Economy

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Norman Shamas updates on FOSTA and digital harm reduction

Airs at: Mon, 01/28/2019 at 4:00pm - Fri, 02/01/2019 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  The Final Straw Radio
This week, we continue our look at sex, work and the state with guest, Norman Shamas. Norman Shamas is an activist and educator whose work focuses on human-centered information and digital security and privacy. Now, Norman is not a lawyer but shares their insights about the... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for February 4, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 02/04/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris Hosts this episode of The Old Mole which includes: Power, Politics, and Nature in the Tar Sands: Laurie Mercier talks with Ian Urquhart, professor of political science and author of the recent book, Costly Fix: Power, Politics, and Nature in the Tar Sands... Read more

008 Complicit

Airs at: Mon, 03/18/2019 at 7:00am - 7:30am
Produced for:  Prescription for Justice
  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
Produced for:  Prescription for Justice
  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

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

Prescription for Justice

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 educa... Read more

Bolstering Retirement Security

Airs at: Mon, 01/28/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Bill Resnick talks with labor lawyer Jay Youngdahl about his article on "Bolstering Retirement Security" in the Fall 2018 issue of New Labor Forum. They discuss the loss of defined benefit pensions and the need to keep defending Social Security.   public domain image f... 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

A Case for Open Borders: the Left and the Law

Airs at: Mon, 01/28/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  As Democrats square off with Republicans over border security, the debate in mainstream media tends to focus on the Trump Wall and Democrats' proposal for high tech measures and more agents.  In their Left and the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker discuss the mea... Read more

Steelworkers Organize in Salem & Albany

Airs at: Mon, 01/28/2019 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Steelworkers at the Albany ATI Cast Products, metal fabrication plant are organizing a union FOR THE SEVENTH TIME !  After hundreds of Albany ATI Steelworkers at a different plant were locked out for over a year, killing the last Cast Products union drive, workers at this  ... Read more