Civil Rights/Human Rights

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Keeping Democracy Alive

  Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen is a bi-weekly podcast that tackles a wide range of today's social, economic, and political issues. Democracy is not a spectator sport, it requires informed participating citizens. On Keeping Democracy Alive, we delve into dynamics... Read more

Cost Barriers and Naloxone Availability

Airs at: Wed, 08/24/2022 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Cost barriers and naloxone availability – a conversation with Evan Peet, PhD, an economist at the RAND Corporation, a professor at Pardee RAND Graduate School, and one of the co-authors of an article published August 19 in JAMA Health Forum ent... Read more

Undoing Drugs pt 1

Airs at: Wed, 08/31/2022 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Undoing Drugs Pt 1 - A conversation with award-winning journalist and best-selling author Maia Szalavitz whose most recent book Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction has just been released in paperback. Read more

Racism in the News / Handling Black Trauma

Airs at: Fri, 08/26/2022 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Civic Cipher
  In the first half of today's episode, we go over some of the major news stories of the week and give some insight and context to the headlines you may have seen. We break down some of the more troubling events and provide a reaction to the stories. In the second part of ... Read more

Aseel AlBajeh on the Closure of Palestinian Civil Society Organizations by Apartheid Israel

Airs at: Fri, 08/26/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Arab Voices
  In this episode of Arab Voices (# 1,023), we will interview Aseel AlBajeh, Legal Researcher and Advocacy Officer at Al-Haq organization in occupied Palestine. Al-Haq is one of six organizations Apartheid Israel had labeled as terrorist organization in 2021, and a few day... Read more

Lost Children of Turtle Island: The Forgotten History of Indian Boarding Schools

Airs at: Fri, 08/26/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  EcoJustice Radio
  The truth about the US Indian boarding school policy has largely been written out of the history books. Started in the 1800s across the US and Canada, Indian Boarding schools were government-funded and often church-run. The goal? Forced assimilation of Native children in... Read more

Could Trump's Election Deniers Overturn the 2024 Election?

Airs at: Thu, 08/25/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  American Standoff
  In this episode of AMERICAN STANDOFF, host Jacqueline Keeler will take a look at how Trump's candidates are doing and what damage they could do in the 2024 presidential election.  Across battleground states that were decisive in Biden's 2020 win, candidates denying the ... Read more

Drug Addiction: a health issue or a crime? - Response by an Addiction and Recovery Center in Portland

Airs at: Thu, 08/25/2022 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Making Contact
  A year ago, Oregon became the first state to decriminalize drug possession. The goal is to reverse some of the negative impacts of the War on Drugs by approaching drug use from a health-centered basis. Reporter Cecilia Brown visits an addiction and recovery center in Por... Read more

Historian Gerald Horne, Race to Revolution: Cuba and the US During Jim Crow

Airs at: Thu, 08/25/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Sojourner Truth Radio
  Today on Sojourner Truth, acclaimed historian Dr. Gerald Horne joins host Margaret Prescod for the hour, to discuss his book, 'Race to Revolution: Cuba and the US During Jim Crow -- sotrueradio.org --   Released on 08-23-2022 --  KPFK 90.7FM Los Angeles --     Read more

The best of Flashpoints, UFW Union Pilgrimage

Airs at: Wed, 08/24/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Flashpoints
  We bring you the Best of Flashpoints, as we continue our Drumbeat coverage of the UFW Union Pilgrimage from Delano to Sacramento CA.    Released on 08/22/2022       Read more