Civil Liberties

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Mariann Hyland Interview

Airs at: Fri, 04/10/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Mariann Hyland, a Portland Oregon attorney, along with a partner and a programmer, created the controversial "DWB" or "Driving While Black" app. She talks with Don Merrill about the app and its implication in light of the April 2015 police shooting of an unarmed motorist... Read more

Century Of Lies for April 5 2015

Airs at: Sun, 04/05/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week we visit the Oregon Hemp Convention and talk with Doug Fine, author of Hemp Bound and Too High To Fail, and with attorney and activist Rachel Kurtz. Read more

Century of Lies for March 29 2015

Airs at: Sun, 03/29/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week: we continue our coverage of the annual meeting of the UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs, with audio from the Uruguayan delegate Milton Romani and also from Martin Jelsma of the Transnational Institute. Plus, we look at the recent firing of Tom Burns, who had b... Read more

Century Of Lies for March 22 2015

Airs at: Sun, 03/22/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week is part two of our coverage of the annual meeting of the United Nation's Commission on Narcotic Drugs, with audio from Yury Fedotov, director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, and Assistant Secretary of State WIlliam Brownfield, head of the US State Departme... Read more

Century Of Lies for March 15 2015

Airs at: Sun, 03/15/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week is part one of our coverage of the annual meeting of the United Nation's Commission on Narcotic Drugs, with audio from Mike Trace, chair of the International Drug Policy Consortium, and Ross Bell, executive director of the New Zealand Drug Foundation. Doug McVa... Read more

Florida Gov. Rick Scott tries to keep rising sea at bay by not letting state employees talk about it

Airs at: Thu, 03/19/2015 at 12:00am
As south Florida begins to sink below rising sea levels, the Governor Scott administration appears to be building a wall to protect itself from damaging information about the role that climate change is actually having.  His offices in Tallahassee, located somewhat inlan... Read more

Left & the Law: Lynching

Airs at: Mon, 03/16/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Mike Snedeker and Jan Haaken talk about a new report by the Equal Justice Initiative-- Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror. The report, available online, documents EJI’s multi-year investigation into lynching in twelve Southern states during the... Read more

Brian Malte Interview

Airs at: Mon, 03/16/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Brian Malte is the National Policy Director for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.  Both were started after former Reagan press secretary James Brady was shot and severely wounded by gunman John Hinkley in 1981.  Marc... Read more

Oregon Legislature Considers Aerial Pesticide Regulations

Airs at: Thu, 03/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
In Salem today, Oregon legislators considered a bill that will regulate the use of aerial herbicides which are sprayed from planes and helicopters in the state. KBOO’s Jenka Soderberg spoke to Steve Peddery of Oregon Wild for more. Read more

Oregon Senate Hears Testimony on Right to Rest

Airs at: Thu, 03/12/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  News In Depth
Today, the Oregon Senate Committee on Human Services and Early Childhood held a public hearing on the Right to Rest bill, which would override local bans on camping, sleeping on sidewalks, and sleeping in cars by people experiencing homelessness. Read more