Cecil and Celeste welcome your calls. This program is open to local, national and international issues ranging from poverty in Portland to politics in Africa.
Host Cecil Prescod speaks with Beth Poteet and Marco Mejia of the Oregon New
Sanctuary Movement (ONSM), an interfaith coalition of individuals and groups
called by their faith to respond actively and publicly to the suffering of
immigrants residing in the United States. The...
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Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Ray McGovern, who was a CIA
analyst for 27 years and Coleen Rowley, an FBI whistleblower who was named
one of Time Magazine's people of the year in 2002. She recently co-wrote the
piece "Wikileak Case Echoes Pentagon Papers."...
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Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Ray McGovern, who was a CIA
analyst for 27 years and Coleen Rowley, an FBI whistleblower who was named
one of Time Magazine's people of the year in 2002. She recently co-wrote the
piece "Wikileak Case Echoes Pentagon Papers."...
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What does the controversy over WikiLeaks disclosures say about our culture?
How do we judge those who say that suppressing the leaks is in the interests
of national security? Are they upholding national security, or are they
betraying American democracy?
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The studies are in and the reports have been issued. The Police and the
Justice system in Oregon target and lock up a disproportianate
percentage people of color. Even more to the point they shoot men of color
at far higher rates than white men behaving similarly. "Pretext...
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Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with the co-directors of the
documentary film, 9500 LIBERTY, which begins a week run at Cinema 21 on
July 16. The film recounts the passing of an immigration reform resolution
in Prince William County, Virginia in 2007. This...
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Interview with filmmaker Eric Byle, director of 9500 LIBERTY.
9500 Liberty reveals the startling vulnerability of a local government,
targeted by national anti-immigration networks using the Internet to frighten
and intimidate lawmakers and citizens. Alarmed by a climate o...
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