Civil Liberties

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Multnomah County Restricts Sale and Use of E-Cigarettes

Airs at: Thu, 03/05/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The Board of Commissioners for Multnomah County has voted to restrict the sale of e-cigarettes to minors, and prohibit the use of e-cigarettes in business places where traditional smoking is already banned. The ordinance will not exempt vape shops from the smoking ban, a s... Read more

Portland and the Joint Terrorism Taskforce

Airs at: Mon, 03/02/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Desiree Hellegers interviews Dan Handelman of Portland Copwatch/Peace and Justice Works about the implications of the 3-2 Portland City Council’s vote to reenter a Joint Terrorism Task Force agreement with the FBI on February 19, 2005, the 73rd anniversary of Executive O... Read more

Flint Taylor on secret, off-the-books Chicago police interrogation center

Airs at: Thu, 02/26/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  News In Depth
Paul Roland interviews Flint Taylor of Chicago's People's Law Office http://peopleslawoffice.com/   on the breaking story of the off-the-books interrogation center at Homan Square used by Chicago police at least since 2005. Taylor has been working to expose police abuse ... Read more

FCC Issues Ruling on Net Neutrality

Airs at: Thu, 02/26/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A ruling this morning by the Federal Communication Commission to protect net neutrality has been praised as a victory by internet activists. But although the debate about how best to protect net neutrality may have concluded this morning with the FCC’s new rules to govern ... Read more

Washington County Board Votes to Close Clinics

Airs at: Thu, 02/26/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
On Tuesday, February 24, the Washington County Board of Commissioners votes unanimously to proceed with a plan to close the last two public health clinics in the county and move those services to non-governmental providers. Health and Human Services director Marni Kuyl s... Read more

Pasco’s Consejo Latino Leader Calls for DOJ Investigation in #PascoShooting

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2015 at 12:00am
From Latino Rebels website http://www.latinorebels.com/2015/02/16/pascos-consejo-latino-leader-calls-for-doj-investigation-in-pascoshooting/: Last night, Latino Rebels Radio discussed the shooting death of Antonio Zambrano-Montes in Pasco, Washington, with leaders of Pas... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for February 2, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Due to technical difficulties, there will not be a "whole show" file until parts can be re-recorded. You can still listen to individual segments below. Joe Clement hosts and we hear: Alan Weider's second documentary on Studs Turkel, this time following him to Montgome... Read more

Movie Moles: Selma

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement and Iven Hale review Selma, the widely acclaimed biopic about Martin Luther King Jr. and the Selma to Montgomery marches he helped organize in 1965, which aimed to draw attention to racial domination still alive after the Civil Rights Act of 1964. David Oyelo... Read more

Studs Turkel: racism and resilience in Montgomery 1965

Airs at: Mon, 02/02/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
This is the second installment* in Alan Weider's ongoing project to remember and revive the work of Studs Turkel. In March of 1965, Studs went to Montgomery, the capital of Alabama. There he would talk with locals about their personal feelings and what they hear others s... Read more

JoAnn Hardesty Interview

Airs at: Fri, 01/23/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Depending on who you talk to, longtime Portland activist JoAnn Hardesty's installation as president of the Portland NAACP is either a blessing or a nightmare.  This local civil rights icon's assumption to the office was compared by one post to the impact of an incoming a... Read more