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Voices from the Edge on 01-26-12 Life in and after a cult

Airs at: Thu, 01/26/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Life in and after a cult: A conversation with a former member of "The Move" Sam Fife began offering his vision of divine rule on earth in his small New Orleans church in the 1960s. By 1979, when Fife died in an airplane crash, The Move of the Spirit had grown into an intern... Read more

Renewable Energy: It's not a pipe dream!

Airs at: Wed, 01/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
What would it take to get off fossil fuels entirely, and to power the planet with renewables by 2030? What strides are being made in Oregon? In Portland? What can we do within our own communities? Solar design consultant Jesse Hunter, and Collin Ferguson, of Cascadia Common... 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

Voices from the Edge on 01-12-12 Police accountability and remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Airs at: Thu, 01/12/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  A look at where we are with police accountability and remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. How to make police more accountable to the community remains a hot-button issue in Portland. While the number of fatal police shootings was down ... Read more

Colombia - La Lucha Sigue

Airs at: Wed, 01/04/2012 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
On October 12th, 2011, Congress passed the Colombia Free Trade Agreement.  The fight against the FTA, by trade unionists, small farmers, Indigenous communities, Afro-Colombians, and human rights activists was lost after 5 years, but the struggle continues.  On this program... Read more

Presswatch on 12/29/11

Airs at: Thu, 12/29/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
The news you're not suppposed to know from 1811, a review of 2011 and listener calls. Read more

City Council Resolution to End Corporate Personhood

Airs at: Wed, 01/11/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Also on the docket for tomorrow’s City Council meeting is a resolution declaring that corporations are not people, and supporting a constitutional amendment to that effect. Rich Cohen with the Occupy Portland Visioning team says that this is just one part of a larger movem... Read more

Portland City Council will vote on a Resolution to Bring War Dollars Home

Airs at: Wed, 01/11/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
At a special session tomorrow afternoon, The Portland City Council will vote on a resolution calling on the US government to end the war in Afghanistan and bring troops and contractors home from Iraq. The statement is called the “War Dollars Home Resolution”, and is based ... Read more

Center for Intercultural Organizing

Airs at: Wed, 01/11/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
Hosted by Lisa Loving The Center for Intercultural Organizing kicked off 2012 with a special program -- First Friday gatherings where friends and members share their citizenship status stories of hope and courage. Join host Lisa Loving and guests Carmen Madrid and Andrew R... Read more

Do we really have a choice? Abe sizes up the 2012 presidential election.

Airs at: Tue, 01/10/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor   It's the mating call of the Naderites: there's no difference between the Democrats and Republicans. They're both corporate parties; the only difference lies in how far right-of-center they lie. But there is a difference. It's not as stark as most pro... Read more