Civil Liberties

Robin D.G. Kelley on Resisting War against the Black and Brown Underclass

Airs at: Mon, 12/01/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Frann Michel reads an article by Robin D.G. Kelley, Resisting the War Against the Black and Brown Underclass [photo by Hyung Nam] Read more

Larry Kleinman on Immigration

Airs at: Mon, 12/01/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick interviews Larry Kleinman. Kleinman is co-founder of the Oregon Farm Workers union PCUN and is now working nationally on the immigrants rights struggle and preparing for changes in the law. They talk about Obama's recent very controversial Executive Order as... Read more

Volunteers of America Feature

Airs at: Thu, 11/20/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Between Us

There is a jewel buried amongst the businesses and warehouses of SE Portland. Volunteers of America Oregon operates a facility that helps women rise out of addiction into a better life and helps moms improve life for their kids. This is not your parent's VOA. These d... Read more

Colorado students challenge conservative school board

Airs at: Mon, 11/10/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Evening News

A dozen students in Colorado were kicked out of a local school board meeting for protesting what they are calling the censorship of history. The conservative school board in Jefferson County Colorado had been considering a measure that would limit history classes, inclu... Read more

Arresting Power - A Documentary Film about Police violence and resistance in Portland OR

Arresting Power: Resisting Police Violence in Portland, Oregon uses archival materials, documentary footage and interviews with community members, activists and organizers to uncover Portland’s unique history of policing and race relations, emphasizing its rich history o... Read more

Elizabeth Steiner Hayward Interview

Airs at: Tue, 10/21/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Between Us

Elizabeth Steiner Hayward is a democrat who is running for reelection in the Oregon Senate for District 17. She talked with Don Merrill about why she's a good fit for her fiscally conservative but socially liberal district, how she is a strong supporter of women's right... Read more

Jessica Vega Pederson Interview

Airs at: Tue, 10/14/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Between Us

Jessica Vega Pederson is a Democrat seeking reelection in Oregon's 47th House District. She talked with Don Merrill about why future ambitious projects authorized by the legislature need to have more oversight by the legislature, why she has concerns over the out of sta... Read more

Left and the Law: racism, perceptions of crime, and the punitive state

Airs at: Mon, 10/13/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

On their Left and the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker discuss a recent research report by The Sentencing Project, titled "Race and Punishment: Racial Perceptions of Crime and Support for Punitive Polices." The report describes how deeply embedded racism is in ... Read more

Tootie Smith Interview

Airs at: Sat, 10/11/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Between Us

Tootie Smith is a republican who is running for the US House in Oregon's 5th District. She talked with Don Merrill about her views on forest policy, why she doesn't want drones looking in people's windows and what she would do increase condiality in the Congress. Read more

Pete DeFazio Interview

Airs at: Mon, 10/06/2014 at 12:00am

Produced for: Between Us

Pete DeFazio is a democrat running for re-election in Oregon's 4th US Congressional District. He talked with Don Merrill about how rules over rail cars and their contents are held hostage by a small agency called FMCSA, why he's glad what he calls "abysmal leadership" a... Read more