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How To Rule the World

Airs at: Sun, 04/20/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 What lies beyond the Clinton era "soft" imperialism and the Bush era "hard" imperialism?  Journalist, activist, and policy analyst Mark Engler  talks  with Bill Resnick.  Engler is the author  of How to Rule the World: The Coming Battle Over the Global Economy.  He  will b... Read more

The Global Food Crisis

Airs at: Sun, 04/20/2008 at 5:00pm
 There is lots of food in the world, but lots of people are starving.  Why are the neediest being priced out of the food market?  Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starving and an  activist with Food First, analyzes the situation in this conversation with the Old Mole's Bill... Read more

Antonia Juhasz interview

Airs at: Thu, 07/12/2007 at 5:00pm
Interview with Antonia Juhasz, author of The Bush Agenda. We talk about oil and Iraq. Read more

Hot Air from Coca Cola's Dasani Water

Airs at: Wed, 04/16/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In the leadup to it's annual meeting, Coca Cola, Incorporated has blocked a shareholders' resolution to publicly report test data on its bottled water brand, Dasani. KBOO's Ethan Scarl spoke about the reasons for Coke's action with Sara Joseph, of Corporate Accountability ... Read more

From Ludlow to Colombia

Airs at: Tue, 04/15/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Replaying the events  in Ludlow in 1914, the government of Colombia and its paramilitaries attack agricultural workers who try to organize for better pay and working conditions.  Dan Jaffee reads from an article by David Sirota. Read more

People Rise Up - News Wrap

Airs at: Tue, 04/15/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  People Rise Up
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Joe Uris says "Things ARE Winnable!"

Airs at: Mon, 04/14/2008 at 5:00pm
Joe Uris hosts today. His topic is "Things Are Winnable." The issues include fighting the LNG terminals in Oregon, the many sins of John McNasty, and more.  Read more

Our Daily Meds - Melody Petersen

Airs at: Sun, 04/13/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Dr. David Naimon (DrNaimon.com) interviews Melody Petersen, (New York Times) the author of Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs. Read more

Income Gap Here in Oregon

Airs at: Wed, 04/09/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A new report says that the income gap between rich and poor is alive and growing here in Oregon.   KBOO’s Ethan Scarl has more. Read more

Analyst Phyllis Bennis on Petraeus' Statement

Airs at: Mon, 04/07/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  General David Petraeus said today that he wants the US army to stay in Iraq at least another year.Petraeus told two Senate committees that last year's influx of 30 thousand troops in Iraq had helped calm some of the sectarian violence.  This is the first time in seven mon... Read more