Joanne Zuhl interviews Helen Thomas, legendary White House Press Corps bulldog about the responsibility of the Press in the new administration. We took calls from listeners on how we move forward after the inauguration buzz wears off and opened a discussion on the most urgent civil liberties issues of the moment.
Host Melodie Silverwolf speaks with the media director for the National Resources Defense Council about environmental issues and the new administration.
Lew Daly, co-author with Gar Alperovitz of "Unjust Deserts: How the Rich Are Taking Our Common Inheritance and Why We Should Take It Back," discusses wealth creation, income redistribution and moral philosophy.
Lew Daly is a Senior Fellow at Demos and the author of "God and the Welfare State."
Portland has seen 11 gang-related shootings since the Dec. 12 murder of a gang member inside the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. City leaders are calling it a "gang war crisis" and the Portland police want a new coordinated strategy to combat the violence. But the call for action comes when many outreach programs are struggling for funding. Will the city's new effort address the causes or just the symptoms of gang violence? Will the rush to take action create bigger problems like innocent youth getting profiled for gang involvement?
This week, Jo Ann and Dave talk with John Canda, a former gang outreach worker for the city of Portland and Clayborn Collins, executive director of Emmanual Community General Services, about what needs to be done to really solve Portland's gang problem.
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This month the Digital Divide show looks at issues of privacy and hosts a live on-air discussion.
This month the Digital Divide show looks at issues of privacy and hosts a live on-air discussion.
We'll examine recent developments in federal spying cases, and hear about a local charity that has suffered from NSA wiretapping. We'll also hear a report from the Riseup collective that aims to provide secure communication services for the social justice community.
Then we'll share your opinions on these isses, which you can email in. We'll also look back on technology in 2008 and see what people hope to come in 2009.
Portland has seen 11 gang-related shootings since the Dec. 12 murder of a gang member inside the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. City leaders are calling it a "gang war crisis" and the Portland police want a new coordinated strategy to combat the violence. But the call for action comes when many outreach programs are struggling for funding. Will the city's new effort address the causes or just the symptoms of gang violence? Will the rush to take action create bigger problems like innocent youth getting profiled for gang involvement?