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Overaccumulation: Capital and Fat

[audio here] The economic crisis that we face today, and that we are battling in Wisconsin, in Portland, and in occupations and activism around the world, is just an acute phase of one of the regular crises that capitalism faces. Capitalism always needs to grow, to find new... Read more

Abe and Joe ponder the recent preponderance of religious misbehavior.

Airs at: Tue, 05/29/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris   Some three centuries into the Age of Reason, there still seem to be an inordinate number of public clashes between the secular and the sacred. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is using the two-week runup to the 4th of July to ... Read more

Tillicum Wawa with Cynthia King/News on Winnemem Wintu/Upcoming "Return Voyage" Event

What a great learning opportunity, speaking with Cynthia King, Native herbalist and owner of The Herb Shed! Her specialty is aromatherapy...at one point she sprayed cedar mist in the air room. The calming and balancing effects left us very relaxed. I thinks that could be he... Read more

Susan Pease Banitt on "The Trauma Tool Kit: Healing PTSD from the Inside Out"

Airs at: Wed, 05/23/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
Post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) is widely pervasive catastrophe affecting millions of Americans, and in her recently published The Trauma Tool Kit: Healing PTSD from the Inside Out, author and therapist Susan Pease Banitt, LCSW, describes PTSD as a whole body tragedy ... Read more

Fresh Start offers free education on natural health topics

Airs at: Wed, 05/23/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Americans have a lower life expectancy rate, higher rates of heart disease and cancer, and an infant mortality rate that is twice as high as other rich industrialized nations. With the intention of restoring "the nation to natural optimum health," a nonprofit health organiz... Read more

New Visions for Peace, Episode #3, Karen Keeney on The Orion Network For Evolution

On episode #3 of New Visions For Peace I had a wonderful conversation with Karen Keeney, Co-Founder of The Orion Network For Evolution. Through a multi-dimensional partnership, Orion Network for Evolution aligns with the free flow of universal wisdom to co-create infinite e... Read more

Lowering the Pressure: Natural Approaches to Hypertension

Airs at: Mon, 05/21/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Hosted by Dr. David Naimon About 74.5 million people in the United States age 20 and older have high blood pressure, which amounts to one in three adults, and it’s often said that in 90-95% percent of the cases, the cause is not known. Since the death rate is so high with t... Read more

Gerry Pollet talks about the latest chapter in the Hanford cleanup saga.

Airs at: Tue, 05/15/2012 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris.  For decades, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation on the Columbia River has been a festering stew of radioactive waste. A long-term effort is under way to clean it up -- but if the federal government has its way, Hanford will be the new home... Read more

Headlines, Fukushima radiation contanimation, Occupy PDX, Hanford nuclear waste dump & more

Airs at: Thu, 05/10/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Host Theresa Mitchell gives Headlines, talks about Fukushima radiation contanimation on Nori seaweed and how vitamin C is hekping people. She also discusses Occupy PDX, Hanford as nuclear waste dump, coal trains & more. Read more

Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Host Dr. David Naimon talks with Rosemary Gladstar about her new book,Rosemary Gladstar's Medicinal Herbs: A Beginner's Guide: 33 Healing Herbs to Know, Grow, and Use. Gladstar is a renowned herbal teacher and practitioner with more than 35 years of experience with herbs. ... Read more