Civil Liberties

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UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME: A Labor Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 09/04/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  A documentary on the idea of universal basic income: what is it, and what effect might it have on society? Using expert interviews, field recordings, street interviews, and lot's of great music.   What if you were paid just for being alive? Just imagine " you are given a... Read more

Stokely Carmichael AKA Kwame Ture

Airs at: Wed, 08/30/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Today, we broadcast our one-hour special on Stokely Carmichael, also known as Kwame Ture. He is known by a generation of popularizing the cry of "Black Power." We speak with Dr. Peniel Joseph about his book, "Stokely: A Life." How did the concept of Black Power as a poli... Read more

The Country that Voted for Trump: Thomas Frank

Airs at: Tue, 08/29/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  The election of Donald Trump was a stunning political upset. His victory defied the predictions of almost every pundit and pollster. Though he received about 3 million fewer votes than his opponent, the antiquarian Electoral College system in the U.S. gave him the presid... Read more

City of Portland Considers Building New Homeless Shelter

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Houston / Gulf Coast Hurricane Harvey Relief The City of Portland, in conjunction with Multnomah County, is considering building a new, permanent, two hundred bed shelter in the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood.  The houseless new shelter would be the eighth in that distric... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for August 28 2017

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts and we hear: Bill Resnick talks with urban design professor Nicco Larco about how technology, from ecommerce to autonomous vehicles, has and might yet affect cities. Desiree Hellegers interviews Portland singer-songwriter Naomi Little Bear Morena about... Read more

How Bush and Cheney Ruined America and the World; and The Redemptive Future of Fig Trees

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Philosopher, David Ray Griffin, just published his 12th book on 9/11 Skepticism, Bush and Cheney: How They Ruined America and the World. In this book he writes about the effects of 9/11 (toppling of governments--Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and now Syria--, the shredding of th... Read more

The Criminalization of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement in the US

Airs at: Fri, 08/25/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  One Land Many Voices
Today on One Land Many Voices we feature two programs from the Pacifica network that focus on the criminalization of free speech in relation to Israel. A bill recently introduced in the US Congress, co-sponsored by Oregon's Ron Wyden, makes it a crime to participate in the ... Read more

A View from Phoenix on Tuesday's Protest against Trump, the Police Response, and Joe Arpaio

Airs at: Thu, 08/24/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO reporter Sam Bouman speaks with Dan Hemry of Phoenix Copwatch, who was at the Tuesday, August 22, 2017 protest in Phoenix against the President's rally. They discuss the scene at the protest, the police response, and Copwatch's dealings with former Maricopa County Sher... Read more

Governor Kate Brown Defends Oregon's Marijuana Industry Against Jeff Sessions

Airs at: Wed, 08/23/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Governor Kate Brown and State Police Superintendent Travis Hampton defended Oregon’s marijuana industry in letters to US Attorney General Jeff Sessions.  Sessions has been hinting at a crackdown on states such as Oregon that have legalized pot in defiance of federal law, an... Read more

R.I.P. Dick Gregory

Airs at: Wed, 08/23/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  From Pacifica Radio Archives, recordings of Dick Gregory, honoring the life of the comedian and civil rights activist who broke barriers in the 1960s and became one of the first African-Americans to perform at white clubs.  Gregory used satire and cool humor as a force ... Read more