In the early 1960's a revolution in documentary filmmaking took root,
inspired by both cultural uprisings and new audio-visual technologies.
The movement known as Direct Cinema rejected authorial voiceovers and
other narrative devices, opting instead for immediacy, a...
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President Donald Trump has partially unveiled his new plan for the country of
Afghanistan; a plan that might see the US Military presence in the region
increase by four-thousand troops. Moves like this have far-reaching
consequences across the globe and must be carefull...
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From Pacifica Radio Archives, recordings of Dick Gregory, honoring the life
of the comedian and civil rights activist who broke barriers in the 1960s and
became one of the first African-Americans to perform at white clubs.
Gregory used satire and cool humor as a forc...
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Karen James interviews Jessica Katz, the director of the Family Preservation
Project (FPP) at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, and Nova
Sweet, a former participant of the program. FPP is a program of the YWCA of
Greater Portland that uses a holistic, f...
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Will Rogers, a famous U.S. humorist once said, “If you find yourself in a
hole, stop digging.” Good advice. Wish that it were heeded when it comes to
climate change. Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection
Agency, says, “there's tremendous disagreement”...
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Events last week in Charlottesville have triggered mass solidarity movements
in cities across the U-S, including the city of Portland. On Friday
evening, at least a thousand people gathered at the Portland waterfront for
the “Eclipse Hate: Solidarity with Charlottesvill...
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This week, Century of Lies comes to you live from Seattle Hempfest! We speak
with Betty Aldworth about her new project #JustSayNoToHate, plus words from
Tim Pate, Elvy Musikka, Sharon Whitson, Ben Livingston, Vivian McPeak, and
John Davis.
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For this hour we go to Charlottesville, Va. and hear voices, including that
of author and activist Cornel West and the Rev. Tracy Blackmon, who
participated in a mass prayer service at St. Pauls Memorial Church on Friday,
August 11, in advance of the deadly rally of w...
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Cecil and Celeste welcome Teressa Raiford from Don't Shoot PDX to discuss
Mayor Wheeler's newly hired police chief, Danielle Outlaw. What changes
will she bring to the leadership role of the Portland Police Bureau?
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We are thrilled to speak with Linda Tirado once again on Positively
Revolting. Linda's analysis of current events is always insightful. During
and after Charlottesville Linda's tweets have been clear -- there is no room
for equivocation or mincing words. Nazis must be ...
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