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Undoing the Global War on Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 02/20/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Free Culture Radio
This week, we examine the failure of the global war on drugs and look ahead to the March meeting of the UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs. Read more

Pain Management

Airs at: Sun, 02/24/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies, the US Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee looks at pain management, opioid policies, and the search for alternatives like cannabis. Read more

Buscando America on 02/19/19

Airs at: Tue, 02/19/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for Buscando America
Andrea González miembro del Colectivo Ustedes Somos Nosotros junto con otros defensores de los derechos humanos de los migrantes fueron agredidos en las inmediaciones del Deportivo de la Magdalena Mixuca en un acto premeditado, arbitrario y de criminalización. Javier Sierra... Read more

Who Is Leonard Peltier?: Paulette D’auteuil of the ILPDC

Airs at: Mon, 02/11/2019 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Produced for The Final Straw Radio
A Story of Leonard Peltier This week, Paulette D’auteuil speaks about the life and case of Leonard Peltier. Peltier is one of the best known political prisoners currently held in the U.S. Paulette is the Director of the International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee, base... Read more

Harrison Bergeron - An Individual with Courage and Strength

Airs at: Fri, 02/22/2019 at 10:00am - 10:15am
Produced for Valley Views
Join Host Dale Holiday as she shares elements of the futuristic world where “everyone is equal” as portrayed in Kurt Vonnegut’s short story, “Harrison Bergeron”.  She examines this fictional society and suggests that the same dynamics create the group think mentality in tod... Read more

Voices from the Edge of City Hall

Airs at: Mon, 02/18/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
On the eve of her swearing in as Portland's first Black woman city council member, JoAnn Hardesty wrote to her supporters: "On Wednesday, January 2nd at 9 AM, I will be officially sworn into office and take on the great challenge ahead at City Hall.  While I have no doubt t... Read more

Sanho Tree

Airs at: Sun, 02/17/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week we talk with guest Sanho Tree, longtime drug policy reformer and Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, about White House drug policy, harm reduction, Kamala Harris, and Joe Biden. Read more

Partnership for Safety and Justice, YOUtH

Airs at: Wed, 02/13/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for The RadioActivist
Today, on the Radio Activist, hosts Lisa Loving and Suzanne LaGrande will interview Deputy Director Shannon Wight and  Amy Davidson,  Crime Survivor Program Director from the Partnership for Safety and Justice. In the second half of the hour, we'll be speaking with S. Renee... Read more

Spending time with Sasha Buchert, staff attorney with Lambda Legal.

Airs at: Tue, 02/12/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Preference
Sasha is a former KBOO news volunteer and program host, who left town to work with the Transgender Law Center in Oakland. She now serves as a staff attorney with Lambda Legal, and is host of the irregular Preference segment "Tell Us About the Law, Sasha." We're going to sp... Read more

Town Hall on the Joint Terrorism Task Force

Airs at: Mon, 02/11/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Field Mole Desiree Hellegers brings excerpts from the January 16 townhall on a proposal for Portland to once again withdraw from the Joint Terrorism Task Force or JTTF. A vote will be held on the proposal this coming Wednesday at 2 p.m. at City Hall. Background on the h... Read more