Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Fire And Tears: Racism and Resistance Past and Present

Airs at: Mon, 04/24/2017 at 12:00am

Produced for: Progressive Spirit

Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth was one of the leaders of the civil rights movement along with Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy. But he was in many ways unsung. Middle Georgia State University Professor Andrew Manis talks about the legacy of Fred Shuttlesworth. In 199... Read more

Milenio / Books to Prisoners

Airs at: Mon, 04/24/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Milenio is an organization that facilitates the involvement of Latinos at all levels of public decision-making and politics. Milenio strives to improve education outcomes, advocate for immigration reform, incarceration, women's rights, LGBT rights, political innovation and ... Read more

David Korten: Toward an Ecological Civilization

Airs at: Tue, 04/18/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Will Rogers, a famous U.S. humorist once said, “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” Good advice. Wish that it were heeded when it comes to climate change. Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, says, “there's tremendous disagreement” ab... Read more

Hot Off The Press...

Airs at: Sat, 04/15/2017 at 1:15pm - Sun, 04/23/2017 at 1:15pm

Produced for: This Is How We See It

Session's DOJ could possibly roll back Obama era agreements with local law enforcement agencies. Should parents be notified of children's birth control decisions? Momma June's weight loss surgery. Tune in as we discuss these topics and more. Read more

Long Live the Czar

Airs at: Sun, 04/16/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week we take a look at the likely next Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (the "Drug Czar"), US Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA). Read more

Group Opposing Lincoln County Spray Ban Gets Help from Dow Chemical

Airs at: Thu, 04/13/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm

Produced for: Evening News

A ballot measure in Lincoln County would ban the aerial spraying of pesticides and herbicides. The last few years have seen a number of local and statewide agriculture reform measures face overwhelming industry opposition--for example the 2014 GMO bans in Jackson and Josep... Read more

Trump's Syria Missile Strike: Symbolic Show of Force or Prelude to Wider U.S. War?

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2017 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Radiozine

"Let's not forget that serious questions were happening in the media as well as serious congressional oversight and investigation in the possibility of the Trump campaign being in cahoots with Russia." On April 6, President Trump launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles to a... Read more

The Ada Decades

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2017 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

On this edition of Radiozine Dan Johnson talks to author Paula Martinac about her novel The Ada Decades. A girl from a Carolina mill family isn't supposed to strive for a career, but Ada Shook graduates from college on a scholarship and lands a plum job as a school libr... Read more

The Digital Divide for April 2017 - Julian Assange & the Vault 7 CIA Security Leak

Airs at: Fri, 04/14/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: The Digital Divide

Host Rabia Yeaman presents Julian Assange Press Conference On The CIA Vault 7 Release This is the YouTube video of the Julian Assange press conference on March 7, 2017. https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/cms/index.html https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/index.html "The CIA's Engin... Read more

Episode 232: Spooky Electric, A Late-Night Prince Retrospective

Airs at: Sun, 04/16/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am

Produced for: Back To The Egg

Prince Rogers Nelson left us on April 21, 2016. As we come up on the one-year anniversary of his death, let's celebrate his recorded output in a late-night fashion. Tune in Saturday May 7th beginning at 11:59:59pm for a 3 hour stroll through the darker side of Prince's ba... Read more