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Richard Wolff on "Capitalism's Crisis Deepens: Essays on the Global Economic Meltdown"

Airs at: Wed, 07/20/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Host Per Fagereng interviews professor and author Richard Wolff about his new book "Capitalism's Crisis Deepens: Essays on the Global Economic Meltdown." Richard Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Visiting Professor at th... Read more

Democracy Now Special Hour 2 of Convention Coverage

Airs at: Tue, 07/19/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Democracy Now Special Hour 2 of Convention Coverage Democracy Now! will expand to two daily hour broadcasts during the 2016 Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Amy Goodman and the Democracy Now! crew will travel to Cleveland and Philadelphia to report from the ... Read more

Thomas Frank – Hey Liberal, Listen Up

Airs at: Tue, 07/19/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Thomas Frank is a prominent political commentator and the founding editor of The Baffler magazine. He is the author of many books including One Market Under God, What's the Matter with Kansas? The Wrecking Crew, Pity the Billionaire and Listen, Liberal. The ironies, ago... Read more

Democracy Now Special Hour 2 of Convention Coverage

Airs at: Mon, 07/18/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Democracy Now! will expand to two daily hour broadcasts during the 2016 Republican and Democratic National Conventions. Amy Goodman and the Democracy Now! crew will travel to Cleveland and Philadelphia to report from the streets, to the suites, to the convention floor. Mor... Read more

Arrest of a Man after He Posts the Cell Phone Video of Alton Sterling's Police Killing

Airs at: Wed, 07/13/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Flashpoints
Today on Flashpoints: Baton Rouge police cuff, shakle and arrest Chris LeDay and jail him overnight for unpaid traffic fines, soon after he posts the cell phone video of Alton Sterling's close range murder. And we'll speak to an attorney and an activist about the ongoing la... Read more

Special Report

Airs at: Thu, 07/07/2016 at 5:45pm
Beaverton is one of the most diverse cities in Oregon with one in 5 residents born in a different country and 99 different languages spoken in homes.  Megan Cohen is the Cultural Inclusion Specialist with the Mayor’s office.  She discusses the Cultural Inclusion Program the... Read more

Michael Parenti - Fascism: The False Revolution

Airs at: Tue, 07/12/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Michael Parenti is a brilliant orator and one of this country's foremost independent political analysts. He has taught at major colleges and universities in the U.S. and abroad. He is the author of numerous books Democracy for the Few, The Face of Imperialism, and  The ... Read more

Francis Boyle on the Case for Indicting Hilary Clinton and Greg Palast on Election Crimes

Airs at: Thu, 07/07/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Today on Flashpoints: Noted legal scholar, author and law professor, Francis Boyle, makes the case for the indictment of Hilary Clinton. Also our Weekly Election Crimes Bulletin with Greg Palast. Read more

Amy Goodman Speaking on "Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America"

Airs at: Thu, 07/14/2016 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Amy Goodman gave a moving and inspiring talk on "Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America"  at the Aladdin Theater on May 8th. Her sold out event was a benefit for KBOO Community Radio and Street Roots. Hear this powerful talk as part of special ... Read more

Water World

Airs at: Fri, 07/01/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Water World
Tonight! Tell City Officials You care about the course of action for the Willamette harbor Clean up. Do you want an unsafe toxic waste dump in Terminal 4? Speak now (until Sept. 6th) or forever hold your peace. When: Thursday, June 30, 2016, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Where: Bauccio... Read more