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Health Care Debate

Airs at: Mon, 09/07/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
The Ubu Hour Health Care Debate, where a couple of shills from the health care industry try to convince a bunch of people that our corporate profit-driven health system is the best in the world.  It even ends with the late great Richard Francis reading a poem about health c... Read more

We need a fighter

Sept. 7, 2009Again, Bill Moyers rides to our rescue.Let's get on with it, Mr. President. We're up the proverbial creek with spaghetti as our paddle. This health care thing could have been the crossing of the Delaware, the turning point in the next American Revolution — the ... Read more

Madness Radio

  *New time!* Every 1st Friday from 10-10:30am Voices and Visions from Outside Mental Health What does it mean to be called "crazy" in a crazy world? Madness Radio: Voices And Visions from Outside Mental Health brings you personal experiences of 'madness' from beyond conv... Read more

Alison Weir speaks on history of Israeli organ trafficking

Airs at: Tue, 09/01/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The Israeli government has accused a Swedish newspaper of anti-Semitism for publishing an article documenting possible cases of organ trafficking by the Israeli military. Israeli offi cials said that the article was quote “hate porn” meant to demonize both the Israeli mil... Read more

Obama’s Dilemmas

      Bill Resnick for the Old Mole Variety Hour, August 31, 2009   Audio Version   Obama has surely disappointed progressives; even his most fervent supporters are perplexed.   ·      Promising to leave Iraq; he actually just shifted army locations. ·      Afghan... Read more

RIP, Ted K

Sept. 1, 2009Unless you've been living on the moon, you've probably heard by now of the passing of Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass. Given the excoriation regularly -- and usually deservedly -- endured by members of Congress, on this show and elsewhere, it's helpful to pause and re... Read more

Moyers nails it

Once again, the inestimable Bill Moyers displays how a real journalist should act: 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-si... Read more

Donna Reishus, a nurse with experience working in Belize, talks about nursing.

Airs at: Mon, 08/31/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Healthwatch
 Health and Health Care ForumToday, host Roberta Hall talks with Donna Reishus, a nurse with experience working in Belize and the United States.   Read more

A call to fill Oregon's black leadership void

Airs at: Thu, 08/27/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Black leadership is on the rise - from the White House to corporate giants like Xerox Corp. In progressive Oregon, however, blacks currently hold no elected positions in the city, county or regional governments within the metropolitan area where most of their community resi... Read more

Realistic Hopes for Healthcare Reform

Airs at: Sun, 08/23/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Bill Resnick examines the good things that could come out of the current healthcare debate short of the public option, and what we need to do to push matters in the direction of our ultimate goal -- single payer health care.     (Image from Raising Women's Voices 08) Read more