Civil Liberties

Papers: The Movie - What happens when our Undocumented Youths turn 18?

Airs at: Wed, 09/23/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Common Sense Talk Radio Hosted by Kayse Jama and Grassia MelendezToday, Kayse and Grassia welcome some of the producers of the new film "Papers: The Movie" that deals with people's lives as they turn 18 without "Documentation." In the Studio today were José Luis and Manue... Read more

States Rights, The Federal Government, and the Obama Administration

Airs at: Tue, 09/22/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show

The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe UrisToday's topic is States' Rights, and how they relate to both the Federal Government and the Obama Administration. Read more

Common Sense - Health Issues in the Immigrant - Refugee Community

Airs at: Wed, 09/16/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Common Sense Hosted by Kayse Jama and Grassia MelendezToday's show will cover Community Health and what organizations and community members who are trying to close the gap between health, gender, race and economic status. Joining us for discussion are:John Joo, from APANO... Read more

Teabaggin' it old school

Hordes of Real Americans (TM) descended on Washington this weekend as the Teabaggers held their "Sept. 12" march and rally. You know, the kind of event where people are so patriotic they fly Confederate flags and call for the president to be sent to Kenya. It's all part of ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 09/10/09

Airs at: Thu, 09/10/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Curtis Edward McCarty was convicted and sentenced to death twice for a 1982 murder in Oklahoma City. After repeated court battles and 21 years in prison - 19 on death row - McCarty was exonerated and released following a 2005 appeals court ruling based on new DNA evidence a... Read more

Prisons as Slavery: Robert King of The Angola 3

Airs at: Thu, 09/10/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: A Deeper Look

Robert Hillary King author and the only member of The Angola 3 to be freed from jail joins host Linda Olson-Osterlund to give an update on the cases of the A3 and to talk about prisons as modern slavery. Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox have spent 37 years in solitary conf... Read more

Kennedy's letter to Obama

Sept. 10,2009 Here's the letter from Ted Kennedy to President Obama, written shortly after the Senator learned his cancer was terminal. Dear Mr. President, I wanted to write a few final words to you to express my gratitude for your repeated personal kindnesses to me – and on... Read more

Common Sense and Women of Color in Leadership Roles

Airs at: Wed, 09/09/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Common Sense Hosted by Kayse Jama and Grassia Melendez. Today, Kayse (right) and Grassia (Left) invite four local Women of Color in to discuss what leadership roles Women can play in building Social Justice Movements. Present in the studio today were: Jeri Williams Li... Read more

We need a fighter

Sept. 7, 2009Again, Bill Moyers rides to our rescue.Let's get on with it, Mr. President. We're up the proverbial creek with spaghetti as our paddle. This health care thing could have been the crossing of the Delaware, the turning point in the next American Revolution — the ... Read more

Prison Labor

Airs at: Mon, 09/07/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

It’s Labor Day, so we talked about prison labor. Tatiana, our guest helped Ruth walk through some of the basic information about prison labor. Ruth also read from essays about working in prison written by folks at Oregon State Prison. Read more