Political Perspectives

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Every Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

News and views on current politics.

Different hosts each week bring a variety of guests and topics.

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Program status: 
Retired

Political Perspectives on 10/27/10, interview with Bradley Burston

Airs at: Wed, 10/27/2010 at 12:00am
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Host Jacob Rosenblum interviews Israeli columnist and commentator Bradley Burston. Bradley Burston is a columnist for Israel's Haaretz Newspaper, and Senior Editor of Haaretz.com. During the first Palestinian uprising, he served as Gaza correspondent for the Jerusalem Post,... Read more

Political Perspectives on 10/20/10

Airs at: Wed, 10/20/2010 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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The guest is Richard Wolff, author of the book "Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It." Wolff is professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is currently a visiting professor in the Graduate Program... Read more

Political Perspectives on 10/20/10 with guest Richard Wolff

Airs at: Wed, 10/20/2010 at 12:00am
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The guest is Richard Wolff, author of the book "Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic Meltdown and What to Do About It." Wolff is professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is currently a visiting professor in the Graduate Program... Read more

Political Perspectives on 10/13/10

Airs at: Wed, 10/13/2010 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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David Korten COMMUNITY AND THE NEW ECONOMY Why Wall Street can't be fixed and how to replace it David Korten is the author of the 2009 book: "Agenda for a New Economy" and chair of the board of YES Magazine. He is probably best known for his famous anti-globalization book: W... Read more

Political Perspectives on 10/06/10

Airs at: Wed, 10/06/2010 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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THE FINANCIAL HIJACKING OF AMERICA  Ellen Brown on How and why to escape the web of debt Produced by TUC Radio This is a talk about the trillion dollar bailout of the too large to fail banks and how it relates to the underlying crisis caused by the private control of the US ... Read more

Political Perspectives on 09/29/10

Airs at: Wed, 09/29/2010 at 9:30am - 9:45am
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The guest is Jennie Holmes of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon. She'll talk about 10/10/10, the International Day of Climate Action. This day is the inspiration of 350—a global movement to stop global warming, founded by Bill McKibben, author, United Methodist Sunday school ... Read more

Political Perspectives on 09/29/10

Airs at: Wed, 09/29/2010 at 9:00am - 9:30am
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Host Sue Supriano speaks with John Sajo, Executive Director of Voter Power and co-author with Anthony Johnson of Measure 74, which will appear on Oregon's Nov. 2 ballot. The measure would create a system where farmers can become licensed by the State of Oregon to grow and d... Read more

Die German Stunde talks about Immigration

Airs at: Fri, 09/24/2010 at 12:00am
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 Former German central banker Thilo Sarrazin has provoked a heated debate in Germany with the publication in August of his book:  Deutschland Schafft Sich Ab -- or Germany Does Away with Itself. In the book Sarrazin says Muslims are either unwilling or incapable of integrat... Read more

Political Perspectives on 09/22/10

Airs at: Wed, 09/22/2010 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Richard Heinberg on "Peak Everything" Maria Gilardin of TUC Radio interviewed author and teacher Richard Heinberg earlier this month. The interview brings up the intriguing history of the limits to growth movement, what other energy sources and raw material are close to pea... Read more

Political Perspectives on 09/15/10

Airs at: Wed, 09/15/2010 at 9:30am - 10:00am
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Host Sue Supriano interviews longtime peace activist Robert (Bob) Bowman, a former Director of Advanced Space Programs Development for the U.S. Air Force in the Ford and Carter administrations, and a former United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel. He was an early public ... Read more