Civil Liberties

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Coos River Estuary Intervenes in Jordan Cove FERC Proceedings

Airs at: Mon, 10/30/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On Wednesday, the Coos River Estuary filed a motion to intervene in the permitting process for the Jordan Cove Energy Project. The motion was filed as part of proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC. Jordan Cove is a proposed terminal for lique... Read more

Conversation with “Tony”

Airs at: Fri, 11/03/2017 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for:  Valley Views
  Advice for white people about the ways they can combat racism on a local, personal level. Read more

I Can't Breathe: MattTaibbi

Airs at: Thu, 11/02/2017 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Presswatch
  Matt Taibbi, journalist with Rolling Stone and author of Insane Clown President, returns to Presswatch the discuss his new book I Can't Breathe. About  I CAN’T BREATHE: A work of riveting literary journalism that explores the roots and repercussions of the infamous kil... Read more

The Demise of Columbus Day and the Rise of Indigenous Peoples Day

Airs at: Thu, 11/02/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  LA Says Goodbye Columbus Day...Cary Watters and co-host Amory Zschach highlight the story and also discuss this within the context of Portland making the change in 2015 and the overarching momentum built in other cities. Read more

Valley Views

Valley Views played every Friday from 10-10:15am.   Valley Views is a weekly forum for sharing relevant topics relating to people and places in the central Willamette Valley with host Dale Holiday.  There will be discussions about race relations, gender issues, the env... Read more

ACLU wins a fight for transgender care in prison; and talking LGBTQ History Month with GLAPN

Airs at: Tue, 10/31/2017 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Preference
We welcome Kelly Simon of ACLU-Oregon to discuss the case of Michalle Wright. As the Associated Press reported last week, "The state prison system in Oregon will provide a transgender inmate with hormone therapy, bras and women's underwear and will consider transferring her... Read more

Mass Incarceration and The War on Drugs

Airs at: Mon, 10/30/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  A conversation wih Nicole Lindahl about Mass Incarceration, "the racial justice issue of our time." This November at the Portland Underground Graduate School Dr. Lindahl will teach a course entitled, "Mass Incarceration & The War on Drugs: Understanding & Moving Beyond ... Read more

The Guantanamo Files: Andy Worthington

Airs at: Fri, 10/27/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
  Linda Olson-Osterlund speaks to Andy Worthington...a British historian, investigative journalist, and film director. He has published three books, and been published in numerous publications. In 2009 Worthington was the co-director of a documentary about the Guantánamo ... Read more

Dorothy Height

Airs at: Wed, 10/25/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  Today, we revisit a rare, in-studio interview with Dorothy Height, recorded before her death. Ms. Height died April 20, 2010 at the age of 98 after a lifetime spent fighting for racial justice and human rights. She was at the forefront of the civil rights battle for six ... Read more

#MeToo

Airs at: Mon, 10/23/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
  Celeste and Cecil discuss the #metoo campaign. From the NYT: In 1997, Tarana Burke sat across from a 13-year-old girl who had been sexually abused. The young girl was explaining her experience, and it left Ms. Burke speechless. That moment is where the Me Too campaign ... Read more