Civil Liberties

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Necessary Lies

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Larry Bowlden reviews the novel Necessary Lies, by Diane Chamberlain. Although the book centers around two families and is in many ways a love story, its underlying theme is the eugenics program that was employed in North Carolina from 1929–1975 and led to the sterilization... Read more

Notes from the Psychedelic Underground: Michael Pollan

Airs at: Tue, 12/18/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  The legalization of marijuana across the U.S. and Canada is making headline news. The study of the medical uses of psilocybin (and other psychedelics) does not. Academic research of psilocybin found in hallucinogenic mushrooms, lysergic acid, and ecstasy is ongoing at ma... Read more

On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Our monthly segment The F-word: The editors of Luqman Nation join us to talk about open racists and fascists running for elected office in the U.S. and examine how the Tea Party took over of the Republican Party. Also, Lydia Curtis reports from the memorial service for A... Read more

Evening News on 12/11/18

Airs at: Tue, 12/11/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Gun Storage Bill A new bill heading to the Oregon State Legislature next year would tighten storage requirements for gun owners. Titled the Cindy Yuille and Steve Forsyth Act, the bill would require gun owners to store and lock a firearm when it is not in use or when it is... Read more

The End of Policing

Airs at: Thu, 12/13/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
  Join Theresa Mitchell's weekly look at the news you're not supposed to know and her conversation with Professor Alex S. Vitale.  They'll discuss his book THE END OF POLICING How the police endanger us and why we need to find an alternative: Recent years have seen an exp... Read more

70 Million - Reform Activists and a New DA Find Common Ground

Airs at: Thu, 12/13/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  70 MILLION AMERICANS 18+ HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD. The first season of 70 Million will focus on how locals are addressing the role of jails in their backyards. Reporters will travel around the country and hear from people directly impacted by their encounter with jails and... Read more

Matthew Cardinale, candidate for Atlanta City Council; Alyssa Pariah on Trump's attack on trans people; Sasha Buchert, esq.

Airs at: Tue, 12/11/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
Affordable housing advocate, and former Portlander, Matthew Charles Cardinale is running for Atlanta City Council, in a March special election. Let's talk with Matthew about housing, queerness, politics, and the future.  "How can we actually end trans oppression?" We'll lis... Read more

The Politics of Hate: Arjun Singh Sethi

Airs at: Tue, 12/11/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  There is a stench in the air. Hate is out in the open. The number of hate crimes has dramatically escalated in the last couple of years. Recall Dylann Roof who killed nine in an African-American church in South Carolina or Gregory Bush who murdered two black shoppers in ... Read more

The Final Straw Radio

The Final Straw Radio is a weekly, anarchist radio show based out of Asheville, NC. Its hosts, Bursts and William, work to bring listeners: timely info; insights from folks in struggle against injustice and for autonomy; thoughts and expressions from artists and authors wor... Read more

Break the Holiday Shackles: Tis the Season to Expunge

Airs at: Mon, 12/10/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Lauren Regan from the Civil Liberties Defense Center (CLDC) based in Eugene, Oregon.  CLDC has been defending cases for jailed activists and Political Prisoners for many years as well as taking on diverse civil liberties cases.  Regan will discuss... Read more