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Voices from the Edge: Hurricane Katrina

Airs at: Thu, 08/26/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans five years ago this week. Katrina's impact went beyond the loss of life and property to reveal deeply rooted attitudes about race many Americans thought had withered away. Jo Ann and Dave talked about the various aspects of Kat... Read more

Voices from the Edge: Is the party really over? Alberta Street Last Thursday.

Airs at: Thu, 08/19/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Is the party really over?  JoAnne and Dave discussed Alberta Street Last Thursday in NE Portland. The conversation doesn't end when the program does. You can join in additional discussion of the week's issue on our blog at kboo.fm/voicesfromtheedge (click on the "blog" t... Read more

Tri-Met: What's Good, What's Bad, What's Different Lately, and What's Needed NOW?

Airs at: Tue, 08/24/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris Today, we'll debate the merits of TriMet, Portland's much-ballyhooed public transit system. Portland! Such a livable city! So easy to get around! Well, maybe not. With the discontinuation of decades of service to stops in a NW Portland... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 08/12/2010

Airs at: Fri, 08/13/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This week Mayor Adams and other officials announced support for an "iconic" ten-lane bridge across the Columbia River. What does the community really need? Dave and JoAnne talked with members of the Third Bridge Now project about an alternative, they say relieves traffic c... Read more

Better Not Bigger - Reshaping the Economy for a Finite World

Airs at: Wed, 08/11/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Rob Dietz, the director of the Center for the Advancement of a Steady State Economy, spoke on achieving a steady-state econmy on May 12th at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library. His talk was recorded and produced by Roberta Hall, host of Health and Healthcare Foru... Read more

Rise of South American Left Governments

Airs at: Mon, 08/09/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill talks with Mark Weisbrot about radical South American politics and the new film he co-wrote with Oliver Stone, South of the Border. Mark has us look to South American populism, the empowerment of working-people over the claims of Capital and strengthening of the Sta... Read more

Gay Rights in California and Net Neutrality in America

Airs at: Tue, 08/10/2010 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor.  (Joe Uris is _still_ on vacation, the Bum!)   Every now and then, we get one right. The 9th Circuit Court overturns California's gay marriage ban.   In a nod to outmoded notions like equality and inalienable rights, the Supreme Court overturned... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 08/05/2010

Airs at: Thu, 08/05/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This week on Voices from the Edge, Jo Ann and Dave looked at the good and bad news of the week. Topics discussed included: federal funds being made available to Oregon to address budget shortfalls and whether those dollars will reach the people who really are in need; th... Read more

A call for upper and lower limits on wealth

Airs at: Thu, 08/05/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
 Theresa Mitchell, with the "news you're not supposed to know." Discussion of bailout of financial sectors, -- 4.7 trillion dollars.  In return fed gets toxic loans, and continues to pump money into bailout.  Do you have a right to economic participation?  Theresa calls ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 07/29/2010

Airs at: Thu, 07/29/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Oregon House District 43 is one of the most diverse in the state.  It also faces some of the biggest challenges:  high unemployment, high rates of police misconduct, high displacement from gentrification. This week Dave and Jo Ann talked with State Rep. Lew Frederick abou... Read more