Government/Politics

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Michael Eric Dyson on Trump, Truth, and Race

Airs at: Fri, 12/21/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Americas unwillingness to assess the ugly truth about systemic inequality has created a perpetual sinkhole of denial. A reality that existed long before Trumps presidency. Its AMERICAs Legacy. On this edition, we hear from Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, professor of Sociology ... Read more

The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

Airs at: Thu, 12/20/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Today on Sojourner Truth, we continue our 7-part series on the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, known as SNCC. During Part 2 of the series, you will hear more voices of some of the women who organized with SNCC, including Mary King, who worked in SNCCs Communi... Read more

Gabe Roth: How We Can Fix the Court

Airs at: Wed, 12/26/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
Fix the Court was created to take the Supreme Court of the United States to task for its lack of accountability and transparency, and proposes reforms that include term limits and cameras in the court. Executive Director Gabe Roth, will discuss the work of his organization,... Read more

Evening News on 12/19/18

Airs at: Wed, 12/19/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
US Troops Leaving Syria “We have defeated Isis in Syria” Donald Trump tweeted this morning. And since Isis was “my only reason for being  there,” he will be withdrawing the over 2,000 US troops currently there. In August, the Pentagon estimated that as many as 14,500 Isis ... Read more

The War on Yemen: A Conversation with Dr. Aisha Jumaan

Airs at: Tue, 12/18/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  The US Senate voted this week 56-41 to end US support of the war on Yemen. According to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders: “The Saudi intervention in Yemen has created the worst humanitarian disaster in the world, with millions of people facing imminent starvation. The tim... Read more

Seeking Asylum on the US-Mexico Border

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In their Left & the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker talk about the current situation of asylum seekers on the US/Mexico border, and a set-back last week for the Trump administration in their attempts to block migrants at the Southern border and to defy US law on t... Read more

December 2018 B(A)DNews: Angry Voices From Around The World

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Produced for:  The Final Straw Radio
This is episode number 18 (12/2018) of “B(A)D NEWS – Angry Voices From Around The World”, a news program from the international network of anarchist and anti-authoritarian radios, consisting of short news segments from different parts of the world. This month, you’ll hear:... Read more

Beyond The Usual Suspects

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Doug McVay looks at efforts in Oregon to end racial profiling, and attempts in the Portland metro area to stop using police for "quality of life" enforcement. Read more

Evening News on 12/14/18

Airs at: Fri, 12/14/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
US Senate Votes to Stop Aid to Saudi in Yemen On Thursday the US Senate voted to halt American military support for Saudi Arabia’s devastating Proxy war in Yemen. This resolution was followed by a second almost unanimous vote to condemn the Saudi Crown Prince for the killi... Read more

From Afghanistan with sorrowful results - Ep 29

Airs at: Mon, 12/03/2018 at 9:30pm - Mon, 12/17/2018 at 12:00pm
Produced for:  Fortress On A Hill
It's been WAY too long since we've done headlines, so we do our best to catch you up.  I break down the current situation in Yemen and discuss some updates, including the American contractors working as mercenaries there while Danny takes us back to the seventeen year old w... Read more