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The Great Unraveling, or the Polycrisis of Environmental and Social Breakdown, with Richard Heinberg

Airs at: Wed, 03/20/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  Today's guest, Richard Heinberg, is senior fellow at the Post Carbon Institute, a think tank based in Corvallis, Oregon, which provides information and analysis on climate change, energy scarcity, and other issues related to sustainability and long term community resilie... Read more

The Global Citizen International Digest

Airs at: Thu, 03/14/2024 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Tonight's main topics: Humanitarian aid to Gaza; China's new budget; crisis in Haiti; US isolationism Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 03/12/2024 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Today's commentary:  Pres. Biden said he told Israeli PM Netanyahu, ‘You and I are going to have a come-to-Jesus meeting.’ That would be long overdue, and should mean the President will finally tell Netanyahu that Israel either facilitates humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaz... Read more

A Portland Nurse in Gaza

Airs at: Fri, 03/08/2024 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
As part of International Women’s Day, we bring you this talk by Maxine Fookson, a Portland-based pediatric nurse and anti-Zionist Jew, who has traveled to Gaza three times as a healthcare worker. This talk was given at Portland State University in February 2024. Read more

Jamilah Bourdon on Community Organizing, Revolution, Music and Cuddly Bunnies

Airs at: Thu, 03/07/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
  Our guest today is former KBOO programmer Jamilah Bourdon of the All African People’s Revolutionary Party, and so much more.  We'll be talking about revolutionary theory, principles of community organizing, and the role of animals in the struggle. We’ll be going into de... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 03/07/2024 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
This week's Digest covers NATO expansion, Chinese hacking, the World Trade Organization, nuclear weapons in space, and more. Read more

Jonathan Kuttab: A Balm in Gilead - Prospects for Palestinian/Israeli Peace

Airs at: Wed, 03/06/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Jonathan Kuttab spoke in February in Portland and Newberg Oregon. He is executive director of Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) and cofounder of Sabeel Jerusalem. He also helped found the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq, Nonviolence International, and Just Peace... Read more

The Next Big Thing

Airs at: Wed, 03/06/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: The Next Big Thing. Nitazenes are a class of synthetic opioids, some of which are stronger than fentanyl, which are starting to show up in the unregulated drug markets in the US and the EU. On February 22, Ireland’s Health Service Executive hel... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 11, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 03/11/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Growing up Jewish and Zionist: On March 18th, a documentary created by a team of Jewish filmmakers titled "ISRAELISM" screens at the Clinton Street Theater. The Portland chapter... Read more

Pinkwashing

Airs at: Mon, 03/11/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier speaks with Nishant Shahani about "Pinkwashing," in the context of Israel/Palestine. Shahani is Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and the Department of English at Washington State University Vancouver. He is author of the books Pink Revoluti... Read more