Civil Liberties

Century Of Lies for July 12 2015

Airs at: Sun, 07/12/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week: We talk with Jamie Bridge of the International Drug Policy Consortium about the Support Don't Punish Campaign, the June 26th Global Day of Action for Drug Policy Reform, and the new psychoactive substances bill being debated in the UK Parliament. Read more

Century Of Lies for July 5 2015

Airs at: Sun, 07/05/2015 at 12:00am

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This week we're at a news conference featuring Congressman Earl Blumenauer, New Approach Oregon's Anthony Johnson, WomenGrow's Leah Maurer, and ACLU of Oregon's David Rogers, discussing Oregon's new legal adult use marijuana program. Read more

Police, Courts, and Solitary Confinement

Airs at: Mon, 06/29/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Victoria Law talks with Bill Resnick about solitary confinement and the lawlessness of the criminal justice system. Victoria Law is a freelance writer and editor. She is the author of Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women, which won the 2009 PASS (P... Read more

Freedom Flotilla activists arrested

Airs at: Mon, 06/29/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

Century Of Lies for June 28 2015

Airs at: Sun, 06/28/2015 at 12:00am

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This week: we talk with Sanho Tree of the Institute for Policy Studies about World Drug Day, and we hear from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime about its new World Drug Report, drug legalization, and the drug war. Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for June 22, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 06/22/2015 at 12:00am

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This week's episode discusses life inside the constraining boundaries of Portland city government, the US prison system, the militarized national borders of the United States, and the finite resources of the global environment. Host Frann Michel plays music by Tom Lehr... Read more

Left & the Law: Relations of Inmates & Guards

Airs at: Mon, 06/22/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Left & the Law: "The charges against a prison tailor accused of helping two convicted murders escape from a maximum security facility in upstate New York have cast a spotlight on relationships between inmates and correctional staff." Jan and Mike also put a spot-light on... Read more

Century Of Lies for June 21 2015

Airs at: Sun, 06/21/2015 at 12:00am

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This week we talk with Steve Rolles of Transform Drug Policy Foundation and Nazlee Maghsoudi of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy about the Global Day of Action for Drug Policy Reform on June 26th, plus we get an update on Oregon's new legal adult use marijuana ... Read more

solidarity: looking back with pride & forward with hope & vision

For the Old Mole Variety Hour 15 June 2015 This past weekend Portland Pride Northwest coordinated a series of events--including the trans and dyke marches, the pride parade, a festival at waterfront park, and more. As KBOO listeners probably know, pride celebrations usua... Read more

Century Of Lies for June 14 2015

Airs at: Sun, 06/14/2015 at 12:00am

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This week: we discuss the Global Day of Action for Drug Policy Reform coming up on June 26th, plus we talk about the newly released European Drug Report 2015 by the European Monitoring Center on Drugs and Drug Addiction. Read more