Civil Liberties

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King Killed 50 Years Ago

Airs at: Wed, 04/04/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
  Fifty years ago Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis. William Pepper, a lawyer and peace activist, was a colleague and friend of King. He came to understand that government figures carried out the killing, and spent many years seeking the truth. Friday, Ma... Read more

Stereotypes & Misconceptions About Sex Offenders

Airs at: Mon, 03/26/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken talks with Tim Buckley, one of the authors of  The New Scarlet Letters: Sex Offenders, Their Treatment, and Our Challenge. They will discuss stereotypes and misconceptions of sex offenders, and how the punitive orientation of the criminal justice system affects p... Read more

Buscando America on 03/27/18

Airs at: Tue, 03/27/2018 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Este programa esta dedicado al Primer Encuentro Internacional Político, Artístico, Deportivo y Cultural de Mujeres que Luchan, que se llevó acabo del 8 al 10 de marzo en el caracol de Morelia, Chiapas. Además, hicimos un breve recuento de algunas de las voces que participar... Read more

Democracy: Michael Parenti

Airs at: Tue, 03/27/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Discussions about democracy probably start in Athens about 2500 years ago. A truism is society is democratic to the extent that its citizens play a meaningful role in managing public affairs. Democracy is located within the capitalist economic system infamous for produci... Read more

Perpetual Imprisonment at Guantánamo: Andy Worthington

Airs at: Wed, 03/28/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Andy Worthington is an investigative journalist, author, campaigner, commentator and public speaker.  He joins Linda Olson-Ostrerlund on Political Perspectives to discuss all things Guantanamo and the Supreme Court's recent ruling that immigrants facing deportation can b... Read more

When They Call You A Terrorist: Patrisse Khan-Cullors

Airs at: Mon, 03/26/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Patrisse Khan-Cullors, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and the author of the new book, WHEN THEY CALL YOU A TERRORIST: A Black Lives Matter Memoir, a meaningful, empowering account of strength and resilience. In this conversation, hosted by long-time organizer Cat Brooks... Read more

The Culture of Punishment

Airs at: Wed, 03/21/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Pushing Back Against the Culture of Punishment. The White House is pushing for a renewed war on drugs. The attorney general, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III – yes, that’s his real name – issued a memo to all US Attorneys on March Tw... Read more

Fascism Exported to the Caribbean and Africa

Airs at: Mon, 03/19/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  On this show, our first 2018 episode of The F-Word, when we talk about fascism. Professor Margaret Stevens, author of the new book 'Red International and Black Caribbean' joins us for a discussion that you don't want to miss. And one million students marching around the ... Read more

Knowledge is Power: Outsmarting the Prison Industrial Complex

Airs at: Mon, 03/26/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Dr. Peter Bohmer, a long time activist and professor of political economy at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.  Bohmer has been fighting for civil and human rights since the 60's and has a been a target of near fatal state repres... Read more

Can You See the White? (Part 1)

Airs at: Fri, 03/16/2018 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for:  Valley Views
Faith is a white woman who reflects on personal and societal events that shaped her life’s journey to racial justice and equity awareness.  I asked Faith to be on the show because she and I have had many conversations about race that may be inspiring to listeners.  I admire... Read more