Government/Politics

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The Cost of Deportations

Airs at: Mon, 06/11/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for Radiozine
  The Cost of Deportations looks at deportation through the lens of one Central American nation that sends migrants north" Guatemala.  About two million Guatemalans live in the US. But, half of those here lack legal status, and tens of thousands of Guatemalans are deported... Read more

Saving Lives? Not In Our Backyard

Airs at: Sun, 06/10/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
Reducing Harms and Managing Risks This week, we listen to parts of a debate in the Scottish Parliament on whether, and how, to establish supervised injection facilities and safe consumption spaces. The motion to do so was introduced by the ruling Scottish National Party, a... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 16

Airs at: Wed, 06/06/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for The Politics of Living
    June 6, 2018   Lynn Fitch presents another storytelling installment: What's Next? Venturing into the Great Wide Open. Ten Minutes With Darka: This month, Darka's guest is Carl Wolfson, a comedian, radio host, author and activist.  He was a mainstay on Portland's ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for May 14, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick hosts this episode of the Mole, and we hear: 1. Bill Resnick talks with Dave Finkle about Trump's withdrawal from the Iran deal and Middle East politics. 2. The Left and the Law team discuss immigration policies at the southern border in light of the caravan o... Read more

Singing Down the System

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with music historian Jeffrey Hunt about the music on today’s show—popular songs that illustrate how the critique of money, banking, and finance has gained expression in popular music.  Read more

Trump and the Iran Deal

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with David Finkle, editor of the journal Against the Current, discussing Trump and the Iran deal. Why did Trump withdraw from the agreement? Why is that making US banks and financiers nervous? What might Russia, China and Europe do? What can we do to avoi... Read more

Bright Spark #2: Operationalizing Harm Reduction.

Airs at: Wed, 05/16/2018 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Produced for Bright Spark
In this episode we interview Erin Haas, a long time volunteer and advocate for harm reduction services and drug users. For the last few years Erin has been the assistant director in the office of Overdose Prevention at the Maryland Department of Health. We asked Erin to tal... Read more

The Politics of Living - Episode 15

Airs at: Wed, 05/02/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for The Politics of Living
  May 2, 2018   Inessa Anderson talks with new contributor Bonnie Michelle.  Bonnie describes herself as a "perpetual student", and has devoted herself to the the art of conversation  - specifically, using conversation to explore the deeper meaning of the journey of lif... Read more

"Freeway" Ricky Ross

Airs at: Thu, 06/07/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
  Today, we broadcast our one-hour special with Rick Donnell Ross, better known as "Freeway" Ricky Ross, and Cornell "Coach" Ward. Ross and Ward joined us for a special in-studio discussion on their role in the explosion of crack-cocaine that hit U.S. streets in the 1980s,... Read more

Policing, Property & Evangelism: Arun Gupta

Airs at: Tue, 06/05/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Alternative Radio
  Large numbers of evangelical Christians in the United States are ardent nationalists and fervent believers in capitalism. They are an influential part of what is called the president’s base. Eighty-one percent of evangelicals who voted in the 2016 presidential election c... Read more