From February 3rd through March 4th, the Cascade Festival of African Films
brings its annual feast of films to Portland. The festival offers a window
into the richly diverse regions and countries of Africa through the eyes of
African filmmakers. This week, Jan Haaken t...
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On this edition of Century, part one of a conversation with Eris Nyx of the
Drug User Liberation Front about decrim, safe supply, and the compassion club
model.
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Israel, which Human Rights Watch and many others have designated as an
“Apartheid state”, has "elected" (only one in five Palestinian adults
allowed to vote) a religious Zionist nationalist right wing government. This
religious Zionism is openly racist and considers Pale...
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Is a tale as old as the oldest star in our sector of the galaxy. A story of
opposites, estranged siblings, and potent adventure instincts. Oh such potent
adventure instincts! Too much for a frail human to endure. And the bad boys
of the bunch happened to be some of th...
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The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is the latest free trade initiative
challenging the US and Asian-Pacific labor movements. Yimei Shao of the
Trade Justice Education Fund explains what's new and not new about Biden's
trade proposal.
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This week on Century of Lies: Rural Reforms and Human Rights in Colombia. The
UN Security Council met to consider rural reforms and the rights of
indigenous and African-descended people in the context of the Colombian peace
process. We hear from Armando Wouriyu Valbuena,...
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Nearly every year since the 1990s the U.S. Congress has increased the
appropriation for the Border Patrol and the whole apparatus of border
protection. Yet every year increasing numbers, mostly from the Americas but
also from all over, gain entrance by evading the enforc...
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Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the
following segments:
Border Patrol: Nearly every year since the 1990s the U.S. Congress has
increased the appropriation for the Border Patrol and the whole apparatus of
border protection. Yet eve...
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This week on Century of Lies: Remembering Jeffrey Steinborn. Jeffrey
Steinborn was an attorney, a marijuana legalizer, and social justice
revolutionary in the city of Seattle who passed away in early January. On
this edition of Century we’ll hear an interview with Jeff f...
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Wired science journalist Matt Simon on his new book, A Poison Like No Other:
How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies.
Also, Julian Cribb, author and science hunter: the 10 game-ending threats to
humanity.
11-03-2022
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