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I Can't Breathe: MattTaibbi

Airs at: Thu, 11/02/2017 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Presswatch
  Matt Taibbi, journalist with Rolling Stone and author of Insane Clown President, returns to Presswatch the discuss his new book I Can't Breathe. About  I CAN’T BREATHE: A work of riveting literary journalism that explores the roots and repercussions of the infamous kil... Read more

The Guantanamo Files: Andy Worthington

Airs at: Fri, 10/27/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
  Linda Olson-Osterlund speaks to Andy Worthington...a British historian, investigative journalist, and film director. He has published three books, and been published in numerous publications. In 2009 Worthington was the co-director of a documentary about the Guantánamo ... Read more

Decriminalization of Sex Work

Airs at: Mon, 10/30/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The Drug Policy Alliance held its 2017 International Drug Policy Reform Conference recently in Atlanta, Georgia. This year’s policy conference was not dominated by white middle class male Libertarians -- thankfully -- and instead emphasized harm reduction, identity politics... Read more

Report: Portland Police Training Pulls Punches When It Comes to De-Escalation

Airs at: Thu, 10/19/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On Tuesday, KBOO reported on a report released October 3 by the Compliance Officer/Community Liaison (COCL), the body tasked with assessing the city's compliance with the terms of a settlement reached with the US Department of Justice. The settlement was reached after the ... Read more

Major Steps in Criminal Justice Reform

Airs at: Mon, 10/23/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
A felony conviction for small personal-use amounts of a drug can wreak havoc on a person's life forever and make it incredibly difficult if not impossible for that person to rehabilitate and re-integrate into society. In the most recent Oregon legislative session, criminal ... Read more

Citizens Respond to Latest COCL Report on Police Reform

Airs at: Tue, 10/17/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The Compliance Officer and Community Liaison (COCL) is the body tasked with independently assessing the city's compliance with a 2012 Settlement with the US Department of Justice. The settlement (pdf) was reached after years of community agitation over excessive force by po... Read more

Positively Revolting Hosts an Open Forum

Airs at: Fri, 10/13/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
And we figured you might be in that same small boat with us.  What's on your mind? Could it be: active and looming climate change writ large threat of nuclear war the current occupant of the white house openly questioning major media's right to report facts that differ... Read more

Police Response to ICE Protest Raises Questions

Airs at: Thu, 10/12/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The actions of the Portland Police are once again gaining national attention after disturbing pictures emerged yesterday of officers placing sensory deprivation hoods and headphones on people who were peacefully protesting deportations by Immigrations and Customs Enforcemen... Read more

The Case of Robyn Drown

Airs at: Mon, 10/16/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Emma Lugo speaks with film maker Mary Knight about her film about the case of Robyn Drown, a current inmate at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville.  The film screening will be held at the 2017 Women in Prison Conference in Portland on October 21 & 22nd.  ... Read more

On the Ground Radio

Airs at: Mon, 10/16/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  A recurring theme in this show is news, media, information and voice. Who gets to be heard. What stories, narratives, lives are lifted up as worthy, and what lies are lifted up as truth. Gerald Horne is in the house with new books, including "The Rise and Fall of the Ass... Read more