’s capital linked to three congressional sex scandals.  A private, tax free sanctuary and congressional Boarding house owned by a shadowy religious organization know as The Family. Jeff Sharlet is the ... Read more

Positively Revolting on 10/08/10 - David C. Korten

Airs at: Fri, 10/08/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for Positively Revolting
Positively Revolting guest author David C. Korten discusses  moving on from this economy that is broken, to a new economics based on the real wealth of strong communities, shared prosperity, a healthy environment, and citizen democracy.   Read more

Voices from the Edge on 10-14-2010

Airs at: Thu, 10/14/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
  Full View #cg_msg_content #cg_msg_content div { margin: 0px; } Ballot measures and bucks: a look at the scramble for tax dollars New emergency response systems for the fire bureau. Funding for the historical society. Additional revenue to cover manda... Read more

Interview with Martin Hart-Landsberg on the Economy

Airs at: Mon, 10/11/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for More Talk Radio
Host Cecil Prescod speaks with Martin Hart-Landsberg, Professor of Economics and Director of the Political Economy Program at Lewis and Clark College. They'll discuss how the economic crisis is affecting average Americans and how the economy could really be improved for all... Read more

Donations Are Down, But Nonprofit CEO Pay Goes Up

Despite donations to nonprofits dropping amid the American recession, salaries for nonprofit CEOs are on the rise, and expected to rise even more in 2011. The Chronicle of Philanthropy reports that 31 percent of nonprofit organizations gave a pay increase to their executi... Read more