Civil Liberties

Dear Leader

So, as we will discuss on the show tomorrow, Washington is in the throes of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. This is an event where the purest of the ideologically pure gather to congratulate themselves on having ascended to the pinnacle of Western civi... Read more

Corruption in PA

Airs at: Sun, 03/01/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Judges in Pennsylvania—caught in corruption. Amy Goodman presented a segment giving us the details. As we listen, many questions come to mind; which Ruth highlights in the last few minutes. If you’d like us to do a Prison Pipeline program that deals with one of those questi... Read more

Boneheads and Bigots

Airs at: Thu, 02/26/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Boneheads and Bigots

War Crimes and Impunity

Airs at: Wed, 02/25/2009 at 12:00am

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The Rule of Law. The idea that the will of the Rulers can be bound by laws. Since the Magna Carta, It's seemed like a pretty good idea. This show addressed War Crimes and Impunity. Should the Bush administration be held accountable for possible war crimes? What is the obli... Read more

Portland police tackle racial profiling...again

People of color continue to be stopped and searched by the police than other Portlanders. Racial profiling has not abated according to a draft 36-page report released February 18 by Portland Police Bureau Chief Rosie Sizer. The report, long awaited by the community, outline... Read more

Police tackle racial profiling...again

Airs at: Wed, 02/18/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

People of color continue to be stopped and searched by the police than other Portlanders. Racial profiling has not abated according to a draft 36-page report released February 18 by Portland Police Bureau Chief Rosie Sizer. The report, long awaited by the community, outline... Read more

Liberal whiplash syndrome

This about sums it up. -A H/T Salon.com Read more

What gives?

Huh. Apparently, during the Bush administration's waning days, Cheney lobbied ferociously for a pardon of Scooter Libby. And Dubya wouldn't budge. In the waning days of the Bush administration, Vice President Dick Cheney launched a last-ditch campaign to persuade his boss... Read more

Political Prisoners

Airs at: Sun, 02/15/2009 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

The Mumia Strugglebration event on Friday 13 featured Pam Africa and Ramona Africa. This brought the subject of Political Prisoners to our attention. We gave an overview of the more than 100 political prisoners in the U.S. We also announced the good news that Mumia’s book “... Read more

Punk'd?

Hmm. So after a resounding electoral victory, an inauguration the likes of which we've never seen, and an odd new empathic burst of shared purpose, President Obama did what now? He followed Bush's lead on civil liberties. Obama Administration Maintains Bush Position on 'Ex... Read more