Political Perspectives

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Every Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

News and views on current politics.

Different hosts each week bring a variety of guests and topics.

Topic tags: 
War/Peace, Government/Politics, Global Affairs, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Legislation
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What do you know about the Superfund Site on the Willamette River?

Airs at: Wed, 03/23/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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Kristin Yount begs the question to the listening audience: What do you know about the Superfund site at the Portland Harbor in the Willamette River.  Links: Portland Harbor Community Advisory Board  http://www.portlandharborcag.info/ EPA Portland Harbor SuperFund Site ht... Read more

Wendsler Nosie on Apache fight against land grab for copper mine

Airs at: Wed, 03/16/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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In a midnight rider in December, 2014, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) forced a provision in the must-pass Defense authorization bill, which transferred the sacred Oak Flat area southeast of Phoenix to a foreign-owned mining corporation for the largest copper-mining project in N... Read more

Apache fight against Resolution Copper land grab at sacred site

Airs at: Wed, 03/16/2016 at 12:00am
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In a midnight rider in December, 2014, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) forced a provision in the must-pass Defense authorization bill, which transferred the sacred Oak Flat area southeast of Phoenix to a foreign-owned mining corporation for the largest copper-mining project in N... Read more

Experts express alarm at sudden warming in the Arctic

Airs at: Wed, 03/09/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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From the series Radio Ecoshock with Alex Smith... Abrupt warming in Arctic could lead to catastrophic consequences says top scientist Dr. Peter Gleick, ICCI Director Pam Pearson, and the founder of Paleoceanography, Dr. James Kennett. Three must-listen interviews.  http:/... Read more

Arnie Gundersen on "Fukushima, Five Years Later"

Airs at: Fri, 03/04/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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From the series TUC Radio we'll hear Arnie Gundersen on "Fukushima, Five Years Later: WHAT DID THEY KNOW, WHEN DID THEY KNOW IT?" As of February 2016 Arnie Gundersen of Fairewinds Associates is on a one month speaking tour of Japan to assess the status of the cleanup. He a... Read more

Peter Neill of the World Ocean Observatory on the Once and Future Ocean

Airs at: Wed, 03/02/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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We speak with Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory and author of the new book, The Once and Future Ocean: Notes Toward a New Hydraulic Society. Neill was previously President of the South Street Seaport Museum from 1985-2005, He has always maintained an inte... Read more

Fisher Poets

Airs at: Wed, 02/24/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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The annual Fisher Poets Gathering is this weekend, Feb 26th-28th in Astoria. For Portlanders who can't get to the coast, 7 Fisher Poets from Alaska, Arkansas and Washington, as well as local poets Lara Messersmith-Glavin and Moe Bowstern are staging a night of storytelling,... Read more

Rose Longoria of Yakama Nations Fisheries on the Portland Harbor Superfund Site

Airs at: Wed, 02/17/2016 at 9:30am - 10:00am
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Host Kristin Yount speaks with Rose Longoria, Regional Superfund Cleanup Projects Coordinator of the Yakama Nations Fisheries, about the Portland Harbor Superfund Site and how it relates to the health of the Columbia River. Read more

Anti-nuclear protester who sat in front of the White House for 18 years

Airs at: Wed, 02/17/2016 at 9:00am - 9:30am
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Ellen Thomas has been part of the White House vigil to end nuclear weapons since 1984. She is currently on a tour of the West Coast to spread the word about Proposition One, a U.S. House bill calling for the dismantling of all nuclear weapons in the U.S. and worldwide. She ... Read more

Water World

Airs at: Wed, 02/17/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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The EPA is supposed to release the proposed plan for the Superfund site at Porland Harbor on June 8th. Join me, Kristin Yount, at this time to review the long awaited proposed plan.  Guest TBA For now this is an Interview from Feburary 17, 2016 with  Rose Longoria from th... Read more