Government/Politics

Solidarity w Grocery & Postal Essential Workers

Airs at: Mon, 05/25/2020 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

Co-hosts Amanda Hill, who works at Fred Meyer, and Jamie Partridge, a letter carrier retiree, discuss the hazards and struggles of frontline workers Read more

News Update for 5/20/20

Airs at: Wed, 05/20/2020 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Daily News Headlines

The World Health Organization today announced that the past twenty four hours have seen the most new infections in a one-day period since the coronavirus pandemic began. The global health body said 106,000 new cases of infections of the novel coronavirus had been recorded ... Read more

What is Public Health?

Airs at: Mon, 05/18/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

In our new Old Mole segment on Public Health and the Pandemic, Jan Haaken and Patricia Kullberg follow the race for a coronavirus vaccine and some of the misleading claims circulating in the media, and they discuss ways of looking at infectious diseases from public health v... Read more

The struggle continues!!

Airs at: Wed, 05/20/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Regular host Paul Roland is joined by 3rd Wednesday co-host Jonathan from Portland Assembly to talk about ongoing resistance and direct action against the neo-fascist and neo-feudal capitalist mis-rulers while in the Covid Zone. https://www.facebook.com/events/3244... Read more

News Update for 5/18/20

Airs at: Mon, 05/18/2020 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Daily News Headlines

The top story this afternoon, The Chinese province of Jilin has put 108 million people into lockdown after 34 new cases of Coronavirus were discovered, resulting in one death. Government officials have closed schools in addition to stopping busses and trains from leaving t... Read more

Inside the impacts of the CDC downgrade of PPE requirements for healthcare workers: a conversation with reporter Elizabeth Shogren

Airs at: Thu, 05/14/2020 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Evening News, News In Depth

"Her point was that the Hippocratic Oath does not ask doctors and nurses to commit suicide which was ... what the doctors and nurses were being asked to do by their hospitals." On March 10, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) decided to roll back guideli... Read more

Labor Radio on 05/18/20 - On the HEROES Act

Airs at: Mon, 05/18/2020 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

Description: With millions out of work and another recession on the horizon, there is absolutely no leadership coming from our elected officials or industry leaders. Neither political party has presented a big picture strategy to deal with the combined public health and... Read more

John Schlosser Interview

Produced for: Between Us

John Schlosser is a nonpartisan candidate who is running for Circuit Court Judge in district 4, position 12. He talked with Don Merrill about how his desire to be an attorney evolved ove time, why he declined the endorsement of Representative Diego Hernandez and why the ... Read more

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz - Ep 64

Airs at: Sun, 05/17/2020 at 6:30am - Mon, 05/25/2020 at 12:00am

Produced for: Fortress On A Hill

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, legendary activist and author of An Indigenous People’s History of the United States, stop by the podcast to discuss her journey to studying and writing about indigenous history, how COVID-19 is impacting Native American communities, and her experience... Read more

Sean Scorvo Interview

Produced for: Between Us

Sean Scorvo is a democrat running for the Oregon House District 23rd seat. He talked with Don Merrill about how he finds the treatment of hispanic Americans reprehensible considering all they do for the American economy, why Gerrymandering is a sin democrats share with rep... Read more