Civil Liberties

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"All Labor Has Dignity" -- the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Michael Honey about All Labor Has Dignity, a book of speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on economic justice. Honey edited the book. People forget that Dr. King was every bit as committed to economic justice as he was to ... Read more

Keaton Otis Memorial

Airs at: Wed, 05/04/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Keaton Otis was shot and killed by Portland police on May 12, 2010, after he was pulled over by police at Northeast 6th and Halsey in Portland. He was 25. Tonight on Circle A Radio we’ll talk with Fred Bryant, father of Keaton Otis, and Geoff, part of Fred’s support network... Read more

Elaine Brown

Airs at: Wed, 04/20/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Tonight on Circle A Radio, we feature the former Chairman of the Black Panther Party, Elaine Brown.  Brown is author of the books “A Taste of Power” and “The Condemnation of Little B”.  She’s the cofounder of Mothers Advocating Juvenile Justice and The National Alliance for... Read more

Pro and Con for the two educational bond measures on the May 2011 ballot.

Airs at: Tue, 05/03/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris Portland Public Schools has two bond measures on the May ballot. One would provide funds to update and renovate Portland's aging public school facilities, while the other would provide funds to prevent teacher layoffs and preserve vulner... Read more

Left and the Law: death penalty and Troy Davis

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan and Mike consider the case of Troy Davis, a man who is on death row for his contested involvement in the murder of an off-duty police officer 20 years ago. Mike talks about the way this case reveals a fetish of the letter of the law over the spirit of justice, while Jan... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour May 2nd

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Today's show, hosted by Joe Clement, is relatively shorter because of the pledge drive. We hear about the death penalty and law day, Islamophobia and Islamic feminism, the right and wrong way to think about Oregon's budget problems, and a short commentary on the assissinat... Read more

"Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche by Ethan Watters

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Madness Radio
 Host Will Hall speaks with Ethan Watters, author of "Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche," which looks at western mental disorders and pharmaceutical treatments are exported around the world." The most devastating consequence of the spread of American cu... Read more

The Madness of Medicare

Airs at: Fri, 04/22/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
Dan Johnson hosts "The Madness of Medicare." He lays out what Medicare covers now and what changes would occur under Representative Paul Ryan's plan for cutting the budget. He's joined by Lisa Stiller of Jobs with Justice.  CD-2179 Read more

TROT: The Revolution of Timelessness

Airs at: Wed, 04/27/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  The Underground
Two members of The Revolution of Timelessness share their philosophy, and a song. Read more

Whistleblowers -- how they impact your life, and what they sacrifice to create change.

Airs at: Wed, 04/27/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving Marsha Coleman Adebayo has protested racism within the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Civil Rights -- can you believe it? -- and finally the agency says it's investigating. Have you ever tried to draw attention to a big, bad situation in... Read more