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On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Youth Rights and Justice. Youth, Rights and Justice is Oregon’s principal non-profit law firm for youth and families. Through its work, YRJ strives to keep children in school, out of trouble, and at home. Founded in 1975, YRJ is celebrati... Read more

Join us as we speak with Laura Nitti, Phoenix Blickle, and Amanda Bowman-Mejia about their efforts to get OEA to join the coalition pushing for humane investing of their PERS and other Oregon treasury investments. Read more

For this Feburary we'll feature radio dramas each Monday afternoon. First, an episode of the popular series which first appeared on radio in 1938 as Challenge of The Yukon. Still running by 1950 when it moved to television as Sargeant Prestion of the Northwest Mounted Polic... Read more

On the morning of February 3, right in the middle of Locus Focus, we learned that Portland's new mayor and acting city administrator approved the much contested Land Use Compatibility Statement for Zenith Energy's expansion along the banks of the Willamette River. This was ... Read more

  The ACLU of Oregon, in partnership with Don’t Shoot PDX, an arts and education organization that promotes social justice and civic participation, have submitted three public records requests to the City of Portland, the Oregon Department of Justice (ODOJ), and the Federa... Read more

  In the aftermath of the midair crash over D.C on January 29, and Trump's racist response, Frann Michel looks back at the 1981 strike by PATCO, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization.  This commentary considers the problems faced then and now by Air Traffic... Read more

  Hosted by Frann Michel, this episode features segments on African films, on public schools in the the making of Black masculinity, and more.   On the Legacy of PATCO 1981 In the aftermath of the midair crash over D.C on January 29, and Trump's racist response, Frann Mi... Read more

  This is the 35th year of the Cascade Festival of African Films hosted by Portland Community College with screenings and discussions scheduled Thursday through Saturday throughout the month of February.  Jan Haaken talks with the internationally acclaimed Senegalese filmm... Read more

  Bad Boys: Public education for Black boys is often characterized as a school-to-prison pipeline. Why is it that these kids are so poorly served by our schools? Book Mole, Patricia Kullberg, reviews the ethnography, Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculin... Read more

Folk music for the time we're in, with host Jonathan Lay. Artists in this episode include: Laura Love; Woody Guthrie; Solas; Mary Gauthier; David Francey; Alex Sturbaum; Doc & Richard Watson; Los Texmaniacs; Tim Readman and Fear of Drinking; Guy Clark; Joan Baez; Joel David... Read more