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Richard Wolff on the LIBOR scandal and the European economic crisis

Airs at: Fri, 07/13/2012 at 12:00am
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Host Per Fagereng interviews economist Richard Wolff, author of the book "Occupy the Economy: Challenging Capitalism" about the LIBOR scandal and the European economic crisis. Wolff had this statement about the LIBOR scandal: "The long-standing, mutual assistance relati... Read more

Community Organizers Try to Save the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival

Airs at: Wed, 07/11/2012 at 12:00am
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 Hosted by Lisa Loving Have you ever jumped into something big and tried to save it? Our guests are Sean Ongley and Mary-Sue Tobin of the new Cathedral Park Jazz Festival.         Read more

Rise of a New Racial Stereotype: The Homicidal Asian Male College Student

Airs at: Wed, 07/04/2012 at 12:00am
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 Hosted by Lisa Loving   Today -- have laws put into place after the Virginia Tech massacre created a new racial stereotype -- of the armed Asian male college student? Our guest is Henry Liu, who'll be talking about on his experience being branded as armed and dangerou... Read more

PTSD Awareness Day

Airs at: Wed, 06/27/2012 at 12:00am
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 Hosted by Lisa Loving   Wednesday is PTSD Awareness Day, and we'll spend the hour with Oregon's Lines for Life Military Helpline. Our guest is Leslie Storm, Lines for Life Crisis Line clinical director. If you are a veteran who needs crisis counseling for PTSD call th... Read more

Union Support for the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act

Airs at: Wed, 06/20/2012 at 12:00am
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 Hosted by Lisa Loving Today's guest is Paul Stanford, the chief petitioner for the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act, in to talk about unions and the Cannabis Tax Act -- the first statewide cannabis regulation initiative in the U.S. to win organized labor support. Legalizing hem... Read more

One group's effort to make their neighborhood a better place--year after year

Airs at: Wed, 06/13/2012 at 12:00am
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 Hosted by Lisa Loving. People of Purpose and Associates' 7th Annual Day of Retilling the Soil, over in North and Northeast Portland, will bring hundreds of community members and youth together July 21 for a clean-up project around Jefferson High School and then a great ... Read more

Who Builds Your City???

Airs at: Wed, 06/06/2012 at 12:00am
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Have you ever thought about who builds your city? Sharon Maxwell is a local construction contractor who just won the contract to help renovate and build out Portland Community College's Cascade Campus on North Killingsworth Street. How many other Black women have achieve... Read more

Oregon Save Our Schools Plans Statewide Protests for Education Funding

Airs at: Wed, 05/30/2012 at 12:00am
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 Hosted by Lisa Loving May 31st is Save Our Schools Action Day, and Oregon SOS is working to mobilize communities across the state for stable school funding. All across Oregon school districts are facing shutdowns and layoffs even as Gov. Kitzhaber's new education commi... Read more

DiaTribe: From The Village To The Street

Airs at: Wed, 05/23/2012 at 12:00am
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 Hosted by Lisa Loving   "DiaTribe: From The Village To The Street," our guest is artist Alan Wone, with musician Mic Crenshaw and Portland icon in African music Obo Addy, they're holding a musical dialogue between African and African American, this Friday night at th... Read more

Membership Drive Special: Juan Gonzalez on the History of Race and the American Media

Airs at: Wed, 05/16/2012 at 12:00am
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Hosted by Lisa Loving A Wednesday Talk Radio Membership Drive Special: Host Lisa Loving speaks with Democracy Now's Juan Gonzalez on his groundbreaking book, "News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media." Also, expect a little Oregon Primary E... Read more

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