Civil Liberties

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People Helping People: humanitarian aid for immigrants and ending border checkpoints

Airs at: Mon, 04/14/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken interviews Sophie Smith about the risks immigrants face crossing the border with Mexico and how people in Arivaca, Arizona are fighting back against the militarization of the border with the help of People Helping People. Sophie describes how southern borderl... Read more

In Depth: OR Dept of Agriculture Releases Report on Curry Co. Herbicide Dump

Airs at: Thu, 04/10/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
On Tuesday, April 8, the Oregon Department of Agriculture's Pesticide Analysis Response Center (PARC) released a report on their investigation into the alleged spraying of agricultural chemicals on residential areas in Curry County in October 2013 by a private hired heli... Read more

Delinda Delgado Morgan Interview

Airs at: Mon, 04/14/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Delinda Delgado Morgan is a Republican seeking the US First Congressional Seat for Oregon.  She talked with Don Merrill about how charities and individuals rather than government need to provide for the health care needs of insurance-less people, why Congress should be m... Read more

Joe Rowe Interview

Airs at: Thu, 04/10/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Democrat Joe Rowe is running as a legislator for Oregon House District 44.  He talked with Don Merrill about a balooning prison population, how legislators can be deaf to their constituents and why campaign finance reform can stop our nation from undoing important legisl... Read more

Christopher Gergen Interview

Airs at: Mon, 04/07/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Christopher Gergen is running as a Republican for the Oregon Lesiglature in House District 12.  He talked with Don Merrill about how as a legislator, he wouldn't care what people do in their bedrooms, how he feels we've become very self-serving as a nation and why claims... Read more

John Sweeney Interview

Airs at: Mon, 04/07/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
John Sweeney is a Democratic candidate for Oregon House District 42 which serves SE and NE Portland.  He talked with Don Merrill about how hemp and marijuana could be a boon to the state economy, how he's not "hot" on the idea of gay marriage and why PERS caused a lot of... Read more

Daniel Shaw Interview

Airs at: Mon, 04/07/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Daniel Shaw is running as a Democratic candidate for House District 42.  The seat serves SE & NE Portland.  Mr. Shaw talked with Don Merrill about tax and school loan reform, why the City of Portland needs a new team of social workers riding shotgun with the Portland Pol... Read more

Mae Rafferty Interview

Airs at: Sat, 04/05/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Mae Rafferty is a Republican running for Oregon's Governor.  She talked with Don Merrill about why she believes the 10th Amendment protects Oregon from federal decisions regarding gay marriage, how contract law as it relates to the retirement of public employees is trick... Read more

Eric Squires Interview

Airs at: Sat, 04/05/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Eric Squires is a Democrat running for the seat in Oregon House District 26.  He talked with Don Merrill about how his pragmatism lets him seriously consider the work of libertarian think tanks, how he's "hard-wired" for politics and how, if he voted to support marijuana... Read more

New Court Cases Target Guantanamo Force-Feeding

Airs at: Thu, 03/27/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO's Sam Bouman spoke with Alka Pradhan, Counter-Terrorism Counsel with Reprieve US, who is representing Guantanamo Bay prisoner Ahmed Rabbani in the Washington DC Court of Appeals, in one of the first court cases related to conditions of detention at the controversial... Read more