Civil Liberties

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Bombs, Dollars & Executive Decrees: The U.S. in Yemen

Airs at: Thu, 05/24/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
These are the tools the Obama administration is using in Yemen. Are they stabilizing the transition to Democracy or an attempt to stop Yemen's Arab Spring before real democracy can take hold and assure a place for the US Military to expand on the Arab Peninsula? Join hos... Read more

Virginia Prisoners Unite For Hunger Strike

Airs at: Wed, 05/23/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
On Tuesday, May 22nd, up to 45 inmates began a hunger strike to protest conditions at Virginia's Red Onion State Prison. They are demanding that prison officials provide medical care, nutritional food, and access to complaint and greivance forms. The Human Rights Watch issu... Read more

NATO rolls in to Chicago to fine-tune the machine. Thousands turn out to greet them.

Airs at: Tue, 05/22/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris   Flowers in bloom, sunshine on the lake, NATO summits, bloody clashesbetween police and demonstrators. Ah, springtime in Chicago. Abe and Joe look at the latest outburst against globalization and militarism, and ponder a question: If ... Read more

Prison Pipeline 5/7/12 w/ Merilee Schillinger hosted by Peter Pincetl

Airs at: Mon, 05/07/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Peter Pincetl talks with Merilee Schillinger about her involvement in the Rising Star Toastmaster's and their work with Coffee Creek. Read more

Religious Discrimination in the NDAA

Airs at: Fri, 05/18/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 A national secular group is urging the U.S. Senate to keep religious based discrimination out of the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA. Today, the U.S. House overwhelmingly passed the annual defense spending bill for the 2013 fiscal year. In a press rel... Read more

Zekan Sues Lincoln County For Freedom of Speech

Airs at: Tue, 05/15/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 Matt Zekan is suing Lincoln County officials for denying his right to free speech. Zekan began protesting against the county after the placed his father on administrative leave two years ago. Lincoln County later banned Zekan from all government property fo... Read more

Prosecution Complex: America’s Race to Convict and Its Impact on the Innocent

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2012 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Hosts Cecil Prescod and Celeste Carey speak with Daniel Medwed, author of "Prosecution Complex: America’s Race to Convict and Its Impact on the Innocent." American prosecutors are asked to play two roles within the criminal justice system: they are supposed to be ministers... Read more

Headlines, Fukushima radiation contanimation, Occupy PDX, Hanford nuclear waste dump & more

Airs at: Thu, 05/10/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Host Theresa Mitchell gives Headlines, talks about Fukushima radiation contanimation on Nori seaweed and how vitamin C is hekping people. She also discusses Occupy PDX, Hanford as nuclear waste dump, coal trains & more. Read more

A Federal Appeals Panel in Portland Hears Arguments in the Federal No-Fly List Case.

Airs at: Fri, 05/11/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0   A Federal appeals panel in Portland today heard arguments concerning the appeals process for people on the no-fly list. Lawyers for the 15 Muslim plaintiffs argued that The Terrorist Screening Center is responsible for maintaining the secret no-fly list, yet ... Read more

SPLC Files Ethics Complaint Against Anti-Gay Therapist

Airs at: Thu, 05/10/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A civil rights organization has filed an ethics complaint with the Oregon Psychiatric Association against a Portland psychiatrist for using so-called conversion therapy. University of Oregon student Max Hirsh claims that when he sought treatment for depression, he instead r... Read more