Civil Liberties

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Index of leading asshattery indicators

 I love Harper's Index. For those of you not familiar with it, Harper's Index appears near the front of every edition of Harper's magazine. It presents a sort of snapshot of current affairs by way of assembling a bunch of seemingly obscure, but ultimately telling, statistic... Read more

Interview: Journalist Michelle Shepherd on Guantanamos's Child, Omar Khadr

Airs at: Mon, 12/29/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for Radiozine
On January 26th, just six days after his inaugeration, President Obama will face his first scheduled Guantanamo Tribunal. The trial of Canada born Omar Khadr just 15 years old when captured by US forces following a firefight in Aphghanistan is scheduled to begin. Michelle She... Read more

Locked Up - Locked Out

Airs at: Sun, 12/28/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
The sound track for "Locked Up - Locked Out" tells about the California organization, All Of Us Or None. This national organizing movement, started by formerly incarcerated people whose goal is to build political power in the communities most affected by mass incarceration ... Read more

A New Start

Airs at: Sun, 12/21/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Our guest was released just two weeks ago. Ruth Kovacs and Matt talk about the joys of being released, the dinner his mom fixed, and the welcome from his girl, family and friends. Matt also talks abut why he feels sure that he will not be returning to prison. His own decisi... Read more

We The People - Reaching Across The Aisle - Part 2

Airs at: Wed, 12/24/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for

We The People - Reaching Across The Aisle - Part 1

Airs at: Wed, 12/24/2008 at 4:00pm
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Eugene Human Rights

Airs at: Tue, 12/09/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for Evening News
A number of activist groups in Eugene are pulling togerther with the hope of turning Eugene into a “Human Rights City”—a city that places human rights above all, and doesn’t wait for government mandates to do it. KBOO’s Sue Supriano spoke to Ken Neubeck of the Human Rights C... Read more