Civil Rights/Human Rights

Solidarity with the Migrant Caravan: 2 on the ground perspectives

Airs at: Tue, 12/11/2018 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Produced for: The Final Straw Radio

This week William had the opportunity to speak with two people who are doing active support work for the folks involved in what’s being called the “migrant caravan”, a group of 7,000 or so people primarily from Honduras fleeting violence of many kinds. Firstly we’ll hear fr... Read more

Light at the End of the Tunnel for Yemen?

Airs at: Fri, 12/14/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Beloved Community

As of Tuesday, December 11th, the Senate is poised to vote on ending US support of the war on Yemen. According to Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders: "Tomorrow, I will move to proceed to S.J. Res. 54, the resolution I have offered with Senators Lee and Murphy to end U.S. inv... Read more

Farid Ghehioueche, Alan Silber, and the late Mickey Martin

Airs at: Sun, 12/16/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week on Century, we continue our conversation with Farid Ghehioueche, a French activist and organizer of the International Cannabis Policy Conference; we hear an interview with criminal defense attorney and NORML Legal Committee member Alan Silber from 2015; plus an in... Read more

The End of Policing

Airs at: Thu, 12/13/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Join Theresa Mitchell's weekly look at the news you're not supposed to know and her conversation with Professor Alex S. Vitale. They'll discuss his book THE END OF POLICING How the police endanger us and why we need to find an alternative: Recent years have seen an exp... Read more

70 Million - Reform Activists and a New DA Find Common Ground

Airs at: Thu, 12/13/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Radiozine

70 MILLION AMERICANS 18+ HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD. The first season of 70 Million will focus on how locals are addressing the role of jails in their backyards. Reporters will travel around the country and hear from people directly impacted by their encounter with jails and... Read more

What Will the Election of Bolsonaro Mean for Democracy in Brazil?

Airs at: Mon, 12/10/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

On October 28, the extreme right-wing politician Jair Bolsonaro was elected as Brazil's next President. Bolsonaro has praised Brazil's 20-year military dictatorship and threatened his political opponents with jail or exile. Dan Jaffee speaks with Dr. Flavia Braga Vieira a... Read more

Drawn to Berlin - Ali Fitzgerald

Airs at: Thu, 12/13/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Words and Pictures

Celebrate Words and Pictures' 15th anniversary on the air with a visit from Drawn to Berlin author Ali Fitgerald! Drawn to Berlin follows Ali's encounters with Syrian youth, as she teaches comics workshops at a makeshift refugee center in Germany and hears personal stor... Read more

Matthew Cardinale, candidate for Atlanta City Council; Alyssa Pariah on Trump's attack on trans people; Sasha Buchert, esq.

Airs at: Tue, 12/11/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Preference

Affordable housing advocate, and former Portlander, Matthew Charles Cardinale is running for Atlanta City Council, in a March special election. Let's talk with Matthew about housing, queerness, politics, and the future. "How can we actually end trans oppression?" We'll lis... Read more

The Politics of Hate: Arjun Singh Sethi

Airs at: Tue, 12/11/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

There is a stench in the air. Hate is out in the open. The number of hate crimes has dramatically escalated in the last couple of years. Recall Dylann Roof who killed nine in an African-American church in South Carolina or Gregory Bush who murdered two black shoppers in ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 10, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 12/10/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker hosts this episode which includes: Is China Destined to Become the New World Hegemon? An interview with China Scholar Richard Smith on how China became a world economic and political power. Speaking Truth about the Dead: How to talk truthfully about the recently... Read more