Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Palestine, ICE and Resistance

Airs at: Mon, 07/14/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On July 7th, a federal judge in Boston began hearing arguments by several academic associations in a trial that will be decided by the judge. Lawyers in the case argue that the Trump administration abused its power in arresting and pursuing deportations of pro-Palestinia... Read more

Makdisi Street

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Last month on the Old Mole Laurie Mercier spoke with Ussama Makdisi, professor of modern Midde East history at UC Berkeley, who along with brothers Saree and Karim Makdisi co-host the podcast Makdisi Street. (The original segment can be heard here: Podcasting for Palesti... Read more

Support, Don't Punish

Airs at: Wed, 07/09/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century of Lies: Support, Don’t Punish: A Public Health and Human Rights Based Approach to Drug Policy. The Fifty-Ninth Session of the UN Human Rights Council took place from June 16 to July 8. A number of side events were held in conjunction with the H... Read more

Criminal Injustice

Airs at: Mon, 07/07/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Criminal Injustice. Host Doug McVay is joined in conversation by Troshawn McCoy. Mr. McCoy was one of the so-called “Marquette Park Four” who back in the 1990s were framed by Chicago Police for crimes they did not commit, for which he ... Read more

The Sacred Circle "TEMENOS" on 07/04/25

Airs at: Fri, 07/04/2025 at 12:00am - 3:00am
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Old Mole Variety Hour for July 7, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 07/07/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  The Organizers: remembering activist Dan Handelman; sneak peek at documentary The Israeli.  This episode is hosted by Jon Nelson and features these segments: Documentary The Israeli:  Filmmaker Jordan Karr-Morse talks with Frann Michel about his feature documentary-i... Read more

Remembering Dan Handelman (Part 2)

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Remembering Dan Handelman: In the second of a two-part segment, Desiree Hellegers brings audio excepts from a June 28 memorial for Handelman at Clinton Street Theater. Dan died in April at age 60, following a stroke. Handelman's family and Portland activists for peac... Read more

World Drug Report 2025

Airs at: Wed, 07/02/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century of Lies: World Drug Report 2025. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released its World Drug Report 2025 on June 26. There were launch events in Vienna, Austria and New York City. On this week’s Century we listen to parts of that New Yo... Read more

Johnson v Grants Pass

Airs at: Mon, 06/30/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Emma Lugo is joined in conversation by Loren Naldoza, Public Policy Advocate at the Oregon Food Bank, to discuss housing and the Supreme Court case Johnson v Grants Pass. Read more

Donovan Scribes: Black Lives Matter Rertospective

Airs at: Thu, 06/26/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The guest is Donovan Scribes. He edited BlackOut, the recent Portland Mercury special edition looking at the Black Lives Matter Movement, five years later. In the process he helps define who we are at the current pivotal moment in society.  Read more