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Keaton Otis Memorial

Airs at: Wed, 05/04/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Keaton Otis was shot and killed by Portland police on May 12, 2010, after he was pulled over by police at Northeast 6th and Halsey in Portland. He was 25. Tonight on Circle A Radio we’ll talk with Fred Bryant, father of Keaton Otis, and Geoff, part of Fred’s support network... Read more

Elaine Brown

Airs at: Wed, 04/20/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Tonight on Circle A Radio, we feature the former Chairman of the Black Panther Party, Elaine Brown.  Brown is author of the books “A Taste of Power” and “The Condemnation of Little B”.  She’s the cofounder of Mothers Advocating Juvenile Justice and The National Alliance for... Read more

Left and the Law: death penalty and Troy Davis

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan and Mike consider the case of Troy Davis, a man who is on death row for his contested involvement in the murder of an off-duty police officer 20 years ago. Mike talks about the way this case reveals a fetish of the letter of the law over the spirit of justice, while Jan... Read more

Antonia Juhasz and her book BLACK TIDE: the Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill

Airs at: Mon, 04/25/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Host Per Fagereng interviews Antonia Juhasz about her new book BLACK TIDE: the Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill It is the largest oil disaster in American history, and it could happen again. It is more than a story of ruined beaches, dead wildlife, chemical disper... Read more

Voices from the Edge 04-14-11 Remembering the Power of Words: An interview with Avel Gordley

Airs at: Sat, 04/16/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Avel Gordley was the first African American woman elected to the Oregon Senate, a distinction earned through years of struggle. Gordley's experience growing up black in the Portland of the 1950s and 1960s illuminates an important piece of city and state history as well as c... Read more

A special hour-long Presswatch

Airs at: Thu, 03/31/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell with the "news you're not supposed to know." A special hour-long Presswatch with call-ins and a focus on Libya, Fukushima and the potential for a general strike. Your chance to dialogue with Theresa about what's happening in the world. Image of César Estra... Read more

William Pepper on the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Airs at: Thu, 04/07/2011 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Fight the Empire
Host Per Fagereng speaks with William Pepper, an American lawyer who practices international human rights law, about the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4th, 1968. Pepper was present at Martin Luther King's April 4, 1967 Riverside Church speech in which Ki... Read more

Labor rights, economic justice, and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Airs at: Mon, 04/04/2011 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod lead a discussion of how the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. relates to current labor issues in the U.S. Dr. King was assassinated on April 4th in 1968. Their guest is Isaiah Poole, whose current article is "From Memphis to Madison... Read more

Reproductive Justice

Airs at: Wed, 04/06/2011 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
On this show, we talk about reproductive rights and reproductive justice, with three long-time activists.  Judith Arcana is an author, teacher, and member of the Chicago underground service that helpled women and girls obtain safe abortions before Roe v. Wade legalized the ... Read more

Guidelines for investigating use of deadly force.

Airs at: Wed, 04/06/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving As per Senate Bill 111, law enforcement agencies around Oregon are drawing up guidelines for investigating incidents involving Police use of Deadly Force. What are the key policy pieces on the table? Lisa Loving speaks with Multnomah County Sheriff L... Read more