Cecil and Celeste welcome your calls. This program is open to local, national and international issues ranging from poverty in Portland to politics in Africa.
Join us Monday at 8am when our guest will be Evgeny Morozov, author of "To
Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism". Mr.
Morozov, author of the well received "The Net Delusion", considers our
inordinate love affair with "technological solution...
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Why do people react differently to panhandlers? A recent article by Alyssa
Figueroa reflected on people's various responses to panhandlers. Join us as
we discuss Ms. Figueroa's article. Are you a panhandler? Do you give to all
those who ask? Share your views by calli...
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Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Robert Bullard, the Dean of
the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern
University. Robert Bullard is often described as the father of environmental
justice. He is the author of seventeen bo...
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Hosts Cecil Prescod and Celeste Carey speak with Stephen John Hartnett
about his book EXECUTING DEMOCRACY: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT & THE MAKING
OF AMERICA.Even the most ardent death penalty supporter doesn’t claim
that capital punishment is a deterrent to crime. We know that ...
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Rules of Engagement: Gender-Sensitivity in Society. Women continue to battle
sexism . At a recent fundraiser President Obama stated that California
Attorney General Kamala Harris was "brilliant," "dedicated," "tough," and
"exactly what you'd want in anybody who is admini...
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Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with long-time racial justice,
labor and international activist Bill Fletcher Jr. about his new book
"They're Bankrupting Us! (And 20 Other Myths about Unions)." Fletcher debunks
the most well-known myths about labor, provides ...
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Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with David A. Harris, professor
of Law at the University of Pittsburgn about his book "Failed Evidence: Why
Law Enforcement Resists Science."With the popularity of crime dramas like CSI
focusing on forensic science, and increas...
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Hosts Cecil Prescod and Celeste Carey interview Penny Okamoto, Executive
Director of Ceasefire Oregon about guns in schools. Ceasefire Oregon works to
prevent gun violence by advocating reasonable, effective gun laws. We educate
the public and legislators about gun viole...
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The topic is "Portland's Worst Polluters; Many of Whom Also Happen To Be Tar
Sands Profiteers." Hosts Cecil and Celeste look at a week of action March
16th-23rd with guests Nick Caleb, Jasmine Zimmer-Stucky of Portland Rising
Tide, and Isabel Swift. Jasmine and Nick will...
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