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The Legal Case for Genocide

Airs at: Mon, 02/05/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In December 2023, residents of Gaza and two nongovernmental human rights organizations filed a lawsuit in a federal court in California arguing that the US federal government has violated the 1948 Genocide Convention by failing to intervene in Israel’s recent actions in Gaz... Read more

Portland for All with Andres Oswill

Airs at: Mon, 01/22/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Please join us on Monday, January 22nd at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Andres Oswill from the group, Portland for All, about their upcoming PolicyTalk with DA Mike Schmidt, Candace Avalos and Lamar Wise. We will be discussing perceptio... Read more

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Airs at: Mon, 01/15/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On April 12, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and nearly 50 other protestors and civil rights leaders were arrested after leading a Good Friday demonstration as part of the Birmingham Campaign, designed to bring national attention to the brutal, racist treatment suffered by... Read more

Should Donald Trump be on the Colorado primary ballot?

Airs at: Wed, 12/27/2023 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
In September, representative of a nationwide effort, activists and lawyers filed a lawsuit to remove Donald Trump from Colorado's election ballots via Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.   The initial District Court ruling (pdf) declared that while Tru... Read more

Human Rights and World Drug Policies

Airs at: Wed, 12/13/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Human Rights and World Drug Policies. At the recently-concluded meeting of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Austria, the International Drug Policy Consortium, along with some national delegations and UN agencies, held a special event... Read more

ACLU Debunks Myths about Measure 110

Airs at: Mon, 12/04/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James speaks with Emily Hawley, Senior Policy Associate with ACLU Oregon, who discusses “Solutions for Safe and Just Communities” a report she co-authored with Jessica Maravilla, that debunks the myths and misinformation about Measure 110. The report says Oregoni... Read more

Incarcerated Workers, Political Prisoners & Human Rights

Airs at: Mon, 11/27/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews former Political Prisoner Jalil Muntaqim with The Jericho Movement, Spirit of Mandela and People's Senate talking about the importance of getting involved with the 13th Forward national initiative to end prison slavery.  More Information: https:/... Read more

Combating Carveouts

Airs at: Wed, 11/15/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Combating Carveouts. Legislative carveouts can negate drug policy and criminal justice reforms. On this week’s Century, we hear from Sarah Staudt, Policy & Advocacy Director at the Prison Policy Initiative, combating legislative carveouts in cr... Read more

The Myths and Harms of Electronic Monitoring

Airs at: Mon, 11/13/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: The Myths and Harms of Electronic Monitoring. The Prison Policy Initiative has released a report entitled “Not an alternative: The myths, harms, and expansion of pretrial electronic monitoring.” To learn more, host Doug McVay speaks with... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for November 13, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 11/13/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Crypto and Fraud: After the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX last November, federal prosecutors charged the company's founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, with fraud and what ... Read more