Government/Politics

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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

The Old Mole Variety Hour for January 29th 2018

Airs at: Mon, 01/29/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris hosts this episode of the Old Mole  Greenwashing and Global Climate Justice: Bill Resnick talks to John Foran about corporate greenwashing and what must and can be done to save the planet.  John Foran is professor of sociology at the University of Califo... 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

Veteran's Affairs Police Shoot Man at Southern Oregon Facility

Airs at: Fri, 01/26/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  A veteran who may have been suffering from mental distress was shot by police at the Department of Veteran's Affairs' Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center in White City yesterday. At this time, little is known beyond the information released by the Jackson County Sherri... 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

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

Daring Democracy: Igniting Power, Meaning and Connection for the America We Want

Airs at: Mon, 01/29/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  The election of Donald Trump came as a shock to many. But others saw it as the culmination of a decades-long effort to uproot and destabilize America’s democratic government. My guests come from two different generations but with a similar viewpoint and quest to empower ... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for January 22, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 01/22/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this edition of the Old Mole, and here is what was covered; 1. PCUN founder Larry Kleinman talks with Bill Resnick about threats to immigrants including "Dreamers". 2.. Left and the Law: Jan and Mike discuss legal obstacles to canceling DACA 3. Tom Becker ... 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

Killing the Middleclass

Airs at: Mon, 01/22/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Thom Becker reads a piece by Jim Hightower arguing pointing out that the middleclass in the US came to be only in the 1930s through the '60s, mostly due to working class struggles. Now Republicans are busy trying to return most of us to poverty. Photo Credit: Common Dreams Read more