War/Peace

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Soaring debt for military spending, wall street bailouts--could lead to social unrest?

Airs at: Thu, 04/15/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know."  A look at Israeli plans to deport Palestinians from Left Bank.  US nuke strategy--state terrorism?  403 billionaires in US -- preying on the rest of us -- wage theft.  Advice from Howard Zinn -- how the U.S. ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04/08/10

Airs at: Thu, 04/08/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
      What does peace mean to you? Oregon youth respond   In world where we struggle with wars, injustice, violence in our communities and the threat of environmental devastation...what does peace mean to you. That was the question 186 students from around Oregon answ... Read more

Mystical Music of the Middle East – Concert for Unity with The Yuval Ron Ensemble

Airs at: Sat, 04/10/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Shalom Portland
Here is a preview of the concert 7pm Tuesday night April 13th at 1st Unitarian Church.  Read more

Mystical Music of the Middle East – Concert for Unity with The Yuval Ron Ensemble

The Yuval Ron Ensemble performing Mystical Music of the Middle East – Concert for Unity I’m thrilled to help bring the Yuval Ron Ensemble back to Portland next week. The Yuval Ron Ensemble uses sacred music from the three Abrahamic faiths to make musical bridges between pe... Read more

PressWatch: Hiding the Wars

Airs at: Thu, 04/08/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell examines "the news you're not supposed to know."   U.S. using anti-civilian rationales to conduct war.  A look at the expansion and costs of the Afghanistan invasion, and U.S. influences in Kyrgystan. The military has banished the press and is operating ... Read more

Running For The Women Of The Congo: Interview with Lisa J. Shannon

Airs at: Thu, 04/08/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
 Author, Lisa J. Shannon joins host Linda Olson-Osterlund in the Kboo Studio to talk about her new book, A Thousand Sisters: My Journey Into The Worst Place On Earth To Be A Women. In 2005 Lisa saw an episode of the Oprah show depicting the plight of women in the conflic... Read more

PressWatch: Hiding the Wars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxtlznZvxKM&feature=rec-LGOUT-exp_fresh+div-1r-2-HM During the US war on Vietnam and SouthEast Asia,  war correspondents for major US media outlets were actually accorded a certain equivalency of officer's rank, so that soldiers could figure... Read more

Nuclear posturing by Obama

Airs at: Tue, 04/06/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
  The Obama administration issued its Nuclear Posture Review today. The position paper includes a plan to revamp the existing nuclear arsenal. It also includes an investment of ten billion dollars over the coming decade into the construction of nuclear weapon production fa... Read more

April 5 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 04/05/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 What should policies and goals should replace the test-and-punish approach of "No Child Left Behind"?  How can academic freedom in the University be defended from what threatens it today?  What does the story of Easter mean for the US at war in the Middle East?  What's ... Read more

An Anti-war Easter Message

Airs at: Mon, 04/05/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 What's wrong with Easter as celebrated in the US?  "Easter… for most Christians, is about individual salvation not interpersonal solidarity. It is about personal resurrection from the dead not community restoration for the living. It is about an “open” tomb that is re... Read more