Economy

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The Economy and President Obama's recent executive order.

Airs at: Thu, 03/22/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Today we are talking about the economy and the recent executive order President Obama just signed. Read more

Coal Exports and the Future of the Columbia Gorge

Airs at: Thu, 03/22/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
Coal Trains rolling down The Columbia Gorge. Mile and a half  long open coal trains, not 1 a day not even just 10 a day but up to 60 a day, carrying the worlds dirtiest form of energy to huge coal export terminals at St. Helens, Longview and other points along the Orego... Read more

Private gains, public losses. Abe and Joe look at Portland's biogas boondoggle.

Airs at: Tue, 03/13/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe Uris We appologize for the technical difficulties with our Air Signal this morning.  If you missed today's show, you can listen to it here.    Why not take our food waste and turn it into a source of energy? That's the idea behind biogas, and the impetus f... Read more

Interview: Malalai Joya, author of A Woman Among Warlords on Afghanistan Today

Airs at: Thu, 03/08/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
A KBOO International Women's Day Exclusive on A Deeper Look! Malalai Joya, author of A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice,   NOTE: Due to time restrictions a briefer version of this interview aired on International Women's... Read more

Outside In Guerilla Theatre Peer Education Radio

Airs at: Wed, 03/07/2012 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Last week KBOO and Outside In worked together on a youth media project about Peer Education and health. We begin with  Erick and Heberto Espinosa, Youth Specialist, who introduce the show. Next, Richard Temple finds out how others cope with stress in order to adapt, cope an... Read more

Portlander Judith Gelin on Haiti Relief Efforts

Airs at: Wed, 03/07/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving   Two years after the devastating Haiti earthquake killed an estimated 300,000 people, activists including our guest, Judith Gelin of the Society for Haitian Arts and Culture, are still raising funds for the needy. But everyone asks: Where did all t... Read more

Left and the Law: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Airs at: Mon, 03/05/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Jan Haaken and Mike Snedecker, as part of an on-going series we call The Left and The Law, discussion Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Multnomah County. Specifically, a resolution was passed recently that calls on the ICE to exercise prosecutorial discretion in... Read more

Labor, Socialism, Race, and Queer rights!

Airs at: Tue, 02/28/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Out Loud
Tune in to this weeks show where we will discuss two exciting topics! The first is looking at the similarities between the Labor movement and the Queer movement with Dr. Joesph Zompetti (School of Communication at Illinois State University) and Sherry Wolf (Author of Sexua... Read more

Presswatch -3/1/12 -- Fukushima radiation in PDX, Protesters expose American Legislative Exhange Council

Airs at: Thu, 03/01/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Andrew Breitbart, lies and corporate rule. Radioactive iodine levels in Portland after Fukushima. Fukushima cesium levels.  Radioactive sea water.  Occupy Protests on 2/29 against American Legislative Exchange Council -- ALEC.  Read more

Charles Eisenstein: "Sacred Economics"

Airs at: Wed, 02/29/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
We have everything we need to create a decent world, so why do we need rich investors to get good things done? In his book Sacred Economics, Charles Eisenstein tells how money stands in the way of human fulfillment.  Read more