Civil Liberties

Old Mole Variety Hour June 11th 2012

Airs at: Mon, 06/11/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Clayton Morgareidge hosts today's Old Mole and we hear: For past shows and for more about the Old Mole, go here. You can also follow (and "like") us on Facebook. To listen to the whole show, use the play button below. To hear individual pieces, use these links: ... Read more

OPAL and the Tri-Met Bus-Riders' Union

Airs at: Mon, 06/11/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with Jon Ostar and Khanh Pham from OPAL about organizing a bus-riders union in Portland. They considerm Tri-Met's vision of a lighrail utopia while bus-service has diminished and fares have increased, and why these priorities have shifted. They underscor... Read more

Positively Revolting on 06-08-12 Democracy? ...what would that look like?

Airs at: Fri, 06/08/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Positively Revolting

Lyn is joined by guest host Grace Marion and guest David Delk of the Portland Alliance for Democracy ....democracy? ...what would that look like? Read more

Voices from the Edge on 06-07-12 How did Portland police fare in new report on officer-involved shootings?

Airs at: Thu, 06/07/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

How did Portland police fare in new report on officer-involved shootings? The Portland City Auditor released on May 30 a new report by outside experts that examined officer-involved shootings of "individuals experiencing some level of mental or emotional crisis." The inves... Read more

Koreen Brown on culturally responsive and relevant instructional practices.

Airs at: Fri, 06/08/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Koreen Brown discusses the importance of providing cultural and racial equity to Portland Public School's students experiencing significant mental health concerns as well as the findings of her academic research on Mexican American males counter stories of educational succe... Read more

Muslim Student Placed On No Fly List, Stranded Overseas

Airs at: Thu, 06/07/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

Normal 0 A 27-year-old Muslim-American from San Diego, California, who was studying abroad in Costa Rica, is seeking an alternate way home after suddenly finding himself on the United States’ no-fly list. On June 5th, Kevin Iraniha attempted to board a flight to t... Read more

Cameron Whitten Continues Hunger Strike For Housing Rights

Airs at: Thu, 06/07/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

Normal 0 Occupy Portland activist and former mayoral candidate Cameron Whitten continued his hunger strike in front of City Hall today. Whitten, who began his strike on Saturday, is demanding a withdrawal of the fines against the Right to Dream Too Rest Area downtown. H... Read more

Headlines on the war on Syria, al-Hola massacre, Fukushima re-criticality, poverty in the U.S. and more

Airs at: Thu, 05/31/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Host Theresa Mitchell gives the Headlines and takes listener calls on subjects including the war on Syria, al-Hola massacre, military exercises in Jordan, Fukushima re-criticality and contamination, poverty in the U.S. and more. Read more

Headlines and listener calls with Theresa Mitchell

Airs at: Thu, 05/24/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Host Theresa Mitchell gives the Headlines and takes listener calls on subjects including the nuclear submarine fire in Boston Harbor, the controversy over car camping for homeless in local church parking lots, Iran/U.S. negotiations, nuclear contamination and the use of dro... Read more

The 2nd Revolution: Dismantling Corporate Rule

Airs at: Wed, 06/06/2012 at 12:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

We live "drenched in corporate culture," with our planet, our democracy, and all of us "real people" under assault. But, according to Paul Cienfuegos, "We the people are more powerful than we dare to believe," and the corporate power structure CAN be dismantled. A long-time... Read more