Law/Court/Crime

Century Of Lies for June 12 2016

Airs at: Sun, 06/12/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

The European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction releases its annual European Drug Report; we listen in on the Oregon Liquor Control Commission as it decides on rules for legal adult social use marijuana; and we talk about Booze Culture. Read more

Angelica Pray~A Song for My Brother

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Mindi Griffiths interviews Angelica Pray, a singer/songwriter from Portland, Oregon, whose unique style is described as “musique for self-governed gelfling-gangster hybrids”. She is also a non-violent communications teacher with Oregon Prison Project at Coffee Creek Correct... Read more

The State of Policing in Portland

Airs at: Thu, 06/09/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Jo Ann Hardesty hosts a discussion about the state of policing in Portland. Call in with your questions or comments at 503 231-8187. Read more

Global Trade in the Election year

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Following the recent release of a report from the US International Trade Commission Concerning the Likely Impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, Bill Resnick talks with Lori Wallach of Global Trade Watch about why US trade policy has become a central ... Read more

Trade Policy in the Presidential Election, Israeli and Palestinian Trauma Victims and PPS Bans Climate Change Denial Texts

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick interviews Lori Wallach of Global Trade Watch on why US trade policy has become a central issue for both parties. Jan Haaken talks with Judy Roth, an activist with Psychologists for Social Responsibility on her work with Israeli and Palestinian trauma victim... Read more

News In Depth on 06/02/16

Airs at: Thu, 06/02/2016 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: News In Depth

With You on the Journey: Families of People in Prison Tell Their Stories, Part 6

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

With You on the Journey was a performance of monologues written by family members of people in prison, it included 11 monologues by 10 family members. The performance was the culmination of six writing workshops and was held at The First Unitarian Church of Portland on O... Read more

Are you a survivor of the Enron debacle?

Produced for: News In Depth

The ENRON scandal was one of the biggest cases of corporate corruption in the history of the United States. Few people remember that Oregon was the hardest-hit state by the corporation’s implosion. ENRON owned Portland General Electric – the fraud-filled corporation’s only ... Read more

A Shared Sentence: Children of Prisoners

Airs at: Mon, 05/30/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Karen James interviews Laura Speer, associate director for Policy Reform Advocacy at the Annie E Casey Foundation, the nation’s leading organization for the overall well-being of children. Over 5 million children nationwide have had an incarcerated parent. The loss of a par... Read more

Century Of Lies for May 22 2016

Airs at: Sun, 05/22/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week: we speak with author and journalist Maia Szalavitz about addiction, overdose, and her new book Unbroken Brain; plus we talk about criminal justice with death row DNA exoneree Kirk Bloodsworth. Read more