Prescription for Justice

Hosted by:

Martin Donohoe

Produced by:

KBOO

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Prescription for Justice is a talk show originating in Portland, Oregon. Host Dr. Martin Donohoe is a physician-educator-activist and textbook author who addresses varied topics related to creating more just and healthy communities and a better world. Subjects include education, race, environment, human rights, food justice, criminal justice system, women’s rights, war and peace, etc.

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Topic tags:

Activism, Community Building, Corporations, Economy, Environment/Climate, Gender, Health

Streams:

BooTwo - second stream

Program status:

Current

009 Corporate Personhood

Airs at: Mon, 03/25/2019 at 7:00am - 7:30am

Produced for: Prescription for Justice

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This episode begins with a primer on the nature and scope of corporations including corporate profits/taxation/political influence/crime. My guest David Delk (Chair of the Oregon Progressive Party and national Co-Chair of the Alliance for Democracy) and I discuss the his... Read more

008 Complicit

Airs at: Mon, 03/18/2019 at 7:00am - 7:30am

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This episode calls out those who are complicit in the disastrous presidency of Donald Trump, from evangelical Christians (comparing Trump’s actions to Christ’s words in the Bible), to members of the two main political parties, to the press, to uninvolved citizens. It dis... Read more

007 Contemporary Labor Issues

Airs at: Mon, 03/11/2019 at 7:00am - 7:30am

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This episode will focus on the work force and will address wages, benefits, sick leave, retirement savings and wealth inequalities. We will also discuss the decline in union membership over the last 60 years, along with ongoing threats to labor's voice in the workplace. ... Read more

006 Gun Violence -The War Against Ourselves

Airs at: Mon, 03/04/2019 at 7:00am - 7:30am

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The number of Americans killed by firearms since 1968, including suicides, homicides, and accidental shootings, is 1.4 million, more than the 1.2 million killed in all the wars involving our country from the Revolutionary War to the present. In this episode Dr. Martin Do... Read more

005 Air Pollution - Purifying the Miasma

Airs at: Mon, 02/25/2019 at 7:00am - 7:30am

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Together, air, water, soil, chemical, and occupational pollution cause over 9 million deaths worldwide each year, or 1/6 deaths worldwide. This is three times as many deaths as malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS combined. Our guest today is Mary Peveto, president, Neighbors... Read more

004 Housing and Homelessness

Airs at: Mon, 02/18/2019 at 7:00am - 7:30am

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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

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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

002 Reproductive Rights for Women

Airs at: Mon, 01/28/2019 at 7:00am - 7:30am

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This episode will cover statistics about pregnancy and abortion in the US and worldwide, the health consequences of abortion and not being able to get an abortion, and obstacles to access to comprehensive reproductive health care (abstinence only education, impaired acce... Read more

001 The Education System in the United States

Airs at: Mon, 01/21/2019 at 7:00am - 7:30am

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In this premiere episode of Prescription for Justice The host, Dr. Martin Donohoe introduces the theme of the series which will explore ways to promote improved public heath and social justice in this country. In this first episode, Martin and is first guest Paul Donohoe... Read more