Civil Liberties

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 1, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 06/01/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Joe Clement hosts! We hear music from Blind Boy Paxon and Blue Scholars! The show includes... Bill Resnick talks with Al Bradbury, a former KBOO Labor Radio host, who now works for the monthly labor magazine, Labor Notes. Larry Bowlden reviews "Intrusions", by ... Read more

Century Of Lies for May 31 2015

Airs at: Sun, 05/31/2015 at 12:00am

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This week on Century Of Lies: we talk with Dr. Denis Petro about medical cannabis, and with Professor Alfred McCoy about the CIA's history of involvement in drug trafficking. Read more

Anti-Islam Rally Planned in Phoenix

Airs at: Thu, 05/28/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

A rally in front of the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix, Arizona, has been scheduled for tomorrow night at 6:15, during Friday prayers. the organizers say it is in response to the attack on a "draw the prophet" event in Garland, Texas earlier this month, in which two gu... Read more

Richard Rothstein Interview

Airs at: Wed, 05/27/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Between Us

Richard Rothstein is a research associate with the Economic Policy Institute. He has written extensively on the effect of inequitable education on black and minority children in the US. His latest piece for the EPI, focuses on the complicity of the Federal government in c... Read more

Century Of Lies for May 24 2015

Airs at: Sun, 05/24/2015 at 12:00am

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This week on Century Of Lies: Part One of our coverage of the Patients Out of Time 2015 clinical cannabis conference held May 21-23 in West Palm Beach, FL. We talk with California criminal defense attorneys Heather Burke and Zenia Gilg about a landmark case they've been arg... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for May 18, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 05/18/2015 at 12:00am

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Denise Morris hosts this episode, with segments on electoral politics vs political movements, videocameras and policing, warrior capitalism, and the psychology of responding to climate change. To hear the whole show, including the music, use the play button. To hear the se... Read more

Left & the Law on Video Cameras and Policing

Airs at: Mon, 05/18/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

For their Left and the Law segment, Jan and Mike talk about the use of video cameras in policing, the impact of citizen video recording of police actions, and new policies requiring officers to wear bodycams. They take up the question of what the camera is able to capture a... Read more

Century Of Lies for May 17 2015

Airs at: Sun, 05/17/2015 at 12:00am

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This week: part two of our coverage of the UN General Assembly's meeting to discuss global drug policy, with audio from the Portuguese and Uruguayan delegates, plus an update on implementation of and changes to Oregon's medical and adult use marijuana programs. Read more

Century Of Lies for May 10 2015

Airs at: Sun, 05/10/2015 at 12:00am

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This week: coverage of the UN General Assembly meeting to discuss global drug policy, with audio from Jamaican Justice Minister Mark Golding, UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson, and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza Read more

Electroshock protest in Clackamas

Airs at: Thu, 05/14/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: News In Depth

Despite a common public perception that it has largely gone away, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), better known as electroshock or shock therapy, is still a widespread practice. As we reported on Tuesday, this Saturday, May 16 is an international day of protest against ... Read more