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Cultural Evolution, Political Revolution

Airs at: Wed, 01/01/2020 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies we speak with Hawaii ophthalmologist and medical cannabis advocate Dr. Clifton Otto, plus an April 2016 interview with journalist and drug policy reformer Phil Smith. Read more

Death on the Streets

Airs at: Mon, 12/30/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Desiree Hellegers covers the Portland Homeless Persons Memorial Day Vigil on December 21st and the very real life and death stakes in the upcoming City Council vote on a 22.5 million dollar five year contract to sweep the city's houseless encampments. Joshua Rainey Phot... Read more

A New Coast

Airs at: Mon, 12/30/2019 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Communities and countries around the world are now declaring that we are in a climate emergency. Most of these declarations focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the more comprehensive resolutions also call for a just transition, meaning that frontline communities ... Read more

Press**Watch

Airs at: Thu, 12/26/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Impeachment has brought into relief the polarization of the United States's society as the White conservative minority clings to power, using apartheid tactics. Expect more poll closings, gerrymandering, and outright election theft; expect more alternate-reality mind contr... Read more

Red-Nosed Reindeer

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement and Denise Morris review the Rankin-Bass stop-motion animated Christmas story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Originally aired on NBC in 1964, the GE-sponsored classic tells the story of two misfits and their eventual acceptance by Santa and his elves. But a dee... Read more

Ecological Revolution

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews John Bellamy Foster, Professor of Sociology at the University of Oregon, and author of many books, including The Robbery of Nature and The Return of Nature. He edits the journal Monthly Review, making it into a go-to source for thinking about climate... Read more

Third Congressional District challenger Albert Lee advocates for economic justice and has the lived experience to back it up

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  For 23 years, Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District has been represented by the same man. This election cycle however, Albert Lee is challenging Representative Earl Blumenauer in the 2020 Democratic Primary for Oregon’s 3rd District. Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District co... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour December 23rd, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Laurie Mercier hosts the Episode of the Old Mole which includes: Ecological Revolution: John Foster teaches at the University of Oregon, writes a lot including The Robbery of Nature and the Return of Nature. He edits the journal Monthly Review, making it into a go to sou... Read more

Demonstrators show their discontent at rallies on the eve of impeachment

Airs at: Wed, 12/18/2019 at 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Pro-impeachment rallies were held in nearly every state Tuesday night, drawing over 200,000 demonstrators. In Portland, at least 600 people showed up downtown on the banks of the Willamette, to call for President Trump’s impeachment and removal. KBOO’s Theresa Mitchell ... Read more

Police Union contract negotiation listening session offers hope for change but also illustrates the limitations of bargaining

Airs at: Tue, 12/17/2019 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Monday night, Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty hosted a listening session on the upcoming police contract negotiations. The meeting was open to the public, soliciting community response to the state of policing in Portland. As the contract negotiations... Read more