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Voices from the Edge on 03/04/10

Airs at: Thu, 03/04/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

One month after Portland police officer Ronald Frashour fatally shot Aaron Campbell, the Portland City Council is still struggling with growing community anger over the unarmed man's death. Demonstrations, a high profile visit by Rev. Jesse Jackson - as well as an upcoming ... Read more

Some Principles of Indigenous Law and Critical Thinking for Conflict Resolution

Some Principles of Critical Thinking: http://wwwthesixthestate.blogspot.com/2009/09/on-critical-thinking-separating-pepper.htmlSaturday, November 10, 2007 Aboriginal Justice Sunday, November 14, 2004Aboriginal Justice [Residential Schools] Aboriginal Justicewritten by Jam... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 02/25/10

Airs at: Thu, 02/25/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

On January 21, 2010, the U.S. Supreme court took another step in the long - and many say misguided - journey to granting corporations personhood under the U.S. Constitution. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a five-member majority of the court increased the... Read more

Portland School Labor Dispute

Airs at: Mon, 02/08/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

Normal 0 The Portland School Board has announced that talks with the Portland Association of Teachers have reached an impasse.The declaration of impasse follows over a year and a half of bargaining, including 10 negotiating sessions facilitated by a state mediator. Read more

Watsonville and Hormel: Two Historic Strikes

Airs at: Mon, 02/22/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Labor Radio

2010 marked the 25th anniversary of two historic strikes that captured the imagination of workers across the U.S.--the victorious 18-month walkout by 1,000 frozen food workers at Watsonville Canning, and the courageous but ultimately doomed struggle of UFCW Local P-9 at the... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 02/18/10

Airs at: Thu, 02/18/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

What's next in the Aaron Campbell case? Also, an interview with Oregon Attorney General John Kroger Tuesday night, Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke to over 1,000 Portlanders at Maranantha Church about the "execution" of Aaron Campbell, the most recent victim of a police shoo... Read more

Discrimination on the Farm in Oregon and the Nation

Airs at: Wed, 02/17/2010 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Food Show

Black History Month special: Minority farmers in Oregon; National Black Farmers Association's Fight Only 76 of Oregon's 38,553 farms are operated by African-Americans, according to the most recent Census of Agriculture. Why is that? Miriam interviews PSU black studies pr... Read more

Will Aaron Campbell's death finally bring police accountability to Portland?

Airs at: Thu, 02/11/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Will Aaron Campbell's death finally bring police accountability to Portland? A Multnomah County grand jury this week found no criminal wrongdoing by Portland police officer Ronald Frashour in the Jan. 28 fatal shooting of Aaron Campbell. The death of an unarmed young ... Read more

February 15, 2010 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 02/15/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this show begins with several discussions of work: how its wages are stolen, why it can be called slavery, whether work is necessary, and the value of "real" work. In the second half of the program, we hear from a human rights activist just... Read more

Wage Slavery and Beyond

Airs at: Mon, 02/15/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

What is wage slavery? Why are even well-paid workers nevertheless slaves? Could work be abolished? What is the real value of work? These are the questions pondered by Old Moles Clayton Morgareidge and Frann Michel, and Poet Marge Piercy in this portmanteau segment wit... Read more