Wednesday Talk Radio

    Looking at Portland’s economy as a microcosm of speculative capitalism is a great way to examine the extractive mechanisms of the real estate market. The most recent boom/bust cycle has completely divorced land value from land taxes and rental rates, and the rich s... Read more

    Elizabeth Goitein, Co-Director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice (NYU School of Law), recently wrote an article for The Atlantic, "What the President Could Do If He Declares a State of Emergency." It lays out in grim det... Read more

As Elizabeth Warren steps up her run for the presidency in 2020, questions continue over her claims to Native ancestry and how she has handled the controversy. But as undisputed Native journalists, leaders and spokespeople continue to be called upon to weigh in on the qu... Read more

  Opening song: Dory Previn, Twenty-Mile Zone  Host Paul Roland talks with Allie Light about her 1994 Emmy-award winning flim, "Dialogues with Madwomen," which features seven women, including the filmmaker, describing their experiences with madness and recovery. It is a ... Read more

    Articles and books discussed or mentioned on today's program (or otherwise relevant): Interview with Simon Pirani, whose new book is Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption: https://truthout.org/articles/until-we-confront-capitalism-we-will-not-solv... Read more

  A year after Trump reduced the size of the Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent, the BLM has been auctioning off oil and gas leases near sacred sites like Bears Ears and Chaco Canyon. An update from Jacqueline Keeler, editor of Edge of Morning: Native Voices Sp... Read more

  Join host Paul Roland and his guest by phone Michael Sturman as they talk about the landmark anti-electroshock lawsuit settled recently in California in favor of injured ECT (Electro-Convulsive Therapy) patients. As leading anti-psychiatric abuse advocate Peter Breggi... Read more

    A series of large protests this month have blocked bridges, attempted to obstruct Parliament and generally disrupt life-as-usual in the United Kingdom, as part of "Extinction Rebellion," a new, more in-your-face phase of the climate movement. Our guest, George Bard... Read more