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Voices from the Edge 03-24-11 Oregon Legislature

Airs at: Thu, 03/24/2011 at 12:00am
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This week, Jo Ann and Dave give us updates on what's happening in the Oregon Legislature.  Jo Ann Bowman is a former state legislator, former executive director of Oregon Action, and a long-time leader in the struggle for racial and economic justice. Dave Mazzais a free... Read more

Movie Moles: "Amreeka"

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2011 at 12:00am
Amreeka is the Arabic word for "America," and the name of a new film about a Palestinian family's experiences in immigrating to and settling in the US.   Amreeka is directed by Cherien Dabis, and our Movie Moles Wendy Webb and Jan Haaken discuss the ways it which it is, and... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-17-11 A new look at Oregon's Measure 11 and its impacts

Airs at: Thu, 03/17/2011 at 12:00am
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  A new look at Oregon's Measure 11 and its impacts Kevin Mannix promised voters in 1994 that his Ballot Measure 11 establishing minimum mandatory sentences would create certainty in Oregon's criminal justice system. While the measure tripled the state's prison populatio... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-10-11 Wray Harris

Airs at: Thu, 03/10/2011 at 12:00am
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How's the war economy working for you? That's the question many Americans will be asking on March 19, the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. U.S. policymakers have little to show for eight years of fighting in Iraq and nine years of war in Afghanistan other t... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-03-11 True Crime: Fact and Fiction about Oregon's Crime Rate

Airs at: Thu, 03/03/2011 at 12:00am
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  True Crime: Fact and Fiction about Oregon's Crime Rate Turn on the local news and most likely the lead story will be about crime. Its the rare elected official who won't suggest crime is overwhelming our public safety resources. Its little wonder that the maj... Read more

Voices from the Edge 02-17-11

Airs at: Thu, 02/17/2011 at 12:00am
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Jo Ann and Dave talked about the Metro Council seat, the federal public media funding, Joint Terrorism Task Force, and other current Portland Topics.   Open Lines with KBOO listeners. The conversation doesn't end when the program does. You can join in additional discussion... Read more

Voices from the Edge 02-10-11 Rethinking Psychiatry

Airs at: Thu, 02/10/2011 at 12:00am
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Rethinking psychiatry: a conversation with Robert Whitaker about a more compassionate mental health system Our treatment of those in emotional distress manifests itself everyday. Too many Oregonians struggling with mental health issues can be found heavily medicated and wa... Read more

Voices from the Edge 02-03-2011

Airs at: Thu, 02/03/2011 at 12:00am
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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

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

Airs at: Thu, 01/27/2011 at 12:00am
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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