Government/Politics

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Jeff Smith Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Jeff Smith is a Republican who is running for the US House of Representatives in District 2 in the 2020 election.  He talked with Don Merrill about what his party needs to do to flip 100,000 independent voters in Multnomah county, whether he is splitting the vote in favor o... Read more

Kyle Krohn Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Kyle Krohn is a candidate for Position 11 of the Oregon Court of Appeals.  He talked with Don Merrill about criticizing the tendency of the court to not explain its rulings, the trouble he got in for doing that, how he can prove he is the most productive appellate attorneys... Read more

KBOO Talk Radio: Ralph Nader's articles of Impeachment

Airs at: Thu, 01/30/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for: 
This week on KBOO's Talk Radio Linda Olson-Osterlund takes your calls about Trump's Impeachment and shares audio from Ralph Nader's interview with Amy Goodman of Democracy Now about the 13 articles in question.    Count One: Solicitation of Bribery Count Two: Obstruction o... Read more

Rob Solomon Interviews Elizabeth Furse

Airs at: Wed, 01/29/2020 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Elizabeth Furse is a former member of the United States Congress from Oregon’s First District. She served three terms from 1992 to 1998. Since 1998 she has worked with national tribal leaders to establish the Institute for Tribal Government in the Mark O. Hatfield School of... Read more

Inside Washington County With Rob Solomon

Inside Washington County with Rob Solomon is an interview series designed to bring Washington County residents the information they need to fully engage with issues in their community. Like other counties in the Metro area, we have our own issues and concerns separate from ... Read more

Are Trump and his cronies manipulating the markets for their own profit? William Cohan lays out the evidence

Airs at: Wed, 01/29/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    While impeachment occupies the centers of political power, Trump's mercenary approach to the Presidency continues unabated. He now appears to have gone beyond just profitting from the use of his personal properties, "brand" and other forms of influence. In an explosiv... Read more

Oregon Secretary of State candidate Jamie McLeod-Skinner is a record setter in more ways than one, offering a variety of experience

Airs at: Mon, 01/27/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Jamie McLeod-Skinner is running as a Democrat in the primary for Oregon Secretary of State this coming May.  McLeod-Skinner ran for Congress for Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District in 2018 and set new records for Democratic turnout. This included winning two counties th... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 27, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 01/27/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier hosts this episode of the Old Mole which includes: D.A.s for the People: Bill Resnick speaks with Madeline Carroll and Maria Cahill, of Oregon District Attorneys for the People, who are part of a national movement to elect progressive DAs who instead of targe... Read more

Enforcing Freedom

Airs at: Wed, 01/22/2020 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century of Lies, it’s part one of our conversation with Kerwin Kaye, an associate professor of sociology, American studies, and feminist, gender, and sexuality studies at Wesleyan University. Professor Kaye is the author of a new book published by Columbi... Read more

Political power in Dineh-tah, with Jacqueline Keeler

Airs at: Wed, 01/22/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
    Fresh from a week-long trip across the Dineh (Navajo) Nation reservation in the Southwest U.S., regular guest host Jacqueline Keeler will join host Paul Roland to talk about the growing political power of Indigenous Nations in the U.S. and whether the Navajo electorat... Read more