Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Drug Addiction: a health issue or a crime? - Response by an Addiction and Recovery Center in Portland

Airs at: Thu, 08/25/2022 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Making Contact
  A year ago, Oregon became the first state to decriminalize drug possession. The goal is to reverse some of the negative impacts of the War on Drugs by approaching drug use from a health-centered basis. Reporter Cecilia Brown visits an addiction and recovery center in Por... Read more

Historian Gerald Horne, Race to Revolution: Cuba and the US During Jim Crow

Airs at: Thu, 08/25/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Sojourner Truth Radio
  Today on Sojourner Truth, acclaimed historian Dr. Gerald Horne joins host Margaret Prescod for the hour, to discuss his book, 'Race to Revolution: Cuba and the US During Jim Crow -- sotrueradio.org --   Released on 08-23-2022 --  KPFK 90.7FM Los Angeles --     Read more

The best of Flashpoints, UFW Union Pilgrimage

Airs at: Wed, 08/24/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Flashpoints
  We bring you the Best of Flashpoints, as we continue our Drumbeat coverage of the UFW Union Pilgrimage from Delano to Sacramento CA.    Released on 08/22/2022       Read more

Cristina Beltran, The Trouble with Unity: Latino Politics and the Creation of Identity; Mark Rank, Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong About Poverty

Airs at: Tue, 08/23/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Rising Up With Sonali
  This week, we'll speak with author Cristina Beltran, associate professor at New York University's Department of Social and Cultural Analysis. She is author of The Trouble with Unity: Latino Politics and the Creation of Identity, and she'll join us to discuss her latest b... Read more

Ukraine, California's Nuclear Industry, Farmworkers Pilgrimage

Airs at: Tue, 08/23/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Flashpoints
  Will there be a Nuclear Meltdown in Ukraine?: Also Has Governor Newsom sold out the people of California to the Nuclear Power industry: AND WE CONTINUE OUR DRUM-BEAT FRONT LINE COVERAGE OF THE FARMWORKERS PILGRIMAGE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS.    Released on 08/19/2022 Read more

Howard Zinn on American Exceptionalism

Airs at: Tue, 08/23/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  In classic imperialist style, the U.S. exempts itself from the standards that it applies to others. This is a fundamental tenet of American exceptionalism. International law? Only for designated enemies, not for Washington and its vassals. Obey the master or face the con... Read more

Abenaki Beadworker Rhonda Besaw + Abenaki Women discussing Gender Issues, Identity and Community Issues in Vermont

Airs at: Mon, 08/22/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Mocassin Tracks -- In this podcast, a segment of the radio show Moccasin Tracks, we talk with Abenaki Beadworker Rhonda Besaw. She tells us about a shop in Littleton, NH where she first saw beadwork and thought she would like to try!! This is the first time Rhonda has u... Read more

How Mass Incarceration Destroys Families

Airs at: Mon, 08/22/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this editon of Prison Pipeline, host Doug McVay speaks with Wanda Bertram, Communications Strategist for the Prison Policy Initiative, about how mass incarceration punishes entire families. Our national obsession with punishment and policies of mass incarceration have ... Read more

Understanding Homelessness

Airs at: Fri, 08/19/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
  Understanding Homelessness is a show that illuminates the underlying causes of homelessness, explains systems that perpetuate it, explores innovative solutions, and shares stories from those with lived experiences. Portland State University Associate Professor Dr. Marisa... Read more

Veteran's Voice

Airs at: Fri, 08/19/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
  With Host Marvin Simmons --   Northwest Veterans for Peace -- Veteran's Voice Radio Show with Northwest Veterans for Peace deals with matters of war and peace. Also deals with veterans health issues and the after effects of war.     Read more