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#Reform17 Part Two

Airs at: Sun, 10/22/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
Our special coverage of the Drug Policy Alliance's 2017 International Drug Policy Reform Conference #Reform17 in Atlanta, Georgia, continues with interviews with Nazlee Maghsoudi from the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy; Steve Rolles from the Transform Drug ... Read more

Major Steps in Criminal Justice Reform

Airs at: Mon, 10/23/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
A felony conviction for small personal-use amounts of a drug can wreak havoc on a person's life forever and make it incredibly difficult if not impossible for that person to rehabilitate and re-integrate into society. In the most recent Oregon legislative session, criminal ... Read more

Urban Wine Culture: A Full Pour

Airs at: Wed, 10/18/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Free Culture Radio
A new generation of winemakers is moving wine culture and the wine industry into the 21st century. Portland is home to many of these urban wineries, which are located in basements, garages, warehouses, and other spaces around the city. On this edition of Free Culture Radio ... Read more

Citizens Respond to Latest COCL Report on Police Reform

Airs at: Tue, 10/17/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The Compliance Officer and Community Liaison (COCL) is the body tasked with independently assessing the city's compliance with a 2012 Settlement with the US Department of Justice. The settlement (pdf) was reached after years of community agitation over excessive force by po... Read more

Reform 2017 Part One

Airs at: Sun, 10/15/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
Live from the Drug Policy Alliance's 2017 International Reform Conference, we hear from South African researcher Shaun Shelly, Pastor Kenneth Glasgow from The Ordinary Peoples' Society, and Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno. Read more

Big Hunger, Big Chicken, Big Moment

Airs at: Mon, 10/16/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
This week my guests discuss big problems regarding food. How can we work toward healthy food and enough food for everyone? Maryn McKenna is a journalist who writes about science, food, and disease. Like Superbug: The Fatal Menace of MRSA. But that’s not the end of it. We’v... Read more

Human Rights and the Philippines

Airs at: Sun, 10/08/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The UN Human Rights Council recently conducted its Universal Periodic Review of human rights in the Philippines, so this week we hear from several nongovernmental organizations concerned with human rights and the drug war. Read more

Drug Addiction

Airs at: Sat, 09/30/2017 at 8:00pm - Sun, 10/08/2017 at 8:00pm
Produced for:  This Is How We See It
In this episode we talk with Tasha and Wendy two former drug addicts about what their life was like addicted to crack cocaine and what it cost them. Read more

Human Rights and Drug Policies

Airs at: Sun, 10/01/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
The UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs held an intersessional meeting September 26-28, 2017, to discuss the UNGASS outcome document. This week we listen to part of their discussion on human rights and drug policies and hear presentations from Zaved Mahmood, Rule of Law and D... Read more

The Administration's Push for Deregulation

Airs at: Thu, 09/28/2017 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
On Monday, the President will deliver a speech on deregulation. Whether it will be a serious policy proposal or another collection of applause points is anyone’s guess, but the president’s favorable view of deregulation is no secret. His administration has focused on disma... Read more