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The latest WikiLeaks dump exposes the gulag at Guantanamo Bay.

Airs at: Tue, 04/26/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris The prison at Guantanamo Bay is a lingering blight of Bush's -- and now Obama's -- War on Terror. The latest WikiLeaks dump exposes the flimsy evidence on which some people are still being held, and the apparent indifference with whic... Read more

April 22 and 23 Oregon-made Film on Japanese Internment to Premier, Raise Funds for Japan

Oregon-made Film on Japanese Internment to Premier, Raise Funds for Japan “Prisoners and Patriots” first film to focus solely on WWII camp run by Dept. of Justice   Media Contact: Jodi Garber-Simon (503) 298-4569   Prisoners and Patriots, a film on the U.S. internment of Ja... Read more

The Mysterious Case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui: Interview with Victoria Brittain

Airs at: Thu, 04/14/2011 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
Do you like a mystery? Then I have one for you. It’s the mysterious case of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui. This American educated, Pakistani neuroscientist, and her 3 young children disappeared in Pakistan in 2003. Did she go underground with Al-Qaeda or was she kidnapped by the U... Read more

The United States and Torture: Interrogation, Incarceration, and Abuse

Airs at: Thu, 03/24/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
That's the title of the new book  edited by author Marjorie Cohn. The professor and former President of the National Lawyers Guild, joins host Linda Olson-Osterlund to talk about the history and scope of the United States use of torture. The book is made upf of essays by... Read more

The Assault on Labor and ALL of America's Working Class

Airs at: Tue, 04/12/2011 at 12:00am
Hosted by Joe Uris and Abe Proctor What if the labor movement never happened? What if we never gained weekends or sick leave? Or lunch hours, paid vacation, health insurance? The 40-hour work week? With hundreds of union-busting bills pending across the nation, Abe and ... 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 Es... 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 Sherif... Read more

Recent GOP Attacks on Women's Rights

Airs at: Tue, 04/05/2011 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris   They're as predictable as the tides. Back in control of the U.S. House and statehouses across the land, the Republicans have returned to their age-old crusade -- smacking down uppity women everywhere. Abe and Joe look at the landsl... Read more

A Primer In Class Struggle

Airs at: Mon, 04/04/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Hasn't Marx been proven wrong countless times by ALL the economists? Isn't it the Europeans who are held back by class, while Americans transcend class? Michael Schwalbe, a sociology professor at University of North Carolina, begs to differ and explains how class-struggle ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour April 4th

Airs at: Mon, 04/04/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Today's Old Mole, hosted by Joe Clement, features an interview about US intervention in Libya, reviews of Sucker Punch and Mildred Pierce, and a reading of "A Primer on Class Struggle."   Joe opens the show with a short- reading from Michael Hardt's Guardian essay "Recla... Read more