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Voices from the Edge on 02/25/10

Airs at: Thu, 02/25/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

On January 21, 2010, the U.S. Supreme court took another step in the long - and many say misguided - journey to granting corporations personhood under the U.S. Constitution. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a five-member majority of the court increased the... Read more

Political Perspectives on 02/24/10

Airs at: Wed, 02/24/2010 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

Oregon lawyer Lauren Regan speaks on "One Struggle, One Fight: Intergenerational Political Prisoners." This talk was recorded this past Friday at Reed College as part of a panel discussion. CD-1661 Read more

Voices from the Edge on 02/18/10

Airs at: Thu, 02/18/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

What's next in the Aaron Campbell case? Also, an interview with Oregon Attorney General John Kroger Tuesday night, Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke to over 1,000 Portlanders at Maranantha Church about the "execution" of Aaron Campbell, the most recent victim of a police shoo... Read more

Signs of Change

Airs at: Wed, 02/17/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Circle A Radio

Tonight on Circle A Radio, we’ll take you on an audio tour through the art exhibition: Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures 1960s to Now. Hundreds of posters, photographs, video, and audio representing more than forty years of activism, political protest, and social j... Read more

Will Aaron Campbell's death finally bring police accountability to Portland?

Airs at: Thu, 02/11/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Will Aaron Campbell's death finally bring police accountability to Portland? A Multnomah County grand jury this week found no criminal wrongdoing by Portland police officer Ronald Frashour in the Jan. 28 fatal shooting of Aaron Campbell. The death of an unarmed young ... Read more

Curtis Lofton Interview

Airs at: Mon, 02/15/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

After serving 15 years, Curtis Lofton talked to us from Texas to tell us how he’s doing. Curtis, an African American is unemployed. He didn’t learn a skill or get additional education while incarcerated, however he is clean and dry, optimistic and has a positive attitude. ... Read more

Oscar Wilde

Airs at: Wed, 02/10/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Underground

the Youth Collective Topic this month was the wild, and so Arthur brings us a profile on writer Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, born 16 October 1854 and die 30 November 1900. Read more

Remembering Howard Zinn

Airs at: Mon, 02/08/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Practicing history from below: that was the work of the late Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States. Here Tom Becker describes that approach to history, in contrast to traditional ways of telling stories from the perspective of ruling classes. Tom q... Read more

Community Partners Reinvestment Program

Airs at: Mon, 02/08/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Folks from the Volunteers of America program – Community Partners Reinvestment Program, Marina Poltorak and Patrick Harvey shared stories and information about help they provide when prisoners are released. To learn more, you can telephone them at 503/595-3477 and ask for M... Read more

OPEN LINES discussion on Supreme Court ruling regarding campaign finance limits and...

Airs at: Thu, 01/21/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

OPEN LINES discussion on Supreme Court ruling regarding campaign finance limits and other current issues on the top KBOO Listeners' minds....Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about t... Read more