Laurie Mercier talks with Luz María Gordillo about her new book, "Mexican
Women and the Other Side of Immigration: Engendering Transnational Ties." Luz
Maria looked at migratory patterns between western Mexico and Detroit, and
how men and women differently participate in it...
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This week on Voices from the Edge, Jo Ann and Dave ask the question "Are the
good guys ahead?" Local progressive may be feeling a bit down over the
direction of local and state politics lately. City Hall seems more
disconnected than ever from the world in which most Portlan...
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Portland City Council voted 3-2 this morning to let police unit commanders
have a vote in certain cases before the new police review board. Does this
make the new board "structurally flawed" or does it increase accountability
as commissioners supporting the change claim? V...
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Our Movie Moles, Jan Haaken and Brooke Jacobson, talk about hillbilly
stereotypes, meth culture and gender in a very recent coming-of-age
crime-thriller, "Winter's Bone," Directed by Deborah Granik.
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Today's show ran the gamut from water conservation to oily devastation to the
double-edge of postmodern autonomy, with a final romp by our Movie Moles
through the Ozarks. Our host, Clayton Morgareidge, selected some bluegrass
music to accent the plight of those who just wan...
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Breaking trails in politics and law: A conversation with former Oregon
Supreme Court Justice Betty Roberts.
Betty Roberts was a child of the Great Depression. From the Texas plains of
her childhood, she went on to become a teacher, lawyer, state legislator and
Oregon'...
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Host Natalie Butto interviews Annie Bethancourt, Ourstage local artist winner
for Lilith Fair in Portland. The concert is on July 2nd with a portion of
proceeds benefitting Bradley Angle House. The Lilith Fair 2010 tour kicked
off in Canada, and this is the first stop on th...
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