Economy

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Occupy!

Airs at: Wed, 11/16/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
In the past week, we’ve seen a nation wide campaign to evict protestors from the Occupy encampments, including the mass arrests in Zucotti Park at the heart of the Occupy Wall Street Movement.  Locally, Portlanders came out in force to support the Occupy movement on Satu... Read more

Positively Revolting on 11-18-11 Occupy Portland - an update on the actions of the last week, and plans for the future

Airs at: Fri, 11/18/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Hosts Lyn Moelich and Ani have a conversation with three people who have been active with  Occupy Portland. On Saturday, November 12th, thousands of people came out in support of the Occupy encampment.  When it seemed that a peaceful resolution was had after a night of ... Read more

Joe calls for the Ingredients for an Occu-Pie...

Airs at: Tue, 11/15/2011 at 12:00am
Joe Uris solo-hosts today. His topic is "My Favorite Recipe for Occu-Pie, Such a Tasty Treat." (Photo by Howard Dyckoff/Oakland Local) Read more

KBOO’s month long experiment in ‘embedded journalism’ at Occupy Portland

When the Occupy Portland encampment began on October 6th, we at KBOO knew that we would be very involved in reporting on the movement – the issues, the constituency involved, and the bottom-up civic activism displayed by the camp’s ad-hoc organizers all spoke directly to... Read more

Talk Radio on 11-11-11 Live from Occupy Portland

Airs at: Fri, 11/11/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
A Live Broadcast from Occupy Portland   KBOO broadcasts live from Occupy Portland to speak with some of the people encamped at   Lownsdale and Chapman square. Will Hall of Madness Radio hosts.   EDITOR'S NOTE: This recording was captured while program was already in ... Read more

Members of Supportland talk about their newly-developed network of small businesses in the Portland

Airs at: Wed, 11/09/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
Host Lisa Loving welcomes Katrina Scotto Di Carlo from Supportland, talking about their newly-developed network of small businesses in the Portland Metro area. "Equal parts community, technology and revolution, Supportland gives locally-owned businesses the collaborative... Read more

Dispatches from the War on Sex: Mississippi's 'personhood' initiative

Airs at: Tue, 11/08/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris Voters in Mississippi will decide tomorrow on a 'personhood' initiative which, if passed, would confer legal personhood upon a fertilized ovum. This would of course render abortion illegal, and any other act that interfered with said o... Read more

Occupy Wall Street protesters marching to DC

Airs at: Tue, 11/08/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A group of activists from Occupy Wall Street are preparing to set off Thursday on a march to Washington DC to confront the Congressional Supercommittee on its plan to cut social programs while continuing tax cuts for the rich. They will walk around twenty miles a day and... Read more

More Talk Radio on 11/07/11

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Cecil Prescod hosts a show about the so-called Super Committee's possible proposals for cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid and the effects the cuts might have on Americans. His guest are Nancy J. Altman, who has a thirty-five year background in the areas of S... Read more

Movie Moles: They Live

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement and Frann Michel turn to this film because of its obviously critical message about late capitalism, and the way some of its complaints, seemingly new and unprescedented at the time, resonate with the Occupy Wall Street movement today. But they have mixed feel... Read more