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Left & Law: on Sessions

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  The Left and the Law with Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker do a post-mortem on the election, focusing on Trump's proposed appointment for Attorney General, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, and what that means for criminal justice reform. Mike and Jan specifically focus on Sess... Read more

International Drug Policy Reform

Airs at: Sun, 11/20/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we talk with Steve Rolles of the Transform Drug Policy Foundation (UK) about marijuana law reform, the 2016 US general election, and international drug control policy reform. Transform Drug Policy Foundation   Read more

The End of Justice

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
America is the most incarcerated country in the world. With only 5% of the global population, America has close to 25% of the prison population. Why is the supposedly “land of the free” now the land of the imprisoned?  According to author Beau Johhnson, there are four key r... Read more

Right 2 Survive PDX on Voices From the Edge

Airs at: Thu, 11/17/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Jo Ann interviews Ibrahim Mubarak from Right to Survive on the status of their relocation and the City of Portland's plans to assist with the effort. Read more

The present and future of marijuana in the US

Airs at: Sun, 11/13/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we look at the present and future of marijuana policy in the US with our special guest drug policy reform activist and marijuana policy expert Sam Chapman with New Economy Consulting. Sam is a founding member of New Economy Consulting LLC, a firm based in Portlan... Read more

Comic Book Legal Defense Fund

Airs at: Thu, 11/10/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Charles Brownstein is the Executive Director of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, a non-profit advocacy organization which recently moved its headquarters from New York to Portland.  The CBLDF provides aid to artists and publishers facing legal threats such as censorshi... Read more

40 Acres, a New Car & the Prison System: Hip Hop for Social Change

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli will interview local Hip Hop artist Swiggle Mandela.  After independently producing his own videos and albums for many years Mandela's latest video releases; "Portland Parks" and "40 Acres and a New Car" are taking over the internet and will be featured on h... Read more

Secretaries of State discuss their Voting Processes

Airs at: Fri, 11/04/2016 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Between Us
Don Merrill talked with Secretaries of State of nearly a dozen states to see how they felt about their individual voting processes in advance of the 2016 election.  He discusses their comments with C. Norman Turrill, president of League of Women Voters of Oregon. Read more

Dr. Terry Kupers

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Madness Radio
  The US incarcerates more people than any country in the world – and 70% are people of color. Do we need better mental health care inside prisons — or do prisons themselves cause trauma and madness? Psychiatrist and civil lawsuit expert witness Dr.Terry Kupers, author of... Read more

Stop and Frisk: The Use and Abuse of a Controversial Policing Tactic

Airs at: Thu, 12/22/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Jo Ann speaks with Mike White, the co-author of Stop and Frisk: The Use and Abuse of a Controversial Policing Tactic.  No policing tactic has been more controversial than “stop and frisk,” whereby police officers stop, question and frisk ordinary citizens, who they may v... Read more