Political Perspectives

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Political Perspectives on 06/23/10

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Wed, 06/23/2010 - 9:30am - 10:00am
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The Murder of Frank Olson and the CIA's Secret Cold War Experiments.

Host Marianne Barisonek interviews H.P. Albarelli, author of "A Terrible Mistake: The Murder of Frank Olson and the CIA's Secret Cold War Experiments."

Albarelli writes about the mysterious death of biochemist Frank Olson, revealing the identities of his murderers in shocking detail. It offers a look into the backgrounds of many former CIA, FBI, and Federal Narcotics Bureau officials—including several who actually oversaw the CIA’s mind-control programs from the 1950s to the 1970s. 

H. P. Albarelli Jr. is an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in numerous publications and newspapers across the nation and is the author of the novel The Heap. He lives in Tampa, Florida.

Political Perspectives on 06/23/10

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Wed, 06/23/2010 - 9:00am - 9:30am
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Deep Green documentary

Host Michelle Schroeder Fletcher interviews local filmmaker Matt Briggs about his new documentary "Deep Earth," which explores sustainability in 9 countries.

Also a commentary on "Shelterlessness," by Michael O'Callahan.

 

 

Political Perspectives on 06/22/10

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Tue, 06/22/2010 - 3:00pm
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Deep Green documentary

Host Michelle Schroeder Fletcher interviews Lake Oswego filmmaker Matt Briggs about his new documentary film "Deep Green," which takes viewers to nine countries and efforts to look at ways to reduce global warming and promote sustainability.

"Deep Green" is showing Tuesday June 22nd - Friday June 25th at the Bagdad Theatre. It also shows on Thursday July 1st at the Portland Art Museum.

For more information go to www.DeepGreenMovie.com

 

Political Perspectives on 06/16/10

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Wed, 06/16/2010 - 9:00am - 9:40am
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The future of the Boardman Coal Fired Power Plant

The future of the Boardman Coal Fired Power Plant, the source of 40% of Oregon' s energy, is up in the air along with the 5 million tons of carbon dioxide, 15,000 tons of sulfur & nitrogen oxides, & 200 pounds of mercury it produces every year that make it the largest source of air pollution in the state. Oregon's DEQ is reviewing the Title V permit that allows PGE to operate the plant. Hear from those involved in the debate on what's next: shutting it down as early as 2014 and switching to other sources of energy, installing pollution controls(scrubbers) and running in compliance with EPA standards until 2040, or as PGE has proposed, installing limited controls of mercury & oxides of nitrogen and closing down on 2020.

 

Political Perspectives on 06/09/10

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Wed, 06/09/2010 - 9:30am - 10:00am
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Creating City Food Forests Through Urban Community Gardening Projects.

Leonard Barrett, activist with the Village Building Convergence and permaculture garden designer, talks about “Urban Block Repair: Creating City Food Forests Through Urban Community Gardening Projects.” This talk was recorded at the 2010 Village Building Convergence on June 2nd by volunteer Stephanie Potter.
 
For more information go to barrettecological.com
 
Leonard Barrett will be participating in a Permaculture Design Course June 11th-27th at Tryon Creek Community Farm. For more information go to tryonfarm.org.
 

Political Perspectives on 06/02/10

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Wed, 06/02/2010 - 9:00am - 10:00am
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Attack on Gaza Peace Flotilla

Jenka Soderberg hosts a roundtable discussion on the Israeli military attack on the flotilla of boats full of civilians attempting to deliver humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip.

Political Perspectives on 05/19/10

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Wed, 05/19/2010 - 9:00am - 10:00am
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Grandmother Agnes Pilgrim and Linda Neal of Earth and Spirit Council

Stephanie Potter hosts a discussion of the indigenous grandmothers weaving a world that works. Her guests are Grandmother Agnes Baker-Pilgrim and Linda Neal of the Earth and Spirit Council.

www.earthandspirit.org

Carol Hart's documentary on 13 indigenous grandmothers "For the Next 7 Generations" is airing on Wednesday May 26th at the Hollywood Theater at 4122 NE Sandy Blvd.

