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Civilly Disobedient

Airs at: Sun, 12/18/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On Friday, December 16, police in Montreal, Canada raided two Cannabis Culture shops, which had recently opened as marijuana dispensaries, and arrested several staffers along with Marc and Jodie Emery, the self-styled Prince and Princess of Pot. To learn more about this sto... Read more

Youth Program at Oregon State Penitentiary

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The Uhuru Sasa Cultural Club conducts the Young World Youth Panel for youth at the Oregon State Penitentiary. These adults in custody desire to help youth who may be struggling with the same issues they once faced and to share their experiences of being removed from society... Read more

The Cultural Legacy of the Black Panther Party

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2016 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Fifty years ago, the United States was in a period of tremendous social upheaval and cultural change. The Civil Rights Movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King had resulted in new federal legislation outlawing discriminatory laws, but police brutality and economic inequali... Read more

The Real News about Prisons: Discussions with Project Censored

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli will interview Andy Lee Roth from Project Censored.  The "Censored 2017" publication features 25 stories of "news that didn't make the news" including medical neglect of immigrants in privatized U.S. jails and communication management units. The discussion w... Read more

Drug War Redux

Airs at: Sun, 12/04/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week The President talks about marijuana legalization, President-Elect Trump talks drug war with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, and the head of an agency to prevent underage drinking says legalization is scary because she thinks marijuana is a gateway drug. Read more

Presidential Recounts in Key 2016 Swing States

Airs at: Wed, 11/30/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Steven Rosenfeld covers national political issues for AlterNet.org including America's democracy and voting rights, campaigns and elections, and many social justice issues. He is the author of "Count My Vote: A Citizen's Guide to Voting."  He'll discuss the issues involv... Read more

The Aftermath . . .

Airs at: Fri, 12/02/2016 at 12:00am - 3:00am
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Greg Palast on Political Perspectives

Airs at: Wed, 11/30/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
    Greg Palast is an investigative reporter, whose news-breaking stories appear on BBC Television and in The Guardian and Rolling Stone Magazine. Palast has released a new movie: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: A Tale of Billionaires and Ballot Bandits, based on his boo... Read more

Uhuru Sasa Poetry Share

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The Uhuru Sasa cultural club at the Oregon State Penitentiary held its annual Poetry Share in October. This year’s theme was What Matters.  Host Karen James interviewed MC Harold Jones and the performers about their poetry.  Uhuru Sasa welcomes community volunteers to help ... Read more

Children in the Adult System

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Oregon voters were misled into voting for Measure 11. That initiative set up mandatory minimum sentences for adults convicted of certain offenses. The idea that voters were sold was that the measure would only apply to people aged 15 or older, and that the offenses to which... Read more