History

Against the looting of Africa: Patrick Bond

Airs at: Thu, 02/15/2018 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Produced for: Fight the Empire

Fight the Empire's Per Fagereng welcomes Patrick Bond, professor of political economy at the University of the Witwatersrand Wits School of Governance. His research interests include political economy, environment, social policy, and geopolitics. Bond writes in The Chan... Read more

Buscando America on 02/06/18

Airs at: Tue, 02/06/2018 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Produced for: Buscando America

Desde la Ciudad de Oaxaca, conoce a Griselda Sámchez Lluvia Obsidiana autora de Coco Dulce, un documento sonoro sobre la resistencia Garífuna en Honduras. Read more

Cutting Corporate Taxes: Richard Wolff

Airs at: Tue, 02/06/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Corporations are riding high in the saddle. With their friends in Washington they are raking it in. That certainly is the case with the tax law passed by Congress in late 2017. If you look at the details it is warmed over trickle-down economics. While most workers will g... Read more

Animator Gail Noonan

Airs at: Thu, 02/15/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Words and Pictures

Gail Noonan's short films celebrate human relations and the natural world with a sweeping range of artistic techniques, from collage to stop-motion animation. Her work cuts against the grain with humor and heart, tackling themes of justice and liberation, poetry and sex... Read more

Winter Festival Lineup

Airs at: Thu, 02/08/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: The Film Show

As winter drizzles on, there are two golden opportunities this month to get out and see the world without leaving Oregon: the Cascade Festival of African Films and the Portland International Film Festival. Ben Popp has been gathering together regional filmmakers for the ... Read more

Celebrating Black Voices in Country Music

Airs at: Sat, 02/03/2018 at 6:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Swing 'n' Country

February is Black History Month so here at Swing'n'Country we're celebrating the many contributions African-American musicians have made to country music. Hear Leadbelly's early country blues, Chuck Berry's rockabilly sounds, and Stoney Edwards' 1970's hit "She's My Rock".... Read more

Poor People's Campaign Brings Call for Morality and Justice to Salem

Airs at: Fri, 02/02/2018 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

This coming Monday, February 5th, a number of Oregonians will deliver a letter to the state capitol in Salem, as part of the nationwide Poor People’s Campaign. The campaign describes itself as "A National Call for Moral Revival," and is inspired by, though far from an exact... Read more

Dennis Peron: Rest In Peace

Airs at: Wed, 02/21/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Free Culture Radio

This week, it's part one of our interview with journalist Fred Gardner about the late YIPPIE! and social justice activist Dennis Peron, regarded as the Godfather of Medical Marijuana. Plus, we speak with a nurse about supervised injection sites. Portland People's Outreach ... Read more

Betty Before X author Renee Watson

Airs at: Thu, 02/01/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty's house doesn't quite feel like home. She believes her mother loves her, but she can't shake the feeling that her mother doesn't want her. Church helps those worries fade, if only for a little while. The singing, the preaching, the sp... 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