Civil Rights/Human Rights

Buscando America on 11/10/20

Airs at: Tue, 11/10/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Produced for: Buscando America

En esta emisión hablamos de las más recientes elecciones en EEUU y conversamos con el columnista Javier sierra sobre lo que se avecina en temas medio ambientales. Desde Riobamba Ecuador, hablamos con Cayetana Salao aka Caye Cayejera rapera y activista social por los de... Read more

Drug Policy Reform Moves Ahead

Airs at: Wed, 11/11/2020 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

Oregon Ballot Measure 110, the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, was approved overwhelmingly by voters in the November general election. On this edition of Century of Lies we speak with Haven Wheelock, MPH, one of the chief petitioners for Measure 110, about the vo... Read more

The Left and the Law

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker survey some of the victories in the November elections for criminal justice reform. They also discuss the criminal case against human rights attorney Steven Donziger-- ultimately for holding Chevron responsible for its heinous oil mining practic... Read more

BLM and Defend Democracy

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Desiree Hellegers speaks with Ray Austin, an organizer with Portland's Black Lives Matter movement and Diane Meisenhelter of the Defend Democracy Coalition, about ongoing organizing to defend democracy as the 2020 election season winds down. Read more

Now What?

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick interviews John Cavanagh, Director of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington D.C. They discuss what a Biden Administration might do on the great issues of our day if mightily pushed by the left including climate change, pandemics, racism, militarism, an... Read more

The Dawn Of A New Era

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2020 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

The 2020 general election was historic on many levels. In terms of the criminal justice system, one of the most important measures on that ballot -- possibly one of the most important measures in more than two decades -- was Oregon's Ballot Measure 110, the Drug Addiction T... Read more

“I Ain’t Marching Anymore: Dissenters, Deserters, and Objectors to America’s Wars” w/ Chris Lombardi - Ep 84

Airs at: Thu, 11/05/2020 at 6:30am - Thu, 11/19/2020 at 12:00am

Produced for: Fortress On A Hill

Chris Lombardi, editor at Democratic Left Online, stops by the podcast to discuss her new book “I Ain’t Marching Anymore: Dissenters, Deserters, and Objectors to America’s Wars”. It’s an amazing history of military dissenters, conscientious objectors, and their hard, but d... Read more

Mass Mobilization to Defend Democracy on Wednesday, November 4

Airs at: Wed, 11/04/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

The day after the elections, groups around the country are mobilizing to respond to whatever attempts may be made to manipulate, curtail, nullify or otherwise interfere with the electoral and vote-counting process and to head off any attempt to remain in power if Trum... Read more

The foreign policy history of Joe Biden - Ep 83

Airs at: Sat, 10/31/2020 at 6:30am - Sat, 11/14/2020 at 12:00am

Produced for: Fortress On A Hill

It all comes down to this. After around 18 months of speculation and primaries, the election is Tuesday. The country is at a crossroads of immense proportions. And to add to the leftist/progressive discussion and atmosphere of the 2020 presidential election, here is an a... Read more

Regulating The Stimulant Market

Airs at: Wed, 10/28/2020 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

On this edition of Century of Lies: Dr. Emily Wang, Associate Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, on the new report by NASEM entitled Decarcerating Correctional Facilities During COVID-19: Advancing Health, Equity, and Safety. Plus, Lorenzo Uribe, a graduate s... Read more