Civil Liberties

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Positively Revolting 03-18-11 Rebecca Griffin of Peace Action West

Airs at: Fri, 03/18/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Guest Rebecca Griffin from Peace Action West, about ending the horrifying wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and stopping any NEW WARS about to spring up.  Also, info about the Portland Peace Rally of March 19, 2011. Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-17-11 A new look at Oregon's Measure 11 and its impacts

Airs at: Thu, 03/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  A new look at Oregon's Measure 11 and its impacts Kevin Mannix promised voters in 1994 that his Ballot Measure 11 establishing minimum mandatory sentences would create certainty in Oregon's criminal justice system. While the measure tripled the state's prison populatio... Read more

Will Seaman joins Abe and Joe to discuss the upcoming March 19 Peace March and Rally.

Airs at: Tue, 03/15/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Joe Uris and Abe Proctor Sometimes lost amid the background noise of the American political and social landscape is the fact that we're still at war. Nearly 10 years on, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have reaped a grim harvest of blood and treasure. Is there a... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-10-11 Wray Harris

Airs at: Thu, 03/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
How's the war economy working for you? That's the question many Americans will be asking on March 19, the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. U.S. policymakers have little to show for eight years of fighting in Iraq and nine years of war in Afghanistan other t... Read more

Marriage Equality as Neoliberal Project

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise and Yasmin connect the struggle for LBGT rights with struggles against privatization and criticize how marriage equality obfuscates the fact that essential services like healthcare are not available to all, or in the case of education are under attack. Yasmin Nair is... Read more

Neoliberalism and the War on Women

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel reviews recent attacks on reproductive rights considers how "the neoconservative movement to enforce gender conformity and women's subordination dovetails with the neoliberal agenda of cutting social programs." The full-text version with media-links can be f... Read more

How Organizing Teachers Is Essential to Education Reform

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill and Gwen talk about the business model that groups like Stand up for Children are pushing as educational reform, and how teachers unions are under attack because of their resistance. Gwen Sullivan is the vice-president of the Portland Teachers Association and an elem... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour March 7th

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Today's show, hosted by Joe Clement, features interviews about teachers struggling against the businessizing of education, single-payer healthcare in Oregon, neoliberalism and gay marriage, and a Well Read Red about  the connection between the war against women and labor st... Read more

Human Rights Violations in Zimbabwe

Airs at: Wed, 03/02/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Last week, 45 people were arrested in Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, for watching a video on the uprising in Egypt. They were charged with treason and were tortured by government personnel. One of the detainees was pushed out of a second floor window resulting in a broken... Read more

Positively Revolting 03-04-11 Rally for Peace

Airs at: Fri, 03/04/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
Host Lyn Molich speaks with guests Grant Remington of Veterans For Peace and Dan Handelman of Peace and Justice Works about the March 19th 2011 Rally for Peace   Read more