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Code Pink activist disrupts Israeli Prime Minister's talk

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke today at the Annual Conference of the United Jewish Federations in Washington, DC, he was interrupted by Code Pink peace activist Midge Potts stood up with a banner that said “End the Siege of Gaza”.  She shouted “Stop t... Read more

November 9 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 This Old Mole episode is hosted by Denise Morris (pictured here), and features discussions of how the system limits the actions of Presidents; two movies about mothers and sons; whether "Hell is other people" (as a  line in Sartre's play No Exit has it); and whether the ri... Read more

Who Really Runs This Country?

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
What keeps us at war -- and without universal healthcare -- is not the moral  failings of politicians but the system within which politicians -- including presidents -- are forced to act.  That's the argument of  investigative journalist Russ Baker in this conversation with... Read more

Radiozine on 11/09/09

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Host Crystal Leighty speaks with Leigh Knox about Awakening the Dreamer...Changing the Dream is a unique 4 hour symposium developed by the Pachamama Alliance, a not-for-profit organization inspired by indigenous elders of the Amazon rain forest and their friends in North Am... Read more

Civil Liberties Watch; Guantanamo, Rendition and Detainee Rights and Update

Airs at: Thu, 11/05/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
An update on recent devlopments in  Rendition court cases, changes to the FOIA law, and changes to the Military Commissions at Guantanamo. The Obama administration continues to use National Security to cloak Bush era abuses in secrecy. Read more

Common Sense: Basic Rights Oregon and the Immigrant Community

Airs at: Wed, 11/04/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Common Sense Talk Radio Hosted by Kayse Jama, Grassia Melendez, and Lucilene Lira From the Center for Intercultural OrganizingToday hosts Lucilene Lira and Grassia Melendez speak with Jessica Lee and Ernesto Dominguez from Basic Rights Oregon about the overlap between the ... Read more

Gathering Commemorates Victims of the Nuclear Bombing of Hiroshima

Airs at: Wed, 08/05/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
On August 6th, 1945, the United States dropped two nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing 200,000 people. To commemorate the event, Eugene will have a community gathering.In Portland, there will also be a commemoration ceremony by the Oregon chapters of the Women's... Read more

Gathering Commemorates the Nuclear Bombing of Hiroshima

Airs at: Wed, 08/05/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
On august 6th, 1945, the United States dropped two nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing 200,000 people. To commemorate the event, Eugene will have a community gathering. KBOO’s Robert Bancord has more.In Portland, there will be also be a commemoration ceremony by... Read more

Let's Measure Obama's Performance to date...

Airs at: Tue, 11/03/2009 at 12:00am
 Obama's grade thus far? A mixed bag.Hosted by: Abe Proctor and Joe Uris Nearly a year after his election (but, in fairness, not yet a year into his first term), Barack Obama is an enigma. Thankfully, he has abandoned the rapacious aggression and naked nationalism of the Bu... Read more

November 2 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 11/02/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 This show, hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, raises questions about the impact of dams on native peoples in Canada; how to get automobiles out of our cities; Kathryn Stockett's novel The Help about black servants in Jackson, Missississippi in the '60s; is  it too late to prot... Read more