Civil Liberties

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Death row inmate exonerated

Airs at: Thu, 04/15/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
  Oregon is one of thirty-five states that continue to execute prisoners found guilty of murder. A number of states have put executions on hold after new methods of DNA analysis exonerated a number of people who had been found guilty of murder and scheduled for execution.... Read more

Indian Mascots

Airs at: Fri, 04/16/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
  Last night in Portland, Professor Cornel Pewewardy spoke to a packed house about ‘Fightin Whities versus Noble Savages’, a topic referring to the use of native Americans as sport mascots. Here’s a clip of last night’s talk. Read more

Activists say "the time is Now!" to resist robotic warfare and social control

Airs at: Mon, 04/19/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Host Stephanie Potter speaks with Peter Lumsdaine who will be speaking in Portland tonight, Monday, April 19. Veterans for Peace Chapter 72 is bringing in Peter to the Friends Meeting House at 43rd and SE Stark, 7-9PM. $5-10 donation. No one turned away for lack of funds. P... Read more

Military Commissions Manual

Airs at: Fri, 04/09/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
            Eight public interest organizations are calling for public review of the new rules for military commissions. They signed a statement saying that to promote transparency and fairness, the Department of Defense should allow for public review and comment as it de... Read more

White Christmas: A Rant (Angry APA Minute)

Airs at: Fri, 04/02/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
Kushlani de Soyza sounds off on being racially profiled by "Santa Claus with a day job as a low-level federal bureaucrat." Read more

The Postcolonial Citizen, Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt

Airs at: Fri, 04/02/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  APA Compass
APA Compass collective member Kushlani de Soyza talks with author Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt about her new book, The Postcolonial Citizen: The Intellectual Migrant. Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04/08/10

Airs at: Thu, 04/08/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
      What does peace mean to you? Oregon youth respond   In world where we struggle with wars, injustice, violence in our communities and the threat of environmental devastation...what does peace mean to you. That was the question 186 students from around Oregon answer... Read more

Prosecution of George Bush

Airs at: Thu, 04/08/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
   Charlotte Dennett is on a one-woman tour to push for the prosecution of former President George W. Bush. Following the publication of her book, The People versus Bush, she ran for the office of Vermont Attorney General on the platform of charging Bush with murder. She’... Read more

April 5 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 04/05/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 What should policies and goals should replace the test-and-punish approach of "No Child Left Behind"?  How can academic freedom in the University be defended from what threatens it today?  What does the story of Easter mean for the US at war in the Middle East?  What's goi... Read more

Defending Academic Freedom

Airs at: Mon, 04/05/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
What undermines academic freedom and intellectual inquiry in the University today and what can be done to defend them?  Professor Cary Nelson, president of the American Association of University Professors, talks with the Old Mole's Laurie Mercier about untenured faculty af... Read more