Civil Liberties

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Members of Congress Call Out Nazis and Other Violent Right-wing Extremists

Airs at: Mon, 08/14/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Numerous members of Congress and other officials joined in condemning Saturday’s racist attack and in calling out Nazis and other violent rightwing extremists.  Many also expressed their disappointment and even outrage at the slow, lackluster response from the current pr... Read more

Say Goodbye to Medical Privacy

Airs at: Sun, 08/13/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The administration wants to waive the medical privacy rights of people who are prescribed opiates, so the president may be declaring a national emergency over drugs. Read more

The Murder of George Jackson

Airs at: Mon, 08/14/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  The Struggle Inside: The Murder of George Jackson, a program about the modern anti-prison movement. This year marks the 38th anniversary of Black August, first originated in the California prisons to honor fallen Freedom Fighters, George and Jonathan Jackson, Khatari ... Read more

Why Good People Become Silent (Or Worse) About 9/11

Airs at: Tue, 06/19/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
Frances Shure is a Licensed Professional Counselor who is now retired from her private practice and from her position as adjunct instructor at Naropa University at Boulder, Colorado. In her 20 years as a psychotherapist, she focused on "depth psychology," which involves... Read more

Council Reacts to Citizen Feedback on Police Oversight Proposals

Airs at: Thu, 08/10/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On Wednesday, August 9, the Portland City Council reconsidered three police oversight proposals that prompted a long and angry public hearing last Thursday. Council uncharacteristically took a lot of that testimony into consideration in the intervening week: --A propose... Read more

Vancouver Oil Terminal Protest

Airs at: Thu, 08/10/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO reporter Tom Flynn spoke with Cher Tso, who was speaking on behalf of an organization known as Shut Down Fossil Fuels. The group staged a demonstration in downtown Vancouver, Washington, on Monday to influence Governor Jay Inslee to reject the proposed Tesoro Savage... Read more

Canadian Military to Open Camp for Refugees from US

Airs at: Wed, 08/09/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The Canadian military is building a camp that would house up to 500 asylum seeking refugees from the US.   The camp is to be located in Saint - Bernard- de-lacolle, Quebec in close proximity to Plattsburgh, New York.   Construction of the camp has begun a week after Cana... Read more

Danielle Outlaw Appointed New Chief of Portland Police

Airs at: Tue, 08/08/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Monday the appointment of a new chief of Portland police. Danielle Outlaw who is a 19 year veteran of the Oakland police department has been selected to be the new chief in Portland.  Outlaw is only the third person to be selected for the job ... Read more

Sex, Sex Work, and the City; and the Prexy lashes out at trans people.

Airs at: Tue, 08/08/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
    This week, I'll be talking with local sex worker activist and frequent Preference guest Red. We'll discuss how sex, sex work, sociality, and safety play out in urban environments. The starting points for our conversation: our own experiences, and Samuel Delany's es... Read more

Mobilizing Resentment: Chip Berlet

Airs at: Tue, 08/08/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Us versus them politics, pitting one group against another, is as old as the hills. Vulnerable groups are targeted. Language is weaponized. And resentment is mobilized along race, class and gender lines. Unbridled nationalism with lots of flag waving is the soundtrack... Read more