Government/Politics

25ey_thank_you_1678_x_281_0.pngnewsletter_web_banner.png

Yes on M112 to End Slavery

Airs at: Mon, 10/24/2022 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James is joined by Sandy Chung, executive director of ACLU of Oregon, and Troy Ramsey with Oregonians Against Slavery and Involuntary Servitude (OASIS). Oregon legislators passed Senate Joint Resolution 10 through both chambers with strong bipartisan support to r... Read more

Surging methane and rising temperatures--at least let's talk about it....

Airs at: Wed, 10/19/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
      https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/10/17/surging-methane/ Read more

Once a Braided River

Airs at: Mon, 10/24/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
For thousands of years the north reach of the Willamette River, near its confluence with the Columbia, was a braided river of shallow channels and islands rich in biodiversity. That was until European settlers came to the Pacific Northwest and displaced the Indigenous peopl... Read more

Street Roots asks Oregon State Legislature candidates where they stand on housing and homelessness

Airs at: Wed, 10/12/2022 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  In the latest edition of Street Roots, the paper asks four simple questions of the Democratic and Republican candidates for the Oregon State Legislature - House and Senate. They're focused in on the housing crisis, and homelessness, and their written answers provide a gl... Read more

Measure 112 offers Oregon voters a chance to eliminate constitutional exceptions for slavery

Airs at: Tue, 10/11/2022 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Oregonians will have the opportunity to remove a "slavery loophole" from the Oregon State Constitution at the midterm election ballot this November.  Measure 112 would remove slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime. It's language that's echoed in th... Read more

What, If Any, Policies Have Changed Since the Trump Administration, and New Hope for Palestine's Future

Airs at: Fri, 10/14/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Arab Voices
  In this episode of Arab Voices (# 1028), we will air the keynote address of Dr. Hanan Ashrawi on the topic What, If Any, Policies Have Changed Since the Trump Administration, and New Hope for Palestine's Future.   Dr. Ashrawi delivered that keynote address at the annual ... Read more

The Gap: Local News Roundup - the Return of Striketober, and valuing the Third Place

Airs at: Fri, 10/14/2022 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  The Gap
  On this episode of The Gap, Tammy and Althea run through some local news items on the way to reconvening STRIKETOBER baby! Importantly, Measure 110, that decriminalized drug possession was analyzed and researchers didn't find evidence connecting the decriminalization to ... Read more

Talk Nation Radio

  “When I’m casting about for experts who can speak to my students about war, the most important topic of our time, or any time, I look for two things. First, command of the facts, from the big picture to the details. Second, passion and a strong point of view. Lots of spe... Read more

Divest Oregon from Fossil Fuels - The River Democracy Act with Jamie Dawson

Airs at: Thu, 10/13/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Coast Range Radio
  First half hour: We interview Andrew Bogrand, volunteer Communications Director for the Divest Oregon Campaign. Andrew is a human rights campaigner and policy advocate who supports nonprofits, coalitions, and communities fighting injustice. They discuss why a diverse co... Read more

Indigenous People's Day Episode! Beautyway

Airs at: Thu, 10/13/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  American Standoff
This week, host Jacqueline Keeler returns from visiting Yellowstone National Park, the birthplace of her ancestor Lone Dog, a Sicangu Lakota chief. Although the show normally looks at the American political standoff, in this episode she will examine Native American relation... Read more