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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

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

Secretaries of State evaluate their Voting Process

Produced for:  Between Us
Don Merrill talks with C. Normal Turrill, president of the League of Women Voters, Oregon about the state of voting on the eve of the 2016 election.  He also talks with Secretaries of States or their representatives from nearly half-a-dozen states across the country. Read more

Veterans & the Criminal Justice System

Airs at: Mon, 11/07/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
As we honor those who served in the U.S. military this Veterans Day, we also remember those serving time in our jails and prisons.  Oregon has among the highest rates of incarcerated veterans in the nation.  Karen James hosts a special discussion about veterans and the crim... Read more

Ball of Confusion (Election?! Edition)

Airs at: Fri, 11/04/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am
  Temptations sing: "One, two, one, two, three, four, ow People moving out, people moving in Why, because of the color of their skin Run, run, run but you sure can't hide An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth Vote for me and I'll set you free   Rap on, brother, rap on ... Read more

Women In Prison, Part One

Airs at: Mon, 10/24/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The Oregon Justice Resource Center recently held its Women In Prison Conference at Lewis & Clark College School of Law in Portland, Oregon. In part one of our coverage, we speak with Bobbin Singh, the Executive Director of OJRC; Ailene Farkac, with MercyCorps NW's Reentry T... Read more

Labor Radio on 10/17/16 - Interview w/two US Senate candidates

Airs at: Mon, 10/17/2016 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
  The Candidates Speak Host Michael Cathcart gets to know two candidates challenging Ron Wyden for one of Oregon's US Senate seats. The guests: Shanti Lewallen of the Working Families Party Eric Navickas of the Progressive Party   Connect with Michael on Twitter @Mi... Read more

News In Depth 09/12/16 Shannon Wight, Partnership for Safety and Justice

Airs at: Mon, 09/12/2016 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
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Century Of Lies for September 11 2016

Airs at: Sun, 09/11/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we learn about the state of medical marijuana in Washington state post-502, featuring audio from patient advocate Alison Bigelow, former state legislator Jeanne Kohl-Welles, and more. Read more

Move-out day along the Springwater Corridor

Produced for:  Between Us
Today was the first day of scheduled evictions of houseless people who have been living along Portland Oregon's Springwater Corridor Trail for more than a year.  After delayed for a month, police and community advocates began moving along the 21-mile trail moving the indige... Read more