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The Military as a Jobs Program

Airs at: Mon, 08/16/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 "America's biggest -- and only major -- jobs program is the U.S. military....This is nuts,"  argues Robert Reich in this piece, read here by Joe Clement.   Read more

Surviving the Politics of Terror

Airs at: Mon, 08/16/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Psychoanalyst Nancy Hollander is the author of  Uprooted Minds: Surviving the Politics of Terror in the Americas, and she talks here with the Old Mole's Jan Haaken about what psychanalysts in Latin America and the US are doing to help people understand how their personal p... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 08/12/2010

Airs at: Fri, 08/13/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This week Mayor Adams and other officials announced support for an "iconic" ten-lane bridge across the Columbia River. What does the community really need? Dave and JoAnne talked with members of the Third Bridge Now project about an alternative, they say relieves traffic con... Read more

OMAR KHADR ON TRIAL AT GUANTANAMO NOW, Interview with Dennis Edney

Airs at: Thu, 08/12/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
  NEWS UPDATE; KHADR TRIAL DELAYED; MILITARY ATTORNEY SICK Canadian attorney Dennis Edney joins host Linda Olson-Osterlund to talk about his 8 year relationship with the young prisoner he calls " like a son to me" and his determined fight to see Canadian citizen Omar Khadr r... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 08/05/2010

Airs at: Thu, 08/05/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This week on Voices from the Edge, Jo Ann and Dave looked at the good and bad news of the week. Topics discussed included: federal funds being made available to Oregon to address budget shortfalls and whether those dollars will reach the people who really are in need; the i... Read more

NO MORE WAR: Remembering Hiroshima with Ruth Kovacs

Airs at: Fri, 08/06/2010 at 12:00am
On this 65th anniversary of the U.S. Nuclear attack on Hirshishimo, KBOO's host of Prison Pipeline spends some time reviewing the late Howard Zinn's last book that focuses on this horrific event.  Ruth's commentary also focuses on the continued use of weapons of mass destru... Read more

Will Iran be bombed? What about troop withdrawal from Iraq?

Airs at: Thu, 08/05/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
Per Fagereng looks at the state of the Empire and leads discussion with listeners on whether Israel and/or US will bomb Iran. Also, will troops be withdrawn from Iraq?  What about private mercenaries? Read more

Voices from the Edge on 07/29/2010

Airs at: Thu, 07/29/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Oregon House District 43 is one of the most diverse in the state.  It also faces some of the biggest challenges:  high unemployment, high rates of police misconduct, high displacement from gentrification. This week Dave and Jo Ann talked with State Rep. Lew Frederick about ... Read more

Are the Wiki Leaks Afghanistan revelations this generation's Pentagon Papers?

Airs at: Tue, 07/27/2010 at 12:00am
 A leak of classified military documents about the War in Afghanistan brings up serious issues about the U.S. military's mission there, and begs a simple, direct question: Isn't it time to leave? Plus, a surprise videotaped appearance by President Obama at the Netroots Nat... Read more

"Captive: My Time As A Prisoner of the Taliban" Heroic tale or Fraud?

Airs at: Thu, 07/22/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
Join host, Linda Olson-Osterlund for a probing interview with author Jere Van Dyk about his new book. Over the years Van Dyk, who was raised in the Portland area, has been a reporter for CBS news, the New York Times, National Geographic and much more. He wrote the book, In ... Read more