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Abe surveys the economic, social and political wreckage of the new age of austerity

Airs at: Tue, 08/23/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor.  Joe Uris is still on vacation.   The current austerity fetish was never a good idea, and now we know it's bad politics, too. The austerity kick in Washington is exactly the wrong thing at the wrong time. At a time of enormous economic duress, ... Read more

Women with Moxie and Courage to Start Their Own Businesses

Airs at: Fri, 07/29/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Women are creating, building and leading some of the most innovative businesses in the world. Along the way, often at great risk and against the odds, they have shattered glass ceilings and entrenched stereotypes and have redefined the meaning of leadership and success.... Read more

UK Rising

Airs at: Wed, 08/17/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
  We talk with Zita Holburne from BARAC - Black Activists Rising Against Cuts - in the UK. You'll also hear from anti-fascist organizer Weymann Bennett and family members of people who have died in police custody in Britain, organizing for justice and police accountability... Read more

The Whistleblower and the International League for Peace and Freedom

Airs at: Wed, 08/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
Hosted by Lisa Loving The WILPF is working to draw attention to release of the film, The Whistleblower, this weekend at your downtown metroplex. Members will be leading discussions of the issues after the film this weekend. We're joined by WILPF members Lucinda Tate and Ge... Read more

"Gray Haired Ladies" to face arrest at White House as part of Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline action

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Guest host Stephanie Potter interviews Barbara Ford and Marilee Dea who are going as part of a contingent of "Gray Haired Ladies" to Washington DC to protest  the Keystone XL Pipeline,  a proposed 1,700 mile pipeline that would carry tar sands oil from Canada to refineries ... Read more

The American Muslim Woman, Who is She?

Airs at: Thu, 08/11/2011 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
The American Muslim Women. If she wears Hijab is she submissive? Can you be a Muslim and a Feminist? Corvallis based, feminist & blogger Fatemeh Fakhraie joins host, Linda Olson-Osterlund, to talk about the book I Speak For Myself : American Women on Being Muslim. 40 very d... Read more

To "Steel"

Hello, Steel Please understand that, due to recent circumstances in my life, I am reluctant to give out my personal phone number.  I did try calling you back twice.  Please feel free to leave details by email here.  Shusli Read more

Book Mole: Love Child

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2011 at 12:00am
Larry Bowlden reviews South African author, Sheila Kohler's "Love Child". "Try to imagine yourself at 17 madly in love with a boy not much older than you, but knowing that because he is Jewish, and you the daughter of a not wealthy but nevertheless haughty authoritarian fat... Read more

We discuss The Debt Ceiling Debacle and a recent Advance in Women's Health Legislation

Airs at: Tue, 08/09/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor.  Joe Uris is on Summer Vacation. Even in these days of shadow, we manage somehow to lurch toward enlightenment. Amid the unfolding debt debacle -- and the first-ever downgrade of U.S. credit -- the Dept. of Health and Human Services announced that al... Read more

Homefront 911: Military Family Monologues

Airs at: Fri, 08/05/2011 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Host Marvin Simmons of Northwest Veterans for Peace spoke with Stacy Bannerman, creator and producer of "Homefront 911: Military Family Monologues," a project of the Sanctuary for Veterans and Families. Also on the program are Tamara Rosenleaf, who wrote two of the monologu... Read more