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Major breakthrough in electroshock lawsuit; come celebrate Wednesday at Rethinking Psychiatry event

Airs at: Wed, 12/05/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  Join host Paul Roland and his guest by phone Michael Sturman as they talk about the landmark anti-electroshock lawsuit settled recently in California in favor of injured ECT (Electro-Convulsive Therapy) patients. As leading anti-psychiatric abuse advocate Peter Breggin e... Read more

Buscando America on 12/04/18

Airs at: Tue, 12/04/2018 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Andrés Manuel López Obrador es el nuevo presidente de México y Pepe Mujica  ex presidente uruguayo  mandó un mensaje cariñoso a México.  Por su parte, los padres de los 43 exigen que se haga justicia para sus hijos y se conozca la verdad del caso Ayotzinapa. “Esta ciudad c... Read more

Episode 73. It Takes A Village To Cope ft. ALANNA

Airs at: Tue, 12/04/2018 at 12:00am - Tue, 12/18/2018 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Village Vibes Podcast
This week we have a new home, a special co-host @rastaroo, and a fantastic guest @alannaarchie and we dive into important and vital conversation! #ittakesavillage Read more

Why the 2020 Census Matters: Arturo Vargas

Airs at: Tue, 12/04/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  How important is the 2020 census? Very. Its repercussions are profound. It’s about power and money. The census in theory should be neutral, an objective collection of data, but like almost everything else these days it is politically charged. The numbers determine repres... Read more

Gregory Joseph of the National Campaign to Abolish the Death Penalty

Airs at: Mon, 12/03/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Death sentencing and executions in the United States have steadily been declining in recent years. Despite these trends, death sentences continue to be imposed in a handful of states while the flaws and failures of this system are more apparent than ever.   Joining us thi... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour 12/3/18

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Clayton Morgareidge hosts this episode, which includes The Left and the Law, in which Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker discuss the current situation of asylum seekers at the US/Mexico border, also taking up the Trump administration's ongoing violation of international law on... Read more

Jo Ann Hardesty Returns to KBOO!

Airs at: Thu, 12/13/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Portland's newest City Council member and longtime community activist Jo Ann Hardesty returns to the KBOO airwaves to host her show Voices From the Edge on December 13th.   The legacy and impact of the "War on Drugs" on already vulnerable communities is hard to overstat... Read more

I AM BECAUSE I AM: The Expansion of Gender Identity

Airs at: Fri, 11/30/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  I Am Because I Am, explores the expansion of gender identity and presumed roles in our society. A look beyond the socially constructed ideas of what is male, female, masculine or feminine. Especially considering Trumps administration attempts to redefine gender to be sol... Read more

Sojourner Truth!

Airs at: Thu, 11/29/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  An update on Yemen as Senator Bernie Sanders is now leading an effort to block U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. Our guest is Jehan Hakim, chair of the Yemeni Alliance Committee, which is working with other groups including Just Foreign Policy and Action Corps... Read more

Citizen Review Committee Sends Police Misconduct Case to City Council

Airs at: Wed, 11/28/2018 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On November 7, the Citizen Review Committee met for a "conference hearing" on a police misconduct case it first heard back in August. Portland Police Chief Danielle Outlaw was in attendance to present her own findings in the case--she agreed with the CRC on all but two of i... Read more