Civil Liberties

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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

Joel Dow

Airs at: Tue, 03/30/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
  Protesters gathered in front of the Multnomah County Detention Center on Friday, to show support for activist Joel Dow. Dow was arrested on Friday, during a protest against police killings. KBOO spoke to one of the people at the Joel rally about the situatio.   Joel Dow ... Read more

Judge rules that government illegally wiretapped Oregon-based charity

Airs at: Fri, 04/02/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
A federal judge ruled this week that the Bush administration acted illegally by wiretapping an Islamic charity without a warrant. The case was a victory for the Al-Haramain Islamic Charity, whose US office was in Ashland, Oregon. The organization was charged in 2002 with c... Read more

1700 soldiers obtain discharges with aid of Elizabeth Stinson, military trauma therapist

Airs at: Wed, 03/24/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
Host Stephanie Potter talks with Portland resident Elizabeth Stinson about her work as a military trauma therapist. Stinson uses her expertise with military regulations and her counseling and diplomacy skills to advise soldiers and their families on their options for obtain... Read more

Fascism--it's here now

Airs at: Thu, 04/01/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know" comments on our modern-day police state -- how 403 billionaires effectively direct U.S. policy, how 7 million US citizens are in jail, on parole or on probation, how rascism and class theft are tied to empire.  Sh... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04/01/2010

Airs at: Thu, 04/01/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza discuss the Independent Police Review process. About the program… Join co-hosts Jo Ann Bowman and Dave Mazza every Thursday morning as they bring you informative guests and lively discussions about the issues that are important to you... Read more

"An Act of State" by Dr. William Pepper: an investigation into Martin Luther King Jr's assassination

Airs at: Thu, 04/01/2010 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
 Per Fagereng interviews Dr. William Pepper about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Pepper is the author of An Act of State, a compelling and authoritative account of how King’s challenge to the US establishment led inexorably to his murder.  William Pepper was a ... Read more

March 29 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 03/29/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this program deals with the role of the peace movement in preventing nuclear war, the new wave of sex abuse cases in the Catholic Church, the Obama administration's version of No Child Left Behind; and Jean Thompson's short story collection ... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 3/25/10

Airs at: Thu, 03/25/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This fall, Portlanders will decide whether to continue their experiment with voter-owned elections. The question becomes more relevant in the wake of Citzens United vs. Federal Elections Commission, a recent Supreme Court ruling that removed bans on corporate campaign spend... Read more

Paul Cienfuegos - "Is a Truly Sustainable Society Achievable As Long As Corporate 'Rights' Trump the Rights of People" - 2/26/10

Airs at: Fri, 03/26/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
This is Paul Cienfuegos' talk on the ascendancy of corporate rights over the rights of of people as citizens, and how this trend can be reversed.  The assertion of corporate over citizen rights came into sharp focus this January with the Supreme Court's "Citizens United" de... Read more