Cecil and Celeste welcome your calls. This program is open to local, national and international issues ranging from poverty in Portland to politics in Africa.
"Where have all the heroes gone?: George McGovern and his legacy" As voters
begin to cast their ballots, we will ponder the question of who inspires us
today. George McGovern motivated a generation of activists to become
involve in electoral politics. Are there inspira...
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Host Cecil Prescod speaks with Mike Lofgren who spent twenty-eight years
working in Congress, the last sixteen as a senior analyst on the House and
Senate Budget committees, which gave him an insider’s look at the Bush tax
cuts, the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Hurr...
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What Is the Purpose of Life on Earth?
Hosts Cecil Prescod and Celeste Carey ponder the meaning of life with Jacob
Needleman, Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University. His new
book is An Unknown World: Notes on the Meaning of the Earth.
Dr. Needleman is the...
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Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod look at the issue of reinvesting some
of Oregon's massive corrections budget and a new campaign called "Stand
Strong for Safety and Savings." Activists say the prison budget continues to
climb, while programs that work to prevent c...
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Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod look at how social media is changing
electoral campaigns, elections and the entire political process. They will
ask you to call in about how you are using social media politically and what
the challenges are?
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Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Harvey Wasserman about the
article "Will the GOP Steal America's 2012 Election?" It's also the title of
an e-book Harvey just co-authored with Bob Fitrakis. Wasserman says chances
are good for a stolen election this year. ...
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Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Maya Wiley, President,
Center for Social Inclusion, about voter suppression issues in the upcoming
election. They'll discuss the debate about fraud prevention or voter
suppression: the voter ID battle and what it means for...
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This Monday, August 27, Cecil Prescod speaks with Cascade AIDS Project's
executive director, Michael Kaplan, and HIV Prevention Specialist-Communities
of Color Maurice Evans about recent developments in HIV prevention, testing,
and treatment, HIV and the black community,...
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