The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show

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Hosted by: 
Abe, Joe Uris
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Call-in Talk Radio

 

Every Tuesday from 8:00am to 9:00am. Retired October 2020

 

Call-in talk radio covering politics, history, and the state of the zeitgeist, with a liberal dose of listener comments.

 

Topic tags: 
Race, LGBTQ, Police, Youth, Legislation, War/Peace, Women, Law/Court/Crime, Corporations, Economy, Education, Energy/Natural Resources, Community Building, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Civil Liberties, Activism, Environment/Climate, Humor, Housing/Homelessness, History, Immigration, Labor, Health, Government/Politics, Food, Global Affairs, Gender, Faith/Religion/Spirituality
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Retired

Political Upheavals in the Middle East, Our Economy, and the situation for working people

Airs at: Tue, 03/29/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe Uris.  Abe is Sick, sick, sick...  Or, maybe just playing Hooky. Joe goes solo today with a look at the political upheavals in the Middle East, the economy of the U.S. and the situation of working people across the country. Read more

It's a Brand New War (TM). Join Abe and Joe for Libya!, the US' latest imperial adventure.

Airs at: Tue, 03/22/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris   A U.S.-led international coalition has imposed a no-fly zone (read: bombed) on Libya, claiming support for the Libyan rebels who are fighting Colonel Muammar Qaddafi. Onward democracy, and all that. One wonders, though -- will we inte... Read more

Will Seaman joins Abe and Joe to discuss the upcoming March 19 Peace March and Rally.

Airs at: Tue, 03/15/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Joe Uris and Abe Proctor Sometimes lost amid the background noise of the American political and social landscape is the fact that we're still at war. Nearly 10 years on, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have reaped a grim harvest of blood and treasure. Is there a... Read more

We marvel at the outbreak of democracy in the American Midwest.

Airs at: Tue, 03/01/2011 at 12:00am
 It's kinda nice when we remember we're strong. The extraordinary pro-worker demonstrations that started in Wisconsin two weeks ago -- and have since spread -- give lie to the conventional wisdom that the labor movement is dead. Wisconsin's new governor, Scott Walker, made ... Read more

Greg Kafoury on Portland Police Accountability, Practices, and Law Suits

Airs at: Tue, 02/22/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe Uris. Greg Kafoury joins Joe to recall the bloody details from his recent lawsuit against the Portland Police. (But Wait!!!  Was it This One, instead?)  Among other things, Joe and Greg will discuss the lawsuit's implications for the future of law enforcemen... Read more

Economist Justin Elardo talks about Demand-Side Economics versus Domestic Economic Policy.

Airs at: Tue, 02/15/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Joe Uris and Abe Proctor When President Franklin D. Roosevelt conceived of and executed the New Deal -- his grand plan to lift the country out of the Great Depression -- his work was guided by demand-side economics. The government would spend money to put people... Read more

Get out your tinfoil hats -- it's time for some 9/11 Conspiracy Theory talk.

Airs at: Tue, 02/08/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris  It's been a great Winter Membership Drive. So much so that Abe and Joe are prepared to go where few people dare to tread -- Sept. 11. What really happened? What do we know? What don't we know? More importantly, what do you think you kn... Read more

As the dominoes continue to fall in the Middle East, We look at the unrest in Egypt

Airs at: Tue, 02/01/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris In the wake of an historic transition in Tunisia, a week of protests have raged through the streets of Egypt. As pressure mounts from both the Egyptian public and the international community -- and with the army throwing its support behin... Read more

America's oil habit is draining the Alberta Tar Sands.

Airs at: Tue, 01/25/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris The oil contained in the Alberta Tar Sands is the dirtiest on Earth. Open pit mines bloom in the Canadian north, swallowing forest and tundra. It takes roughly five barrels of water and one of natural gas to extract one barrel of crude fr... Read more

Abe and Joe tour the checkered history of the FBI and its future in Portland.

Airs at: Tue, 01/18/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris.  The City of Portland and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have had a tumultuous relationship in recent years. First, Portland opted out of the Bush-era Joint Terrorism Task Force, citing concerns over civil liberties. Then, late las... Read more