Civil Liberties

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Military Commissions Manual

Airs at: Fri, 04/09/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
            Eight public interest organizations are calling for public review of the new rules for military commissions. They signed a statement saying that to promote transparency and fairness, the Department of Defense should allow for public review and comment as it ... Read more

White Christmas: A Rant (Angry APA Minute)

Airs at: Fri, 04/02/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Kushlani de Soyza sounds off on being racially profiled by "Santa Claus with a day job as a low-level federal bureaucrat." Read more

The Postcolonial Citizen, Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt

Airs at: Fri, 04/02/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
APA Compass collective member Kushlani de Soyza talks with author Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt about her new book, The Postcolonial Citizen: The Intellectual Migrant. Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04/08/10

Airs at: Thu, 04/08/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
      What does peace mean to you? Oregon youth respond   In world where we struggle with wars, injustice, violence in our communities and the threat of environmental devastation...what does peace mean to you. That was the question 186 students from around Oregon answ... Read more

Prosecution of George Bush

Airs at: Thu, 04/08/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
   Charlotte Dennett is on a one-woman tour to push for the prosecution of former President George W. Bush. Following the publication of her book, The People versus Bush, she ran for the office of Vermont Attorney General on the platform of charging Bush with murder. S... Read more

April 5 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 04/05/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 What should policies and goals should replace the test-and-punish approach of "No Child Left Behind"?  How can academic freedom in the University be defended from what threatens it today?  What does the story of Easter mean for the US at war in the Middle East?  What's ... Read more

Defending Academic Freedom

Airs at: Mon, 04/05/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
What undermines academic freedom and intellectual inquiry in the University today and what can be done to defend them?  Professor Cary Nelson, president of the American Association of University Professors, talks with the Old Mole's Laurie Mercier about untenured faculty... Read more

Joel Dow

Airs at: Tue, 03/30/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
  Protesters gathered in front of the Multnomah County Detention Center on Friday, to show support for activist Joel Dow. Dow was arrested on Friday, during a protest against police killings. KBOO spoke to one of the people at the Joel rally about the situatio.   Joel Dow... Read more

Judge rules that government illegally wiretapped Oregon-based charity

Airs at: Fri, 04/02/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A federal judge ruled this week that the Bush administration acted illegally by wiretapping an Islamic charity without a warrant. The case was a victory for the Al-Haramain Islamic Charity, whose US office was in Ashland, Oregon. The organization was charged in 2002 with... Read more

1700 soldiers obtain discharges with aid of Elizabeth Stinson, military trauma therapist

Airs at: Wed, 03/24/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
Host Stephanie Potter talks with Portland resident Elizabeth Stinson about her work as a military trauma therapist. Stinson uses her expertise with military regulations and her counseling and diplomacy skills to advise soldiers and their families on their options for obt... Read more