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Baucus health care plan or sham?

Airs at: Thu, 09/17/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
On September 14,  Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) unveiled a long-awaited health care plan that he believes will extend coverage to uninsured Americans and secure the support of both major parties. So far, the 233 page bill has drawn sharp criticism from all sides. What does the ... Read more

Coal Burning Power Plants; NAFTA & GE Corn's effect on Mexico; and Shale Oil Development versus Clean Water

Airs at: Tue, 10/06/2009 at 12:00am
 The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show Hosted by Joe Uris and Abe ProctorToday's topics, interspersed with Pleas for Money, are:The single most polluting entity in these here parts, PGE's Boardman Coal Fired Electricity PlantNAFTA, US Gov-Subsidized GE Corn and it's effect on the... Read more

The African Women's Coalition

Airs at: Wed, 09/30/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Common Sense Talk Radio  Hosted by Kayse Jama and Grassia Melendez  From the Center for Intercultural Organizing Today's guests are local activists Sharif Mohamed and Arika from The African Women's Coalition. Read more

The Cost of the Military Machine, Portland Police Taken to Task, and Problems with Changing the Status Quo.

Airs at: Tue, 09/29/2009 at 12:00am
 The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show  Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris  Abe wasn't here today, so Joe led the show thru 3 topics:      The extreme costs of maintaining the Military Industrial Complex      Portland Police recently paid $175,000 for Excessive Force in a police b... Read more

Papers: The Movie - What happens when our Undocumented Youths turn 18?

Airs at: Wed, 09/23/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Common Sense Talk Radio Hosted by Kayse Jama and Grassia MelendezToday, Kayse and Grassia welcome some of the producers of the new film "Papers: The Movie" that deals with people's lives as they turn 18 without "Documentation."  In the Studio today were José Luis and Manue... Read more

States Rights, The Federal Government, and the Obama Administration

Airs at: Tue, 09/22/2009 at 12:00am
 The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe UrisToday's topic is States' Rights, and how they relate to both the Federal Government and the Obama Administration.  Read more

Common Sense - Health Issues in the Immigrant - Refugee Community

Airs at: Wed, 09/16/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Common Sense Hosted by Kayse Jama and Grassia MelendezToday's show will cover Community Health and what organizations and community members who are trying to close the gap between health, gender, race and economic status.  Joining us for discussion are:John Joo, from APANO... Read more

Teabaggin' it old school

Hordes of Real Americans (TM) descended on Washington this weekend as the Teabaggers held their "Sept. 12" march and rally. You know, the kind of event where people are so patriotic they fly Confederate flags and call for the president to be sent to Kenya. It's all part of ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 09/10/09

Airs at: Thu, 09/10/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Curtis Edward McCarty was convicted and sentenced to death twice for a 1982 murder in Oklahoma City. After repeated court battles and 21 years in prison - 19 on death row - McCarty was exonerated and released following a 2005 appeals court ruling based on new DNA evidence a... Read more

Prisons as Slavery: Robert King of The Angola 3

Airs at: Thu, 09/10/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
Robert Hillary King author and the only member of The Angola 3 to be freed from jail joins host Linda Olson-Osterlund to give an update on the cases of the A3 and to talk about prisons as modern slavery. Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox have spent 37 years in solitary conf... Read more