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Jamal Tarhuni Comes Home

Airs at: Wed, 02/15/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 Jamal Tarhuni, an Oregon resident prevented from returning to the United States after visiting Libya, finally came home yesterday. The Tigard Businessman and Libyan had been visiting the Post-Qaddafi nation to deliver humanitarian supplies with Medical Teams Int... Read more

Susan Herman on “Taking Liberties: The War on Terror and the Erosion of American Democracy"

Airs at: Wed, 02/15/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Host Lisa Loving speaks with Susan Herman about her new book “Taking Liberties: The War on Terror and the Erosion of American Democracy” which takes a hard look at the human and social costs of the War on Terror. A decade after 9/11, it is far from clear that the governmen... Read more

Anything goes for the U.S. military these days; plus more on the Great Birth Control Fracas of 2012.

Airs at: Tue, 02/14/2012 at 12:00am
  It's the Winter Membership Drive! Abe and Joe take your contributions, your phone calls, and hold forth on the newly-unaccountable U.S. military. Plus, the latest in the Great Birth Control Fracas of 2012.           Read more

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) 101

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 Who is ALEC and how do they purchase our democracy? Normal 0 The American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, is the venue through which global corporations and state politicians rewrite state laws that govern your rights. These so-called "model bills" re... Read more

Let's look back on a good couple of weeks for women.

Airs at: Tue, 02/07/2012 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor. It's been a good couple of weeks for women. First, there was the ruling that nonprofitsmust cover contraception in their employees' health plans, even if doing so runs counter to church doctrine. Then there was the stunning betrayal -- and equally st... Read more

Prison Pipeline 1/30/12 w/ David Rogers and Kerry Naughton hosted by Karen James

Airs at: Mon, 01/30/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Driven by the economic crisis, states all across the country are re-thinking their tough-on-crime policies.  Last year Oregon’s Governor Kitzhaber formed a Commission on Public Safety to take a strategic look at Oregon’s sentencing laws and to find a more cost effective ... Read more

Jobs with Justice Update

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Laurie Mercier talks with Margaret Butler, director and co-founder of the Portland-area labor coalition, Jobs with Justice, which just turned 20 years old. Butler talks a little about what JwJ does in general and recent actions, advocacy and campaigns they've done. Read more

Bill Bigelow on banning Rethinking Columbus and critical pedagogy in Arizona

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with writer and Portland-area teacher, Bill Bigelow, about how his book "Rethinking Columbus" was removed from Tuscon-area schools because it violates Arizona Law concerning teaching ethnic studies in Public Schools. Bill Bigelow explains how the crack-do... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour February 6th

Airs at: Mon, 02/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Joe Clement hosts this Old Mole, which because of membership drive breaks shows up as being about30% shorter than normal. We hear about the crack-down on ethnic studies in Arizona, about what's going on in Jobs with Justice, and a review of The Intuitionist. In the middle... Read more

APA Compass interviews Gary Okhiro

Airs at: Fri, 02/03/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Gary Okhiro is professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University, and receipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Studies Association. He is known for his writing, teaching, and institution building in Asian American Studies.  In this i... Read more