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Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 03/07/2024 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
This week's Digest covers NATO expansion, Chinese hacking, the World Trade Organization, nuclear weapons in space, and more. Read more

Jonathan Kuttab: A Balm in Gilead - Prospects for Palestinian/Israeli Peace

Airs at: Wed, 03/06/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Jonathan Kuttab spoke in February in Portland and Newberg Oregon. He is executive director of Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) and cofounder of Sabeel Jerusalem. He also helped found the Palestinian human rights group Al-Haq, Nonviolence International, and Just Peace... Read more

The Next Big Thing

Airs at: Wed, 03/06/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: The Next Big Thing. Nitazenes are a class of synthetic opioids, some of which are stronger than fentanyl, which are starting to show up in the unregulated drug markets in the US and the EU. On February 22, Ireland’s Health Service Executive hel... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 11, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 03/11/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Growing up Jewish and Zionist: On March 18th, a documentary created by a team of Jewish filmmakers titled "ISRAELISM" screens at the Clinton Street Theater. The Portland chapter... Read more

Pinkwashing

Airs at: Mon, 03/11/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier speaks with Nishant Shahani about "Pinkwashing," in the context of Israel/Palestine. Shahani is Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and the Department of English at Washington State University Vancouver. He is author of the books Pink Revoluti... Read more

Growing up Jewish and Zionist

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
On March 18th, a documentary created by a team of Jewish filmmakers titled "ISRAELISM" screens at the Clinton Street Theater. The Portland chapter of Veterans for Peace, Jewish Voice for Peace, Portland DSA and Jewish-Palestinian Alliance of Oregon are sponsoring the screen... Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 03/05/2024 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Today's topic: Leveraging US Military Aid to Israel. Israel is dependent on US military aid for its Gaza operation, yet the Biden administration is unwilling to use that dependence as leverage to demand more humanitarian assistance for Gaza's devastated population. Until it... Read more

Global Citizen Commentary for March 5th, 2024

Airs at: Tue, 03/05/2024 at 5:15pm
  Israel is dependent on US military aid for its Gaza operation, yet the Biden administration is unwilling to use that dependence as leverage to demand more humanitarian assistance for Gaza's devastated population. Until it is willing, food and water will fall far short of... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest

  Critical commentary on international issues with Portland State Professor Emeritus, Mel Gurtov.  The opinions expressed in the program are those of the speaker.  Tune in to the Global Citizen International Commentary on Tuesdays during the Evening News from 5-6 p.m. He... Read more

Separate and Deadly

Airs at: Mon, 03/04/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In this debut "Field Notes" segment, co-authors Sophie Smith and Parker Deighan of the No More Deaths Abuse Documentation Team discuss the original findings of their recent report, Separate & Deadly: 911 System Segregation in the Arizona Borderlands. The discussion explores... Read more