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Campaign finance regulation inspires upcoming forum

Airs at: Mon, 12/02/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Oregon is one of the only states where electoral campaigns are not subjected to contribution or expenditure limits. Though money is certainly necessary to run a campaign, many voters and political scientists alike advocate for limits on how much one person or group can g... Read more

Proposed ballot measure would fund out-of-school programs in Washington County

Airs at: Mon, 12/02/2019 at 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  While many schools offer some sort of out-of-school programs, not all of them are high-quality and accessible. One group, called Washington County Kids, is working on getting a property tax measure on the ballot next November to fund quality out-of-school programs for k... Read more

Post-Thanksgiving Digest

Airs at: Mon, 12/02/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel continues digesting the meaning of the USA’s harvest holiday. Reading from recent writing by indigenous activists and historians, she traces the myth of Thanksgiving, notes the history of native resistance to genocide, and touches on the work of activists with ... Read more

Assault on Democracy

Airs at: Mon, 12/02/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Lynn Adelman, a federal judge in the eastern district of Wisconsin, who writes on the importance of court decisions on the everyday lives of working people. His upcoming article, “The Roberts Court: Assault on Democracy” in the Harvard Journal of Law... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 2, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 12/02/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris host's this episode of The Old Mole which includes: Assault on Democracy: Bill Resnick interviews Lynn Adelman, a federal judge in Wisconsin, about the Roberts Court.  Post Thanksgiving Digest: Well Read Red Frann Michel continues digesting the meaning of ... Read more

Protest crackdowns in Bolivia intensify

Airs at: Wed, 11/27/2019 at 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  In Bolivia:  Indigenous protesters continue to take to the streets to protest the coup government, which has cracked down on protests with violent force, killing at least 32. The legislature passed a bill that bans deposed President Evo Morales from running for election... Read more

Happy Danksgiving! A Conversation With Ngaio Bealum

Airs at: Wed, 11/27/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies, a conversation with comedian, activist, and journalist Ngaio Bealum. Read more

Rep. Blumenauer urges large scale action on Climate Emergency Resolution

Airs at: Mon, 11/25/2019 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Climate change, Climate crisis, Climate emergency. This month, more than 11 thousand scientists joined in a declaration co-written by William Ripple, a professor of ecology at Oregon State University declaring a climate emergency. Estimates of the point of no return for... Read more

12 TRIPP-P 17Nov2019

Airs at: Fri, 11/22/2019 at 12:00am - 12:45am
Produced for:  TRIPP-P
The only headline for this podcast episode is the lived experiences and lessons learned about life, from guest LaQuida "Q" Landford. 'Q" is a Community health Practitioner and a powerhouse behind the AfroVillagePDX project in collaboration with HRAC (PSU's Homelessness Re... Read more

Interview with Steve Ignorant of Crass

Airs at: Thu, 11/21/2019 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Popular Education
As part of Popular Education though music program host, Tammy Overture interviews co founder of the anarcho punk band CRASS!! Crass were an English art collective and punk rock band formed in 1977 who promoted anarchism as a political ideology, a way of life and a resistanc... Read more