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Voices from the Edge 02-03-2011

Airs at: Thu, 02/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Historic agreement or hollow victory? The city's $5 million contract with the Portland Police Bureau Portland City Council ratified a three-year, $5 million contract with the Portland Policy Association this week. Mayor Sam Adams says "These are the most aggressive reforms... Read more

Juan Cole discusses his book, "Engaging the Muslim World;" and Egyption uprising

Airs at: Thu, 02/03/2011 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
Host Per Fagereng speaks with Juan Cole about the current uprising in Egypt and his book Engaging the Muslim World. Juan Cole is Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan. For three decades, he has sought to put the relationship of th... Read more

Richard Wolff on the current state of the economy

Airs at: Wed, 02/02/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
Host Lisa Loving interviews renowned University of Massachusetts Economics Professor, Richard Wolff about the current state of the economy including the global economy's role in the political changes we're seeing in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, and now Jordan. Wolff is author of... Read more

As the dominoes continue to fall in the Middle East, We look at the unrest in Egypt

Airs at: Tue, 02/01/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris In the wake of an historic transition in Tunisia, a week of protests have raged through the streets of Egypt. As pressure mounts from both the Egyptian public and the international community -- and with the army throwing its support behin... Read more

Voices from the Edge 01/27/11 Journalist Reese Erlich

Airs at: Thu, 01/27/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
The man who talked with terrorists: an interview with journalist Reese Erlich Ten years after George Bush launched his War on Terror, what most Americans know about our "enemies" in this war is what the Pentagon and State Department has told them. Veteran journalist Reese E... Read more

America's oil habit is draining the Alberta Tar Sands.

Airs at: Tue, 01/25/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris The oil contained in the Alberta Tar Sands is the dirtiest on Earth. Open pit mines bloom in the Canadian north, swallowing forest and tundra. It takes roughly five barrels of water and one of natural gas to extract one barrel of crude fr... Read more

Climate Justice and the Portland Central America Solidarity Committee

Airs at: Mon, 01/24/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Carrie talks to Bill after returning from Cancun where she attended the International Climate Change Conference as a representative of the Portland Central America Solidarity Committee. She relates her experience caravaning across Mexico to the conference. She emphasizes cl... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour January 24th

Airs at: Mon, 01/24/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts today's Old Mole, which features: US and Chinese Human Rights; a review of the film Marwencol; a profound and jarring disconnect between the will of the American people and their administration; and climate justice. For information about our theme music and... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 01-20-11 Guest Jim Middaugh from Metro

Airs at: Thu, 01/20/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
div { margin: 0px; } What's the future of public participation? A with Jim Middaugh about Opt In and other strategies for a more engaged community Oregonians like to think of themselves as actively involved citizens. Even though Oregonians tend to turn out for election... Read more

Collapse and Revolution

Airs at: Thu, 01/20/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
 Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know."  Headlines covering recent extreme climate events, impact of BP spill (to be felt for generations) and Palestinian struggle for statehood.  Theresa also explore likelihood of collapse of financial system with do... Read more