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Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Clay Risen, an editor at The New York Times op-ed section. about his new book "The BIll of the Century: The Epic Battle of the Civil Rights Act." On the fiftieth anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, acclaimed author Clay ... Read more

Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Micah Uetricht, author of "Strike for America: Chicago Teachers Against Austerity." Uetricht explains why the struggle of teachers in Chicago should matter to all of us. The Chicago Teachers Union strike was the most importa... Read more

Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with representatives of the Portland African American Leadership Forum (PAALF) about its vision and work. In recent months this organization has been a powerful force in the public discussions of how to address gentrification and inc... Read more

Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod interview Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility's (PSR) 2014 Greenfield Peace Writing Scholarship recipients: 1st Place winner Sashka Warner of South Eugene High School (Be the Change You Wish to See), and 2nd Place winner Natalie Sk... Read more

Human trafficking is a terrible crime that exploits innocent and vulnerable people. It is one of the fastest-growing criminal industries in the world that involves the recruiting, transporting, selling, or buying of people for the purpose of various forms of exploitation... Read more

Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod interview Astra Taylor, best-known as the director of two widely-acclaimed documentary films on philosophy (Zizek!; Examined Life). Her first book, THE PEOPLE’S PLATFORM, is just out from Metropolitan Books this month. http://us.macm... Read more

"The Rent Is Too Damn High": Recent news reports and studies verify what many people know: Individuals and families are being force to move out of their communities because housing is becoming more expensive and affordable housing is difficult to find.  Justin Buri, Inte... Read more

REVIEWING REVITALIZATION Most of the business revitalizing in NE Portland has come through local small business ventures.  How can the same focus benefit the King neighborhood? More Talk Radio asks your opinions on the local business versus Trader Joe issue.  Call and sh... Read more

Host Celeste Carey speaks with Sarah Anderson, who directs the Global Economy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies. They just released the report "Wall Street Bonuses and the Minimum Wage," which says the New York financial industry's bonus pool exceeded the annua... Read more

Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Clive Thompson, author of "Smarter Than You Think: How How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better."  Thompson argues that the Internet age has produced bold new forms of human cognition, worthy of both celebration... Read more