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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

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

Jimmy Wong shoots to internet fame

Airs at: Fri, 08/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Actor, singer, songwriter, and producer Jimmy Wong speaks with Andrew Yeh about achieving success through non-traditional channels.  His music video parody, Ching Chong (It means I Love You), has millions of viewings, he's a winner of the first youtube "NextUp" competition,... Read more

California Prison Hunger Strike

Airs at: Wed, 08/03/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
We bring you an update on the historic California Prison Hunger Strike. We interview prison activist Sam Paige, and Betty, whos husband is currently in the Security Housing Unit of the Pelican Bay .State Prison in Crescent City, California. Read more

Author Jumata Emill Jones, "Never Dead"

Airs at: Thu, 08/04/2011 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
About Never Dead by Jumata Emill Jones Emerson McGee has spent most of his life living with a secret, and the first-year law student’s menacing struggle with his sexuality is only the half of it. His wife, Danielle, has her own scars, thinly veiled behind her upper-middle ... Read more

Restorative Listening

Airs at: Wed, 07/20/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Celeste Carey and Judith Mowry are co-founders of the Restorative Listening Project. The restorative listening project is a monthly forum that uses story telling to create a greater understanding of gentrification in North and NE Portland. The Restorative Listening Project ... Read more

Conservatism: the gnawing fear that someone, somewhere, might be having a good time.

Airs at: Tue, 07/19/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor.  Joe Uris is still on vacation.   In the 2010 elections, the GOP snatched up statehouses and state legislatures across the country. Predictably, an onslaught of regressive legislation has ensued -- againstwomen, against minorities, against the envi... Read more

Illegal Drug Impact Areas aka Drug Free Zones

Airs at: Wed, 05/11/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Right To Survive
On 4-20-11, the city of Portland reinstituted the Drug Free Zones, amidst concerns about racial profiling, and misappropriation of funds.  Read more

As the Republic is delivered into the hands of the plutocrats, Abe surveys the wreckage.

Airs at: Tue, 07/12/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor.  Joe Uris is off for the summer.   We truly have passed through the looking glass. With unemployment near 10 percentfor the third straight year, the patricians in Washington haggle over whether corporate jets deserve special tax consideration. In th... Read more

Why is the Black unemployment rate double that for whites?

Airs at: Wed, 07/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving Why has the Black unemployment rate stayed double that for whites since the 1940s? Lisa Loving's guest today is investigative reporter Andy Kroll of Mother Jones and TomDispatch.com. His recent article is,"What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About ... Read more