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Oppose the Nomination of William Barr as Attorney General

Airs at: Sun, 01/20/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week, we hear from the DPA's Michael Collins about opposition to the nomination of William Barr as US Attorney General, from IPS's Sanho Tree about the folly of a border "wall," and from Compassionate Oregon's Anthony Taylor about the state of marijuana legalization. Read more

Guantanamo; 17 Years and Still Open...ANDY WORTHINGTON

Airs at: Thu, 01/17/2019 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Voices from the Edge
  Join guest host Linda Olson-Osterlund and Andy Worthington , journalist, film maker and author of The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison . Worthington is in the U.S. to join others protesting the 17th Anniversary on January 11t... Read more

Buscando America on 01/15/19

Airs at: Tue, 01/15/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for Buscando America
Recordando el triunfo de la Revolución Cubana y al poeta cubano mexicano Iván Portela Bonachea mejor conocido "el poeta de las dos islas" en alusión a Cuba e Irlanda. Jorge Rodríguez pastor de la Iglesia Metodista de Las Naciones habla de la delegación de Interfaith Movemen... Read more

2019 Resolution: Free Leonard Peltier!

Airs at: Mon, 01/21/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews civil rights attorney Larry Hildes about Indigenous Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier.  Discussion will focus on supporting Leonard's legal defense as well as the event that occurred on Jan 20th in Portland, OR.    Jan 20th event to help with l... Read more

What if Trump declares a state of emergency? Elizabeth Goitein organizes D.C. symposium and talks with KBOO

Airs at: Wed, 01/16/2019 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for Wednesday Talk Radio
    Elizabeth Goitein, Co-Director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice (NYU School of Law), recently wrote an article for The Atlantic, "What the President Could Do If He Declares a State of Emergency." It lays out in grim detail... Read more

The Dream of Revolution: Robin Kelley

Airs at: Tue, 01/15/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Alternative Radio
  In some ways Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered twice. First by an assassin’s bullet in Memphis and then by killing his revolutionary message. Today, King is largely remembered with special holiday sales. His vision of radical revolution muted. He posed a special t... Read more

Ep 76. It Takes A Village To Keep The Same Energy

Airs at: Tue, 01/08/2019 at 12:00am - Thu, 01/31/2019 at 12:00am
Produced for Village Vibes Podcast
A Recap Episode Read more

Pain Management and Opioid Prescribing

Airs at: Sun, 01/13/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week on Century, we listen to a presentation by Stefan Kertesz, MD, from the UAB School of Medicine, at a workshop entitled Pain and Symptom Management for People with Serious Illness in the Context of the Opioid Epidemic. Read more

Buscando America on 01/08/19

Airs at: Tue, 01/08/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for Buscando America
El EZLN cumplió 25 años de levantamiento armado y en su acto de conmemoración  mandaron una advertencia respecto a la construcción de mega proyectos al gobierno de Andrés Manuel López Obrador. En esta emisión recordamos también la guerra de El Salvador en la década de los a... Read more

Tune in and get active!

Airs at: Wed, 01/09/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for The RadioActivist
At 9am hosts Lisa Loving and Suzanne LaGrande have an update with the Portland Parents Union. The PPU has been organizing their base over the past few months with activism trainings and workshops in support of school kids facing racial profiling and push out in the classroo... Read more