Economy

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Acting Like We're in a Climate Emergency

Airs at: Mon, 04/14/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Portland Urban Naturalist Mike Houck proclaimed the last time he was on Locus Focus: "We are living in a climate emergencty. It's time for Portland to act like it!" On this episode of Locus Focus Mike is joined by Dawn Uchiyama, former director of Portland's Bureau of E... Read more

Health Care for All Oregon

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Oregon is poised to become the first state in the union to enact a single payer health care plan. In June of this year, the Universal Health Plan Governance Board for the State of Oregon will present for public input the first draft of its comprehensive plan. The fina... Read more

Eugenics Logic

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  The current federal government has slashed resources for public health and for people with disabilities, and in doing so has suggested that vulnerable people are social burdens, "waste" to be cut.  In her article "The Eugenics Logic Behind Running a Government Like a ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 14, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 04/14/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Health, care for all or for some? Hosted by Frann Michel, this episode of the Old Mole includes these segments: Healthcare for ALL Oregon:  Oregon is poised to become the first state in the union to enact a single payer health care plan. In June of this year, the Uni... Read more

26 TRIPP-P Dec2024 with Conor Carroll

Airs at: Sat, 12/14/2024 at 12:15am - Sun, 12/31/2028 at 11:45pm
Produced for:  TRIPP-P
In December 2024, TRIPP-P spoke the owner and operator of Show Your Work, LLC, Conor Carroll about elections, campaigning and politics in the local Portland metro area.   Have a listen! Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 7, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 04/07/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Rule of the billionaires: Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which is a re-broadcast of a show from Against the Grain. The rich have not been so powerful and mind-bogglingly wealthy since the Gilded Age of the late 19th century. Yet their grip on society ha... Read more

Portland Troublemakers School

Airs at: Mon, 03/31/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Al Bradbury, editor of Labor Notes, and participant in the upcoming Portland Troublemakers School, describes the Labor Notes project - "putting the movement back in the labor movement" and building the "troublemakers wing" of trade unions.  The day-long Troublemakers Sch... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 31, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 03/31/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Improving Taxation, Empowering Coalitions: This episode is hosted by Frann Michel and features these segments: Improving Taxation: Economist Mary King explains the need for taxes and the  inequities of current property taxes in Oregon,  and she proposes several ways ... Read more

Will Falk on the Tragedy of Thacker Pass

Airs at: Thu, 03/27/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The guest is Will Falk of Protect Thacker Pass. Their campaign ended in a loss last year, construction of the open pit lithium mine in Nevada near the Oregon border is underway, and he is one of the protestors being sued by the mining company. Read more

Improving Taxation

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Economist Mary King explains the need for taxes and the  inequities of current property taxes in Oregon,  and she proposes several ways to raise state and local funding to support housing, health care, education, and more.          Why do we need taxes and what can we ... Read more