Grandma Aggie is the descendant of tribal leaders, both political and spiritual, so she works hard to keep tradition alive and to renew it, as with the Sacred Salmon Ceremony that she has brought back to her homeland in the Rogue River Valley of southwest Oregon after 140 years.

Political Perspectives on 05/12/10

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Wed, 05/12/2010 - 9:30am - 10:00am
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Paul Loeb on Soul of a Citizen

Host Michelle Schroeder speaks with activist and author Paul Loeb.

Political Perspectives on 05/12/10

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Wed, 05/12/2010 - 9:00am - 9:30am
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Joseph Stiglitz - Freefall: The Economic Crash

Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz talks about his latest book, "Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy."

Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor at Columbia, is the recipient of the Nobel Prize in economics. He was chair of the Council on Economic Advisors under Clinton. He also served as senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank. His efforts to move the bank in a more progressive direction got him fired.  He is the author of “Globalization and Its Discontents,” “The Roaring Nineties,” and “Freefall.”

 

Political Perspectives on 05/05/10

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Wed, 05/05/2010 - 9:00am - 10:00am
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How the War on Terror is Bankrupting the World

Host Per Fagereng interviews economist and best-selling author Loretta Napoleoni about her new book, "How the War on Terror is Bankrupting the World," which traces the link between the finances of the war on terror and the global economic crisis, finding connections from Dubai to London to Las Vegas that politicians and the media have at best ignored.

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The Oregon Food Bank and Hunger in Oregon

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Wed, 06/30/2010
Host Kathleen Stephenson interviews Rachel Bristol, chief executive officer of the Oregon Food Bank, about hunger in Oregon at the present time. High unemployment and a tough economy has forced record numbers of people to seek emergency food. The Waterfront Blues Festival is the Food Bank's biggest fundraiser.
 
 
 
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H.P. Albarelli, author of "A Terrible Mistake: The Murder of Frank Olson and the CIA's Secret Cold War Experiments"

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Wed, 06/23/2010

 Host Marianne Barisonek interviews H.P. Albarelli, author of A Terrible Mistake: The Murder of Frank Olson and the CIA's Secret Cold War Experiments.  Albarelli writes about the mysterious death of biochemist Frank Olson, revealing the identities of his murderers in shocking detail. It offers a look into the backgrounds of many former CIA, FBI, and Federal Narcotics Bureau officials—including several who actually oversaw the CIA’s mind-control programs from the 1950s to the 1970s.   H. P. Albarelli Jr. is an investigative journalist whose work has appeared in numerous publications and newspapers across the nation and is the author of the novel The Heap. He lives in Tampa, Florida.

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Matt Briggs on his documentary "Deep Green"

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Wed, 06/23/2010
Host Michelle Schroeder Fletcher interviews local filmmaker Matt Briggs about his new documentary "Deep Green," which explores sustainability in 9 countries.  From the website: "Accompanied by an international team of award-winning cinematographers, filmmaker Matt Briggs takes us on a compelling journey to nine countries, including China, to uncover the best people with the best ideas, strategies and cutting-edge technologies that can get the job done… if we start now."
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Future of Boardman

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Wed, 06/16/2010
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Discussion on Israel's attack on Gaza aid flotilla

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Wed, 06/02/2010

KBOO speaks with Alison Weir of If Americans Knew, Peter Hart from Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, and Gaza-based independent journalist Rami Almeghari on the Israeli attack Monday May 31st on a humanitarian aid flotilla on its way to the Gaza Strip.  Includes updates on the attack, discussion of US media coverage, and a description of the impacts of the three-year long siege on Gaza.

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Grandmother Agnes Baker Pilgrim: "We are all water-babies."

