Civil Liberties

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Prison Pipeline 6/18/12 w/

Airs at: Mon, 06/18/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Patty Katz speaks with Gretchen Vala, Oregon Cure president-elect, about the Dept of Corrections' new phone system, and the DOC’s new director Colette Peters. Read more

Voices from the Edge on 06-28-12 Checking in with the Supremes

Airs at: Thu, 06/28/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
Checking in with the Supremes This Thursday, the Supreme Court is expected to release its ruling on whether President Obama's health care law is constitutional. While the most watched and awaited, its one of several key decisions by the court this week. On Monday, the cour... Read more

interview with John Brennan, Portland man who got naked at the airport to protest invasive searching

Airs at: Fri, 06/29/2012 at 12:00am
KBOO's Jennifer Kemp spoke with local Portland man John Brennan, who stripped naked at the Portland International Airport in protest of invasive searches by airport security. He sees his actions as taking a stand for civil liberities and personal privacy, and believes that ... Read more

American Muslims & The National Security State: Interview,Oregon AttorneyTom Nelson

Airs at: Thu, 06/28/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for A Deeper Look
American Muslims in Portland; Surveilled during prayer services at their Mosques, followed as they go about their daily activities & some stopped on their way home from a trips abroad, then denied reentry to their own country. Yonas Fikre, an Amaerican citizen was impris... Read more

Chris Lowe interview

Airs at: Wed, 06/27/2012 at 12:00am
For the PM News, KBOO reporter Jennifer Kemp spoke with Jobs With Justice community organizer Chris Lowe, about the upcoming rally for the Affordable Care Act. Lowe strongly advocates the passage of the Act, believing that all Americans should have access to healthcare at a... Read more

Sibel Edmonds on her memoir "Classified Woman"

Airs at: Wed, 06/27/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Political Perspectives
Host Marianne Barisonek speaks with Sibel Edmonds about her new memoir "Classified Woman." Sibel Edmonds is the most classified woman in U.S. history. In her memoir she takes us on a surreal journey that begins with the secretive FBI and down the dark halls of a feckl... Read more

Glenn Greenwald: Julian Assange's right to asylum

Airs at: Mon, 06/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Tom Becker reads "Assange's right to aslyum" by Glenn Greenwald published in The Guardian Magazine. Read more

The Challenge to Obamacare & Single Payer Alternative

Airs at: Mon, 06/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Gerald Friedman about the political challenge to Obamacare, but also why something like Medicare-for-all is necessary for the future. He argues that our healthcare system has become financially unsustainable because of exploding administrative costs ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour June 25th 2012

Airs at: Mon, 06/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
 Tom Becker hosts this Old Mole. We hear about the challenge to Obamacare and the single-payer alternative, the pitfalls of mainstream unionism, a movie review of Spike Lee's 1999  "Summer of Sam", and an update on Julian Assange.   Bill Resnick talks with Gerald Free... Read more

Jerry Flanagan of Consumer Watchdog on the Supreme Court's healthcare decision

Airs at: Tue, 06/26/2012 at 12:00am
Hosted by Abe Proctor. Joe Uris is on vacation. It's a big week for the Supreme Court. Monday's decisions on Arizona's "Papers, Please" law and mandatory minimum sentences for juveniles are a prelude to the big one -- a decision on the Affordable Care Act, expected later t... Read more