Category: Economic Justice

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• Women Confronting Globalization (VB #58.07&8): Latinas from Latin America and the US on women fighting against corporate globalization and for an economy that respects women's and workers' rights. 2/06
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• Should We Privatize Social Security? (VB #56.13):
  Follow the Oregon United to Protect Social Security campaign prior to the privatization scheme's failure. Featuring Earl Blumenauer, Mitch Greenlick, Frank Shields, and others. 9/05
• Perfectly Legal: David Cay Johnston on Regressive Taxes and the Expanding Wealth Gap (VB #50.13&51.1): New York Times columnist on the nature and history of the U.S. tax regime, particularly how tax inequalities affect the middle and lower classes. 3/04
• Breaking Free from Debt: A Dialogue Between Jubilee North and South (VB #44.5): Activists from Africa and the US on why much of the debt imposed on Southern countries is illegitimate and should be cancelled. 7/02
• Children as Economic Commodities (VB #44.8&9): Rev. Marilyn Sewell on the harm done to children by viewing them as targets for marketing. 8/02
• History of the Sustainability Movement in Portland (if there is one) (VB #45.12): Eric Malin talks about the evolution of sustainability and asks if there can be a movement without any established organization. 12/02
• The Politics of Welfare (VB #44.1): Kensington Welfare Rights Union activist Cheri Honkala speaks of sit-ins at the Pennsylvania capital and calls Portlanders to action. (May, 2002)
• Remembering Genoa (parts 1&2) (VB #42.13&43.1): Three Portland activists describe Genoa, Italy in July, 2001, where they witnessed protests against the G-8, seeing one person who had been killed and dozens injured by police.
• Homelessness Marathon-KBOO Radio Portland, February 5, 2002 (VB #43.12): The fifth annual national program encouraged the homeless, academic experts and advocates to speak out with their concerns.
• street roots Chapbook Party (VB #42.5): Low income artists read poetry and display photos at celebration of release of chapbooks.
• Haven from the Streets: A Benefit for Outside In (VB #35.11): Musicians join volunteers, staff and clients of one of Portland's most active homeless youth organizations at a benefit show.
• Dignity Village: 2001 and Beyond (VB #39.13) : Villagers and their supporters talk about their plans for a permanent, self-designed and run village for the homeless of Portland, Oregon. 6/01
• street poetry (parts 1&2) (VB #36.07&08): Portland's homeless & formerly homeless read their poetry at the library.

• Protest in Seattle: Resisting the WTO (VB #34.04): Labor, environmental, and human rights activists shut down the World Trade Organization; police crack down on the "no-protest zone." ¥
• 50+ Years is Way Too Much(VB #35.08) : "50 Years is Enough" leader Njoke Njehu talks about the harmful effects of corporate rule on developing nations.
• People Power vs. Corporate Power(VB #35.03) : Ronnie Dugger, founder/co-chair of the Alliance for Democracy, on problems caused by giving corporations more rights than people.
• Mergers, Monopoly, and Anti-Trust (parts 1&2)(VB #34.10&11) : A corporate watchdog exposes the increasing rate of mergers under the Clinton Administration and talks of efforts to stop them.
• Bread & Roses: Women Define Globalization (VB #31.05): Women at an international gathering discuss ways the "free market" can be resisted at the grassroots level.
• Brian Tokar: End Corporate Dominance (VB #31.12): A well-known environmental activist takes on genetic engineering and other hazards of multinationals.
• Beyond Corporate Dominance (pt 1&2) (VB #31.09&10): Noted author David Korten on the multitude of problems caused by corporate power -- and possible solutions.

• Don't Mourn Organize! (VB #02.01): Free food from activists for the homeless in Portland and guest Larry Duncan of "Labor Beat" a labor cable access show in Chicago. 27:56 01/06/92
• Consumerism in the USA (VB #02.05): Are we driven by need or by greed? 30 mi 02/03/92
• Private Property (VB #02.07): Where did the concept com from and what does it mean? 30 min 02/17/92
• Producer or Consumer? (VB #02.10): Are you a Consumer or a Producer? How do we as consumers control the producers? 30 mi 03/09/92
• Labor Beat: What Are We Worth Now? (VB #07.08): 30:00 05/24/93
• Do We Hafta Have NAFTA? (VB #07.09): 30 mi 05/31/93
• NAFTA: Canadian Perspectives (LS 05.05): 08/15/93
• NAFTA Mexico (SE #039): 01/01/94
• NAFTA USA (LS 05.05): 09/24/93
• Holly Sklar: Global Corporate Strategies (ZMI #02.02): The noted researcher makes connections between multinational corporations and US domestic unrest. 45 mi 10/11/95
• Noam Chomsky: The Minority of the Opulent (Part 1&2) (ZMI #02.08&09): Chomsky examines historical protections for the wealthy upper classes magnified today by multinationalism. 120 mi 11/22/95
• Dr. Kevin Danaher: The World Economy, The IMF & The World Bank (VB #17.12): 12/18/95
• Michael Albert: An Alternative Economic Model (IV 05.05): Speech at PSU 1/95 02/06/95
• Bartlett & Steele: America, What Went Wrong? (SE #013):

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