Civil Liberties

Bombing Iran and Arresting Dissidents

Airs at: Thu, 03/18/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell will follow logistical preparations to bomb Iran, and discuss Senator John McCain's new anti-constitutional bill to arrest dissidents as "suspected unprivileged enemy billigerents." No, you won't get a phone call. Read more

Who Killed Marine Colonel Jim Sabow?

Airs at: Thu, 03/18/2010 at 9:30am - 10:00am

Produced for: Fight the Empire

Who killed Marine Colonel Jim Sabow? Host Per Fagereng speaks with the Colonel's brother Dr. David Sabow, who has been pursuing the case for over ten years. Marine Colonel James Sabow's death was very controversial. In 1991 Sabow, a fighter pilot and a hero of the Vietnam ... Read more

Stuart Archer Cohen, author of "The Army of the Republic"

Airs at: Thu, 12/10/2009 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Between The Covers

Host Ed Goldberg speaks with Stuart Archer Cohen, author of The Army of the Republic, a novel of resistance to a repressive government in near-future America. Stuart Archer Cohen lives in Juneau, Alaska, where he owns Invisible World, an international company dealing in woo... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 03/18/10

Airs at: Thu, 03/18/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Counting Heads: What's right and what's wrong with the 2010 census Its been happening every decade since 1790. As mandated by the constitution, the U.S. Census Bureau determines the population of the nation, the results used to allocate congressional seats, electoral votes ... Read more

March 15 Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 03/15/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Hosted by Bill Resnick and featuring the powerful protest music of Mavis Staples, this show includes a discussion of the real feasibility of replacing coal and nuclear power with wind and solar; a conversation critical of the "reality" show "Undercover Bosses"; and an anal... Read more

Victims of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act

Airs at: Wed, 03/17/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Circle A Radio

Tonight we are talking about the animal enterprise terrorism act and the Green Scare, with Bob Bloom, defense attorney for one of the AETA 4, Jude from the Scott and Carrie Support Committee, and Tom from EWOK, Earth Warriors are Okay. The Coalition to Abolish the AETA s... Read more

Life and Music of Mavis Staples

Airs at: Mon, 03/15/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

This segment includes of songs by Mavis Staples and the Staples Singers, plus a discussion of her music and her career with radical musicologist Brad Duncan and the Old Mole's Bill Resnick. Their music was an integral part of the civil rights movement, and she's still at i... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 03/11/10

Airs at: Thu, 03/11/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

The appointment of Multnomah County Chair Ted Wheeler as state treasurer last Tuesday churned county and state political waters this week. Wheeler, appointed by Governor Kulongoski to fill the vacancy created by State Treasurer Ben Westlund's death, is now better positioned... Read more

Stephen Vladeck: Free Speech, Peacemakers and the Supreme Court

Airs at: Mon, 03/01/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Stephen Vladeck, Professor at Washington College of Law, American University, about "Free Speech, Peacemakers and the Supreme Court." On Tuesday, Feb. 23, the Supreme Court heard a one hour oral argument for Holder v. Humanit... Read more

Dan Handelman from Copwatch on Portland Police Accountability

Airs at: Wed, 03/03/2010 at 12:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

With a spate of police violence incidents hitting the headlines, the Independent Police Review Division is soon to come under a microscope for how it investigates complaints against Portland law enforcement. Portland Copwatch and Peace and Justice Works volunteer Dan Han... Read more