Civil Rights/Human Rights

Portland Filipino activists protest President Biden's partnership with Marcos Jr.

Airs at: Mon, 10/17/2022 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  President Biden visited East Portland on Saturday, October 15th, where he was met by over 40 Filipino activists and allies, protesting his continued partnership with the regime of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Phillippines.  Filipinos have called Marcos Jr.'s first 100 day... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for October 24, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 10/24/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Coverage in mainstream media of the in the so-called crisis of immigration at our southern border rarely mentions the history behind the latest surge of migrants from Central America. Historian Aviva Chomsky notes that with the passage of time, some things are remembered... Read more

The War Against The War On People Who Use Some Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 10/19/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
On this edition of Free Culture Radio: The War Against The War On People Who Use Some Drugs. We hear from Leo Beletsky, professor of law and health sciences at Northeastern University and on faculty at the UC San Diego School of Medicine; Laura Thomas, Director of HIV and H... Read more

Yes on M112 to End Slavery

Airs at: Mon, 10/24/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James is joined by Sandy Chung, executive director of ACLU of Oregon, and Troy Ramsey with Oregonians Against Slavery and Involuntary Servitude (OASIS). Oregon legislators passed Senate Joint Resolution 10 through both chambers with strong bipartisan support to r... Read more

Human Rights and Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 10/19/2022 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Human Rights and Drug Policy. The Commission on Narcotic Drugs held thematic discussions on September 21 and 22. On the subject of human rights and drug control we hear from Angela Me, Chief of the Research and Trend Analysis Branch at the UNOD... Read more

Oh Gee Pee Oh Gee on 10/16/22

Airs at: Sun, 10/16/2022 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Oh Gee Pee Oh Gee
  Today, October 16th is Oscar Wilde's birthday, as well as Marie Antoinette's. Here's what the former said of the latter:   "To the thinker, the most tragic fact in the whole of the French Revolution is not that Marie Antoinette was killed for being a queen, but that th... Read more

Phyllis Frye and The Fight for Transgender Rights

Airs at: Tue, 10/18/2022 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Transpositive PDX
Please join us for Transpositive PDX on Tuesday, October 18th on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Phyllis Frye, the grandmother of the modern transgender legal and political movement.  We will also be joined by Michael G Long and Shea Tuttle to discuss their new book, “... Read more

Measure 112 offers Oregon voters a chance to eliminate constitutional exceptions for slavery

Airs at: Tue, 10/11/2022 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Oregonians will have the opportunity to remove a "slavery loophole" from the Oregon State Constitution at the midterm election ballot this November.  Measure 112 would remove slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime. It's language that's echoed in th... Read more

Free Expression vs Censorship & Cancel Culture

Airs at: Fri, 10/14/2022 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Project Censored
  On this week's program, we hear a panel discussion held on Constitution Day (Sept. 17) at Diablo Valley College, where Host Mickey Huff teaches. The three panelists addressed the state of the media, the threats posed by book-banning campaigns and cancel culture, as well ... Read more

What, If Any, Policies Have Changed Since the Trump Administration, and New Hope for Palestine's Future

Airs at: Fri, 10/14/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Arab Voices
  In this episode of Arab Voices (# 1028), we will air the keynote address of Dr. Hanan Ashrawi on the topic What, If Any, Policies Have Changed Since the Trump Administration, and New Hope for Palestine's Future.   Dr. Ashrawi delivered that keynote address at the annual ... Read more