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Wisdom From the Zombie Apocalypse

Airs at: Mon, 07/17/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Progressive Spirit
The Walking Dead. The Night of the Living Dead. Sean of the Dead. Z Nation. We can't seem to get enough of the zombies. So what is that about?  Greg Garrett is Professor of English at Baylor University, where he teaches classes in fiction and screenwriting, literature, film... Read more

Six Months of Trump

Airs at: Mon, 07/17/2017 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
It's been nearly six months since Trump became president and over seven months since George Polisner, an Oracle senior executive, publicly resigned from the company after his boss joined Trump's transition team, pledging her support to the president-elect. Since then George... Read more

Time to Decriminalize the Use and Possession of Drugs

Airs at: Sun, 07/16/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week: The DPA held a news teleconference to announce the release of their new report on decriminalizing drug use and possession in the US, so we hear from Neill Franklin, Executive Director of Law Enforcement Action Partnership, and Andrea Ritchie, a member of the Move... Read more

Dan Handelman on Portland Police Use of Force Policy

Airs at: Mon, 07/10/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Desiree Hellegers talks with Dan Handelman of Portland Copwatch about the Portland Police Bureau’s new draft policy on the use of force.   Read more

Reproductive Health Equity Act

Airs at: Mon, 07/10/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Frann Michel discusses the recent success of the Reproductive Health Equity Act, which will ensure that Oregonians, regardless of income, citizenship status, gender identity, or (mostly) type of insurance, have access to the full range of preventive reproductive health s... Read more

Can China Save Civilization?

Airs at: Mon, 07/10/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Bill Resnick talks with Richard Smith about the future and China's role in shaping it, specifically the environmental impact of China's explosive economic growth and the government's productivist policies. The problem is not just with China though. Richard argues for a r... Read more

Juan Ramirez Stands Up

Airs at: Wed, 06/28/2017 at 4:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Juan Ramirez is a multi-media producer and free-lance journalist. He describes himself as a Mexican born, South Central Los Angeles raised DACA recipient. He also works at the Migrant School in Hillsboro, Oregon school district and has dedicated his free time aligning himse... Read more

Healthcare vote postponed by US Senate

Airs at: Tue, 06/27/2017 at 4:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had hoped to complete the American Health Care Act before the Senate broke for the Fourth of July recess. Polls showed that Americans were overwhelmingly opposed to the bill, and the Kentucky republican knew that it would be better to ... Read more

Activists Say No New Korean War, No Old Korean War and No THAAD Missile System

Airs at: Wed, 07/12/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  On this show, we hear voices of Koreans, Korean Americans and anti-war activists who say no new war on the Korean Peninsula, a final end to the old Korean war that is officially still going on, and no deployment of the THAAD missile defense system, which critics say is r... Read more

Organizing to End Mass Incarceration

Airs at: Mon, 07/17/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Public awareness and concern about over-criminalization and over-incarceration has grown significantly in recent years but much of that attention is focused in the wrong places. What happens at the national level tends to be in the spotlight much of the time, despite the fa... Read more