Occupying the economy with Richard D. Wolff

Three years into the government's announced recovery, working Americans find themselves poorer than when the recovery began. While the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression has exposed corrupt bankers, unregulated speculators and a government willing to serve the interests of the one percent regardless the cost, the wealthy continue to prosper. Economist Richard D. Wolff credits the occupy movement with exposing these symptoms of capitalism but believes we must go deeper to resolve the decades-old causes of the crisis, reaching back to the 1970s when a century-old pattern of rising wages for workers ended.

Fracking; Shattering subterranean rock to release natural Gas. Clean energy for America or poision to neighboring communities? Join host Linda Olson-Osterlund for a Membership Drive Special. Her guest will be Tom Wilber author of the just released book Under The Surface: Fracking, Fortunes and the Fate of the Marcellus Shale.

Host Dennis Bernstein speaks with physicist and author Michio Kaku about the threat to Japan and the world from Fukushima's reactor #4, which is near the tipping point and could cause a huge nuclear disaster. They also discuss other dangerous aspects of the situation at Fukushima.  

Host Suzanne LaGrande speaks with Maxine Hong Kingston about her memoir "I Love a Broad Margin to My Life." just out in paperback.

It's a special live membership-drive editon of The Film Show.  In honor of the recent Bill Plympton Day proclamation, we'll be joined by animator Bill Plympton and documentarian Alexia Anastasio.  We'll also talk with David Weissman about the Queer Doc Film Festival, and there will be screening tickets available with your pledge of support to KBOO.

Words & Pictures will air next Thursday the 17th, with special guest Alison Bechdel, author of the graphic novels "Fun Home" and "Are You My Mother", and creator of the long-running comic "Dykes To Watch Out For".

as we approach ever-common changes (even in the same season) we at 'guess who's coming to radio??!!' are happy to present to you the ELEMENTS of music- EARTH, WIND AND FIRE!!! 

we are going to explore the roots of the band, from maurice white's beginnings as a drummer at chess records and the ramsey lewis trio, to several members' experience in the pharoahs- and of course, we are going to highlight the worldwide phenomenon which became earth, wind and fire! 

stay tuned, from 7-10 pm as we move from jazz to funk, and ALWAYS return to the elements- of music, AND community radio!

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Tune in to the inaugural edition of Radio da Gema!

2 Hours of Brasilian Music, touching a wide variety of Brasilian musical genres.

This Thursday, May 10 from 10PM-Midnight on KBOO 90.7 F M or www.kboo.fm

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