Civil Rights/Human Rights

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017 The Unhealthy State of the U.S. Health Care System, and How to Fix It (Part 2)

Airs at: Mon, 05/20/2019 at 7:00am - 7:30am
Produced for Prescription for Justice
  While widely regarded for its scientific and technological advances, the U.S. health care system ranks 37th in the world, giving us the poorest health among all rich nations, even though we are number one in health care spending. Even with ObamaCare, 28 million Americans... Read more

016 The Unhealthy State of the U.S. Health Care System, and How to Fix It (Part 1)

Airs at: Mon, 05/13/2019 at 7:00am - 7:30am
Produced for Prescription for Justice
  While widely regarded for its scientific and technological advances, the U.S. health care system ranks 37th in the world, giving us the poorest health among all rich nations, even though we are number one in health care spending. Even with ObamaCare, 28 million Americans... Read more

The Heather McCoy Show

Every Thursday from 10-11am The Heather McCoy Show: We talk about it all! Read more

Undoing the Global War on Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 02/20/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Free Culture Radio
This week, we examine the failure of the global war on drugs and look ahead to the March meeting of the UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Read more

Pain Management

Airs at: Sun, 02/24/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies, the US Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee looks at pain management, opioid policies, and the search for alternatives like cannabis. Read more

Buscando America on 02/19/19

Airs at: Tue, 02/19/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for Buscando America
Andrea González miembro del Colectivo Ustedes Somos Nosotros junto con otros defensores de los derechos humanos de los migrantes fueron agredidos en las inmediaciones del Deportivo de la Magdalena Mixuca en un acto premeditado, arbitrario y de criminalización. Javier Sierra... Read more

Who Is Leonard Peltier?: Paulette D’auteuil of the ILPDC

Airs at: Mon, 02/11/2019 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Produced for The Final Straw Radio
A Story of Leonard Peltier This week, Paulette D’auteuil speaks about the life and case of Leonard Peltier. Peltier is one of the best known political prisoners currently held in the U.S. Paulette is the Director of the International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, base... Read more

Harrison Bergeron - An Individual with Courage and Strength

Airs at: Fri, 02/22/2019 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for Valley Views
Join Host Dale Holiday as she shares elements of the futuristic world where “everyone is equal” as portrayed in Kurt Vonnegut’s short story, “Harrison Bergeron”.  She examines this fictional society and suggests that the same dynamics create the group think mentality in tod... Read more

Voices from the Edge of City Hall

Airs at: Mon, 02/18/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
On the eve of her swearing in as Portland's first Black woman city council member, JoAnn Hardesty wrote to her supporters: "On Wednesday, January 2nd at 9 AM, I will be officially sworn into office and take on the great challenge ahead at City Hall.  While I have no doubt t... Read more

Sanho Tree

Airs at: Sun, 02/17/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week we talk with guest Sanho Tree, longtime drug policy reformer and Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, about White House drug policy, harm reduction, Kamala Harris, and Joe Biden. Read more