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Legalization or Prohibition 2.0?

Airs at: Mon, 08/27/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
This week on Prison Pipeline, Doctor Dominic Corva with the Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social Policy joins host Doug McVay to look at the current state of the drug war. Several states, including Oregon, Washington, and California, have moved in recent years to ch... Read more

Worlds Apart | Worlds Reframed: Images & Voices of the Queer Diaspora

Airs at: Tue, 08/28/2018 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
    Worlds Apart | Worlds Reframed: Images & Voices of the Queer Diaspora is an exhibition of photographs, writings, video, and recorded interviews on the experiences of queer displacement. Begun in 2015, this project contrasts how the lives of LGBTQ refugees and asyl... Read more

Seattle Hempfest 2018 Part Two

Airs at: Sun, 08/26/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century, part two of our exclusive coverage of Seattle Hempfest 2018, with audio from journalist Martin Lee, co-founder and director of Project CBD; Joelle Puccio, a registered nurse and harm reduction advocate; and Michele Bedard-Gilligan, PhD, a professor at ... Read more

No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America: Darnell Moore

Airs at: Mon, 08/27/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  When Darnell Moore was fourteen, three boys from his neighborhood tried to set him on fire. They cornered him while he was walking home from school, harassed him because they thought he was gay, and poured a jug of gasoline on him. He escaped, but just barely. It wasn't ... Read more

Labor after Janus and fighting fascists

Airs at: Mon, 08/27/2018 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Public sector labor unions are reeling from a recent Supreme Court decision, Janus vs AFSCME, which allows union-represented workers to opt out of paying  representation fees.  Shamus Cooke, a State of Oregon employee and a chief steward with SEIU 503, will discuss the impa... Read more

Peace, Sovereignty, Reconciliation and Reunification of Korea: Christine Hong

Airs at: Mon, 08/27/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Professor Christine Hong joins Linda Olson-Osterlund on More Talk Radio to discuss the latest events around the peace movement on the Korean Peninsula.  Call (503)231-8187 to join the conversation. from peoplesworld.org Family separation was one theme for Christine Hong... Read more

Sojourner Truth Radio

Airs at: Thu, 08/23/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Today on Sojourner Truth, we discuss new developments in the court battle surrounding the Keystone XL Pipeline, the election of Mia Mottley in Barbados and the tragic killing of Frederick Taft, a Black man who was murdered in a Long Beach public park by a white man. On ... Read more

Tech Giants Censoring Speech

Airs at: Wed, 08/22/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Mickey, Chase and their guests discuss how internet titans like Facebook and Youtube are censoring what users can post, and what the response to such censorship might be. David Pakman is the host of the David Pakman Show, available on radio, TV and Youtube. Andrew Austin... Read more

On the Brink of Everything: A Conversation with Parker Palmer

Airs at: Tue, 08/21/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
  Parker J. Palmer, Founder and Senior Partner Emeritus of the Center for Courage & Renewal, is a world-renowned writer, speaker and activist who focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change. He has reached millions worldwide throug... Read more

Moral Imperatives: Chris Hedges

Airs at: Tue, 08/21/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  What are individuals to do when faced with a moral imperative? And society at large? Philosophers since ancient times have been wrestling with this question as it involves issues of ethics and conscience. When we see an injustice do we remain passive and silent or do we ... Read more