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Every Tuesday from 8:00am to 9:00am. Retired October 2020

 

Call-in talk radio covering politics, history, and the state of the zeitgeist, with a liberal dose of listener comments.

 

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The History of Mexican - U.S. Relations

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2009 at 5:00pm
 Host Joe Uris discusses the history of the relationship between Mexico and the U.S. in celebration of the birthday of the late leader Cesar Chavez.  Joe will talk about the Mexican-American War, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the "Zoot Suit" riots of  1943, the Pachucos,... Read more

Bail OUT!!! Socialism for the Rich, Democracy for the Not-So-Rich...

Airs at: Mon, 03/23/2009 at 5:00pm
 Abe and Joe dive into Tim Geithner's bank bailout plan, the ongoing looting of the Treasury, and the perks of membership in the ruling class.   Read more

Rewarding failure -- the AIG bonus scandal

Airs at: Mon, 03/16/2009 at 5:00pm
 Abe and Joe examine the curious practice of rewarding finance executives for Spectacular Failure.  Plus, a look into the future of professional soccer in Portland. Read more

Will Seaman and Leah Bolger on the War in Afghanistan

Airs at: Mon, 03/09/2009 at 5:00pm
Will Seaman and Leah Bolger (PDX-Peace),(Veterans for Peace) joins Abe and Joe to talk about fate of the War in Afghanistan and the effort to bring the Oregon National Guard back home.    Don't forget the March and Rally Against the War in Salem on Sunday, March 15, 2009!!... Read more

Conservative Political Action Conference, the State of the Union, and MORE WAR!!!

Airs at: Mon, 03/02/2009 at 12:00am
Abe Proctor and Joe Uris enjoy the clown show that is the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, take on President Obama's historic almost-State of the Union address, (Video here) and examine the president's plan to withdraw from Iraq.   Read more

Jerry Flanagan (Consumer WatchDog) on Health Care

Airs at: Mon, 02/23/2009 at 12:00am
Jerry Flanagan of Consumer Watchdog joins Abe and Joe to talk about the state of American Health Care, the so-called "public option," and what we might expect from the Obama Administration on this front over the next few years. Read more

Clarifying last week's remarks on our new president

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2009 at 4:00pm
 Hosted by: Abe Proctor and Joe Uris. Several listeners have let us know that they thought we were too hard on President Obama last week. Give him a break, they said. He's only been on the job a little while.  This week we aim to clear the air. Let's start by saying unequi... Read more

2 Weeks In - Is Obama Performing As Expected Yet? Why not?!?

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2009 at 4:00pm
 Host Abe Proctor is already disappointed in Obama's performance, while Host Joe Uris thinks we need to give the man a little more time to settle in before calling him a Wimp on the tougher issues.  Listeners weigh in on both sides. Read more

More Reasons to Oppose LNG pipelines

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2009 at 4:00pm
 Hosts Joe Uris and Abe Proctor invite Amy Harwood from BARK and Olivia Schmidt from Columbia River Keeperto talk about LNG terminals at the Oregon Coast and LNG pipelines thru our farms and national forests. Read more

He's Gone! Hurrah! He's Here! Hurrah!!!

Airs at: Mon, 01/26/2009 at 4:00pm
 Hosts Joe Uris and Abe Proctor celebrate the Passing of the Bushies, and the arrival of Obama, with a list of Bush policies that have already been reversed by the incoming administration.  Our stances on Torture, secret CIA prisons, Gitmo, Global Warming and the Environmen... Read more