Civil Liberties

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The Justice System’s War on Kids: Cara Drinan

Airs at: Tue, 01/30/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  The juvenile justice system is off the rails. It is in urgent need of reform. The U.S. incarcerates roughly 2 million children every year, even though 95 percent of them have not been convicted of a violent crime. Too many of them are held in adult facilities. The system... Read more

Portland's African American Boys: How To Be An Ally

Airs at: Mon, 01/29/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Justice Rajee discusses his passion and advocacy for Black boys in Portland and the new course entitled: "Portland's African American Boys: How to be an Ally" this February at the Portland Underground Graduate School.  The course will focus on the past, present, and future ... Read more

Penny Arcade performs in Portland in February; and talking LGBT issues at Concordia University

Airs at: Tue, 01/30/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
This week on Preference, we'll be talking with performance artist Penny Arcade. She is in town this month to perform in a Boom Arts production, Longing Lasts Longer, on February 1st, 2nd, 8th, and 9th.  "Penny Arcade Aka Susana Ventura is an internationally respected perfor... Read more

Kids at NORCOR Regional Jail

Airs at: Mon, 02/05/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Karen James interviews Sarah Radcliffe, an attorney with Disability Rights Oregon, about her investigative report “Don’t Look Around”: A Window into Inhumane Conditions for Youth at NORCOR, that found that kids held at the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility (NOR... Read more

The State of Marijuana

Airs at: Sun, 01/28/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
A new report by the Drug Policy Alliance, From Prohibition to Progress: A Status Report on Marijuana Legalization, demonstrates how and why marijuana legalization is working so far. From Prohibition to Progress finds that states are saving money and protecting the public by... Read more

Off The Shelf

OFF THE SHELF is a podcast highlighting radical library workers, knowledge activists, and information freedom fighters who are transforming, enriching, and empowering lives in the diverse communities they serve. Join host Bob Abbey and his guests for lively discussions of t... Read more

THE ECONOMICS OF IMMIGRATION POLITICS

Airs at: Mon, 01/29/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Richard Wolff of the Economics of Immigration Politics...Voices on the Women's March...Gerald Horne on South Africa and Israel...Headlines on DACA, Medicare For All Town Hall, Hugh Masekela and More  We speak with economist Richard Wolff about the economics behind the i... Read more

Israel's attempts to censor the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement

Airs at: Fri, 01/26/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  One Land Many Voices
Today on One Land Many Voices, we have a two-part special produced by our friends at Pacifica Radio. The first half of the program will be Rise up with Sonali. Israel has decided to ban 20 organizations including Codepink, in a direct response to the Boycott, Divestment, a... Read more

Families of Those Lost to Police Violence Unite for Justice and Reform

Airs at: Tue, 01/23/2018 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Tomorrow morning there will be a protest in front of the Multnomah County Courthouse. A community group, made up of families who have lost loved ones to police violence, will be calling attention to the role that district attorneys play in the lack of justice for these kill... Read more

Women's March REDUX

Airs at: Wed, 01/24/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  The Womens Marches around the nation and around the world, which took place the weekend of January 20, 2018, shocked many by the large turnouts. Six hundred thousand marches attended in Los Angeles, while Chicago's turnout grew from last year's inaugural march and Las Ve... Read more