Cecil and Celeste welcome your calls. This program is open to local, national and international issues ranging from poverty in Portland to politics in Africa.
Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod interview historian Gerald Horne about
his new book "The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the
Origins of the United States of America."
The successful 1776 revolt against British rule in North America has been
hailed...
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Generational differences play out in our attitudes toward housing,
jobs, possessions and privilege. The Greatest Generation's, Baby Boomers',
Generation Xers', and Millenials', cultures and values differ in many ways.
How do we adapt to fit the needs of future generation...
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Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Clay Risen, an editor
at The New York Times op-ed section. about his new book "The BIll of the
Century: The Epic Battle of the Civil Rights Act."
On the fiftieth anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, acclaimed author Clay ...
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Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with Micah Uetricht, author of
"Strike for America: Chicago Teachers Against Austerity."
Uetricht explains why the struggle of teachers in Chicago should matter to
all of us. The Chicago Teachers Union strike was the most importa...
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Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod speak with representatives of the Portland
African American Leadership Forum (PAALF) about its vision and work. In
recent months this organization has been a powerful force in the public
discussions of how to address gentrification and inc...
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Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod interview Oregon Physicians for Social
Responsibility's (PSR) 2014 Greenfield Peace Writing Scholarship recipients:
1st Place winner Sashka Warner of South Eugene High School (Be the Change
You Wish to See), and 2nd Place winner Natalie Sk...
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Human trafficking is a terrible crime that exploits innocent and vulnerable
people. It is one of the fastest-growing criminal industries in the world
that involves the recruiting, transporting, selling, or buying of people for
the purpose of various forms of exploitation...
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Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod interview Astra Taylor, best-known as
the director of two widely-acclaimed documentary films on philosophy
(Zizek!; Examined Life). Her first book, THE PEOPLE’S PLATFORM, is just
out from Metropolitan Books this month.
http://us.macm...
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"The Rent Is Too Damn High": Recent news reports and studies verify what many
people know: Individuals and families are being force to move out of their
communities because housing is becoming more expensive and affordable housing
is difficult to find.
Justin Buri, Inte...
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