Government/Politics

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004 Housing and Homelessness

Airs at: Mon, 02/18/2019 at 7:00am - 7:30am
Produced for:  Prescription for Justice
  This episode begins with a brief history of housing policy and homelessness in the United States and how poor living conditions effect our health and wellbeing. Our guest Allison McIntosh, Deputy Director of Policy and Communications at Neighborhood Partnerships, will di... Read more

003 Nuclear Weapons and the Campaign to Abolish Them

Airs at: Mon, 02/04/2019 at 7:00am - 7:30am
Produced for:  Prescription for Justice
  This episode begins with brief history of the instruments of war leading up to a discussion of the health and environmental consequences of nuclear weapons. Our guest Chuck Johnson, Nuclear Power Program Director at Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), will... Read more

JO ANN IS BACK! Wtih Jason Kafoury and Julia Degraw

Airs at: Thu, 01/31/2019 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty will be discussing the Oregon Supreme Court taking up campaign finance limits with Jason Kafoury and Julia Degraw Read more

In-Depth: Letha Winston, Mother of Patrick Kimmons and Activist for Justice and Police Accountability

Airs at: Tue, 01/29/2019 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Patrick Kimmons was fatally shot by Portland police in the early morning of September 30 in 2018. Since then, Letha Winston--mother of the 27-year-old father and baker--has led protests every Wednesday morning at 10:00 AM, marching from the Multnomah County Courthouse to Ci... Read more

Buscando America on 01/29/19

Airs at: Tue, 01/29/2019 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En esta emisión recordamos al poeta y compositor venezolano Simón Díaz, además hablamos sobre cómo se está cocinando el golpe de estado en Venezuela. La Habana amaneció el lunes entre escombros luego del impacto de un potente tornado. Netflix estrena "Massacre at the Stadiu... Read more

Oregon's 2019 Budget

Airs at: Mon, 01/28/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Dan Jaffee speaks with Alejandro Queral, Executive Director of the Oregon Center for Public Policy, about the legacy of fiscal austerity in Oregon, and the possibilities for raising substantial new corporate tax revenue in the 2019 state legislative session.     Read more

Stopping Gun Violence in Oregon

Airs at: Wed, 01/30/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
Today Penny Okamoto from Ceasefire Oregon will talk about the group's efforts to prevent gun violence by advocating effective gun laws. She will also discuss the new fire-arm related legislation that has been introduced into the 2019 legislature, including Student Bill, SB ... Read more

#StopBarr

Airs at: Mon, 01/28/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
William Pelham Barr has been nominated to be the next US Attorney General. He had the job once before, serving from 1991 until 1993 under then-President George H. W. Bush. His time as AG may have been brief, yet while in that post Barr managed to leave an indelible mark on ... Read more

From the Grassroots 11/2/18

Airs at: Fri, 11/02/2018 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  From the Grassroots
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These Are Strange Times, My Dear

Airs at: Mon, 01/28/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
It seems as if Americans have never before been involved in a situation where every day brings a loud new threat to our public order and to our commonwealth. Our executive branch demands our scrutiny on a daily, even hourly basis. We watch as America and much of the world g... Read more