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Wed, 05/19/2010

Stephanie Potter hosts a discussion of the Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers weaving a world that works. Her guests are Grandmother Agnes Baker-Pilgrim and Linda Neale of the Earth and Spirit Council.   Carol Hart's documentary on the 13 indigenous grandmothers "For the Next 7 Generations" is airing on Wednesday May 26th at the Hollywood Theater at 4122 NE Sandy Blvd.  (Doors open at 6pm, and the film starts at 6:30 pm.) Grandma Aggie is the descendant of tribal leaders, both political and spiritual, so she works hard to keep tradition alive and to renew it, as with the Sacred Salmon Ceremony that she has brought back to her homeland in the Rogue River Valley of southwest Oregon after 140 years.  Honored as a “Living Treasure” by her tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz, and as a “Living Cultural Legend” by the Oregon Council of the Arts, Grandma Aggie is an exceptionally clear and strong speaker whose no-nonsense eloquence has touched people of many different cultures in the US and around the world. An Ambassador for our Mother Earth, she is a voice for the voiceless, seeking to prevent spiritual blindness by helping us to remember the ways of living that we all share as people of the Earth.  Agnes Pilgrim travels a lot of different lands being a “voice for the voiceless.” Agnes says alll things created need a voice and she is called to pray for the Bengal tigers, for animals in Africa, for wolves, for salmon, and for the Ganges River in India.

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Joseph Stiglitz:"Freefall: America, Free Markets and the Sinking of the World Economy"

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Wed, 05/12/2010

With host Stefan Kamph, Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz talks about his latest book, Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy.  Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor at Columbia, is the recipient of the Nobel Prize in economics. He was chair of the Council on Economic Advisors under Clinton. He also served as senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank. His efforts to move the bank in a more progressive direction got him fired.  He is the author of Globalization and Its Discontents, The Roaring Nineties, and Freefall.

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Economist Joseph Stiglitz: "Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy"

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Wed, 03/24/2010

 Host Stefan Kampf interviews Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz about his recent book, Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy, an account of the financial meltdown that criticizes the Obama Administration for 'muddling through' rather than pushing aggressively for change. Stiglitz is a University Professor at Columbia University in New York and Chair of Columbia University's Committee on Global Thought. He is also the co-founder and Executive Director of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia.

 
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PDX Bike Ride 3/27 for Iraqi Refugees; and their fate in Iraq, the Middle East and the U.S.

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Wed, 03/24/2010
Host Tim Calvert interviews Zahra Alkabi, Director of Save Refugees about the Bike Ride for Iraq, a Benefit for Iraq Refugees and Protest Against the Iraqi People. They will also discuss the fate of Iraqi refugees in Iraq, the Middle East and the United States.
The Bike RIde for Iraq is Saturday, March 27th.
11am-2pm Gather at the foot of SE Salmon by the Vera Katz Statue
1:30pm-2pm Decorate BIkes with Iraqi Flags and signs
2pm-3pm-Ride South on the Springwater Corridor
3pm-"The Riders for Iraq" and others gather at the Sellwood Community Center, 1436 SE Spokane for information, fundraising and potluck.

Sponsored by Saverefugees.org and the Portland Iraq Solidarity Committee. 

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13 Indigenous Grandmothers: "Mother Nature is angry. We must change. All of us."

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Wed, 03/10/2010

Stephanie Potter speaks with Carole Hart, director and producer of "For the Next 7 Generations," and Linda Neale, founder and board member of the Earth and Spirit Council. "For The Next 7 Generations," a documentary film chronicling the efforts of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers from the four directions to heal the earth & her inhabitants, will show at 4 pm on 3/14 at the Clinton Street Theater, 2522 Southeast Clinton Street, Portland 97202.

 

A fundraiser for the Earth & Spirit Council, the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers and The Oregon Food Bank. Tickets $8 in advance through Brown Paper Tickets or $10 at the door. Please bring non-perishable food item(s) for donation. For preview info go to http://www.youtube.com/carolehart.

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Hood River Development - Mr. Naito

Please ask Mr. Naito if his love of democracy extends to his business.   Would he be willing to turn his development firm into a employee run cooperative corporation, giving ownership and organizational rights to employees.   Mr. Naito's concern for democracy probably ends at doors to his corporation.   Mr. Naito looks at this battle to develop the Hood River riverfront property as a public realtions battle.   He will promise the community jobs and the city council financial support, and the council will eye the property tax revenue as a benefit to the community.   If he is successful,  once again we will be selling our responsibility to the land and the river for a short term gain.  Mr. Naito cares little for the community, but operates on greed.  If the environmental laws and regulations were not in place he would not be concerned at all with the impact of his development on the river, the wild life, and the ability of people to enjoy what nature have given us for free.

Bravo for having this debate, though.  And controlling the civility of the debate.

 

 

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