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Voices from the Edge 12-23-10 Who Was Good & Who Was Bad in 2010?

Airs at: Thu, 12/23/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
    It's that time of year when Jo Ann and Dave review which of our public figures deserve a gift in their stocking and which deserve a lump of coal. They'll also be asking listerners to share their holiday list of candidates. Will it include Senator John McCain f... Read more

Low Income Matching Grants via Individual Development Accounts

Airs at: Wed, 12/22/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving Today's Guests are Kathy Turner and Joy Hunt from the IDA Initiative, and Doug Cooper from Mercy Corps NW, in to talk about Individual Development Accounts, and how they can help Low Income citizens improve their lives. Qualified individuals can g... Read more

What should the government be able to keep secret? Were the WikiLeaks a good thing?

Airs at: Tue, 12/21/2010 at 12:00am
 What should the government be able to keep secret? Were the WikiLeaks a good thing?  The release of secret U.S. State Department diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks has prompted a draconian response, ranging from calls for founder Julian Assange's assassination to repeated... Read more

Fire Frashour Campaign Responds to Police Shooting

Airs at: Mon, 12/20/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 The fourth fatal shooting of the year involving Portland Police took place on Friday morning. Normal 0 KBOO’s Rebecca Nay spoke with Kathryn Cates, from the Police Accountability Campaign “Fire Frashour,” who held a press conference this morning. Read more

December 20 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 12/20/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Clayton Morgareidge hosts this Old Mole episode centering around war, weapons of war, threats of war, and the national security state.  We hear from David Krieger, an expert on nuclear weapons and their abolition; from the Movie Moles about Daniel Ellsberg and the paral... Read more

The Impending Police State

Airs at: Mon, 12/20/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
How does the State create the fear needed to justify its extreme security measures, and what does it cost us? Clayton Morgareidge comments on and reads from Tom Engelhardt's piece "The National Security State Cops a Feel" from the website of the American Empire Project. ... Read more

Net Neutrality and the FCC

Airs at: Mon, 12/20/2010 at 12:00am
 Jenka Soderberg hosts a discussion of Net Neutrality as the FCC prepares to vote on a set of rules that will give the federal government the power to regulate news and information content online. Read more

Impending Totalitarianism

Impending Totalitarianism  CONTACT _Con-37C835611 \c \s \l For the Old Mole Variety Hour  A couple of weeks ago Columbia University’s School of International and Public affairs warned students by email that tweeting or posting about WikiLeaks on Facebook could endanger the... Read more

Tom Devine from the Government Accountability Project on Whistleblowing

Airs at: Mon, 12/20/2010 at 12:00am
Host Marianne Barisonek speaks with Tom Devine, Legal Director at the Government Accountability Project. Mr. Devine has assisted over 5,000 whistleblowers in defending themselves against retaliation and in making a difference, such as shuttering accident-prone nuclear po... Read more

Voices from the Edge 12-16-10 Police & Politics

Airs at: Thu, 12/16/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Open Lines:  Callers share what's on their minds about Portland Police and politics. The conversation doesn't end when the program does. You can join in additional discussion of the week's issue on our blog at kboo.fm/voicesfromtheedge  (click on the "blog" tab). You'l... Read more