Checking in with the Supremes

This Thursday, the Supreme Court is expected to release its ruling on whether President Obama's health care law is constitutional. While the most watched and awaited, its one of several key decisions by the court this week. On Monday, the court delivered a split decision on Arizona's 2010 immigration law, sustaining its centerpiece - the requirement that state law enforcement officials determine immigration status of those they stop or arrest where reasonable suspicion exists.

American Muslims in Portland; Surveilled during prayer services at their Mosques, followed as they go about their daily activities & some stopped on their way home from a trips abroad denied reentry to their own country. Yonas Fikre, imprisoned and tortured in a proxy country. All with no criminal charges brought. How far will our National Law Enforcement go in the name of security? How far will we let it go? Tune in to A Deeper Look this Thursday morning at 9;30 am when Oregon Attorney Tom Nelson joins me to talk about the fight to get justice for Fikre and his other clients targeted by the security state.

Rwanda furiously denies that its militias are murdering their way into SE Congo. The US State Department does not even bother to deny US military support pouring into Rwanda. Because America isn’t listening. But this is Cascadia and we ‘ve got the message. Kambale Musevuli returns to ‘Air Cascadia’ with the real report from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Chris Andreae hosts.

Host Jay Thiemeyer speaks with writer BK Loren about her new novel "Theft," whose main character Willa Robbins is a master tracker working to reintroduce the Mexican wolf, North America’s most endangered mammal, to the American Southwest. But when Colorado police recruit her to find her own brother, Zeb, a confessed murderer, she knows skill alone will not sustain her. Willa is thrown back into the past, surfacing memories of a childhood full of intense love, desperate mistakes, and gentle remorse. "Theft" is a story about family, about loss, and about a search for answers.

Andy sits in for regular fourth Thursday host Gareth with an eclectic mix of African sounds.  The first half hour will feature Cameroon's Francis Bebey (pictured). Then we will move on to traditional sounds from Guinée (Takadja, Mory Kanté, Sididki Conde, Kanté Manfila) followed by roots-based music from Gambia (Ifang Bondi, Foday Musa Suso).  We will also preview songs from new releases by kora player Sean Gaskell (Seattle) and Portland's Njuzu Mbira --they will be appearing together this Friday, June 29th at the Tabor Theater Lounge,4811 SE Hawthorne.

as we promised, we at 'guess who's coming to radio??!!' are going to honor the great bill withers, a man we consider one of the greatest griots in our culture- the 'poet laureate' of the u.s...  even though he was recently honoured in the film 'still bill' (a wonderful film by the way) we do not feel he is honoured enough....  so we are doing it OUR WAY! 

Waterfront Blues Festival Preview! Check out this special featuring Peter Dammann, the Artistic Director for the Waterfront Blues Festival. He'll be giving us a great overview of what's coming up at the Festival, including live performances by Joe McMurrian and Mary Flower, two of the fantastic performers at this years Fest.

The WBF will be 5 days long this year, all to raise money and food for the Oregon Food Bank. Hunger in Oregon is at an all-time high, and growing. You can help make a difference by attending and giving generously.