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This month Robert Meeropol on WikiLeaks and Christopher Wills author “The Darwin Touris

Dave DeAngelis interviews biologist Christopher Wills about his new book “The Darwinian Tourist: Viewing the World Through Evolutionary Eyes.” Wills discusses some of his adventures as a globe-trotting scientist, and describes how our understanding of the living world ca... Read more

Better People

Airs at: Mon, 01/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Tonight's guest Clariner Boston from Better People discussed the upcoming educational forum about gangs being hosted by Better People. The Forum will be held Thursday January 13th at the Irvington Covenant Church on 4446 NE MLK Blvd from 11:30-1:30. Panelists include Mayor... Read more

Are conservatives responsible for the Tuscon shootings? No. But their rhetoric set the tone.

Airs at: Tue, 01/11/2011 at 12:00am
For months, Abe and Joe have spotlighted the surge of violent, nationalist and eliminationist rhetoric emanating from the right. We have seen such things as guns at political rallies, questions about the president's citizenship, an anti-socialist revival and a dramatic i... Read more

Online Privacy - A Mere Illusion?

Airs at: Mon, 01/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO's Political Commentator Kabir Khanna offers us his views on the recent Department of Justice subpoenas to Twitter, against Wikileaks. Read more

Voices from the Edge 01-06-11 Lawmakers & Lawmen

Airs at: Thu, 01/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Lawmakers and Lawmen: A conversation with State Senator Jackie Dingfelder about the upcoming legislative session and a look at Portland Police Chief Mike Reese's comments on police shootings Oregon starts a new year with a new governor and legislature. It also starts wi... Read more

Astrological forecast, and discussion of Chris Hedge's "2011: A Brave New Dystopia"

Airs at: Fri, 01/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
On Positively Revolting this Friday 12/31, Lyn will be in with guest host Theresa Mitchell. Lyn will talk about the astrological forecast for 2011; and Lyn and Theresa will delve into 2011: A Brave New Dystopia, a brave new op-ed piece by Chris Hedges. What novel are we ... Read more

The Rural Organizing Project: Roots and Wings Celebration

Airs at: Wed, 01/05/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
We put together a show based on interviews recorded during the Roots and Wings Celebration of the Rural Organizing Project on December 4, 2010. We included about 2/3rds of people who participated in the interviews, talking about the beginnings of ROP, how different indiv... Read more

Abe and Joe discuss the not inconsiderable accomplishments of the Obama administration.

Airs at: Tue, 01/04/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris It's no secret that for progressives, the Obama administration has been a mixed bag. A number of landmark accomplishments seem diminished in light of what they might have been, had the President and his Congressional majority had the b... Read more

Voices from the Edge 12-30-10 Portland Police Association Contract

Airs at: Thu, 12/30/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Jo Ann and Dave discussed the Portland Police Association's tentative contract agreement with the City of Portland, which will be presented at general meetings scheduled January 5th and 6th, 2011. Listeners called in to share their views. Jo Ann Bowman is a former state l... Read more

Sister Helen Prejean on Oregon's Death Penalty

Airs at: Wed, 12/29/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Political Perspectives presents a talk by Sister Helen Prejean who spoke in Portland on October 21st of this year at the First United Methodist Church in support of Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty ( www.oadp.org ). She is introduced by Nasseem Raka, auth... Read more