Government/Politics

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Flood Plain Resilience and Tree Codes on the Chopping Block

Airs at: Mon, 09/18/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Once Oregon and Portland were environmental leaders but recently many of the city and state's noteworthy projects and policies find themselves on a potential chopping block. On this episode of Locus Focus we talk with Bob Sallinger, Urban Conservation director with Willa... Read more

Reschedule or Deschedule?

Airs at: Wed, 09/13/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Reschedule or Deschedule? The Drug Enforcement Administration is set to review marijuana’s placement in Schedule One. To learn more we hear from Shaleen Title, Founder and Director of the Parabola Center. Plus: a new report by the UK House of... Read more

Who Will Own the Forests

Airs at: Mon, 09/11/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
At the end of this month the World Forestry Center is sponsoring a conference called “Who Will Own the Forests.” For forest conservationists that’s a good question. On this episode of Locus Focus, we talk with Alex Budd, Alliance organizer for the Pacific NW Forest Clima... Read more

Trees!!!! with Brenna Bell

Airs at: Mon, 10/16/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Just as we are realizing how important trees are for climate resilience, carbon storage and mitigating heat islands, political leaders are proposing to do away with tree codes and other forest protections. On this episode of Locus Focus we talk with Brenna Bell, Forest C... Read more

Ireland's Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use

Airs at: Wed, 09/06/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Ireland’s Citizens’ Assembly On Drugs Use. The government of the Republic of Ireland established its Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use to “consider the legislative, policy and operational changes Ireland could make to significantly reduce the h... Read more

Safe Consumption Spaces, Safe Supply, and Decriminalizing People Who Use Drugs

Airs at: Mon, 09/04/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Safe Consumption Spaces, Safe Supply, and Decriminalizing People Who Use Drugs. Overdose prevention centers and safe consumption spaces are proven public health interventions that save the lives and improve the health of people who us... Read more

Legal Strategies for Climate Justice, Part One

Airs at: Mon, 09/18/2023 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The fight against construction of Enbridge Company's Line 3 in Minnesota, carrying tar sands oil from Canada through the Midwest, was the largest Indigenous-led pipeline resistance in North America after Standing Rock. Opposition from 2017-2021 brought thousands of peopl... Read more

Margaret Kimberley of Black Agenda Report

Airs at: Wed, 08/30/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  With Fulton County (Atlanta) District Attorney Fani Willis emerging as the latest hero of the liberal Dems for her prosecution of Trump and 18 co-defendants, we take a look at some of her other prosecutions with Black Agenda Report Executive Editor and Senior Columnis... Read more

Forgiveness Is a Choice

Airs at: Sun, 09/03/2023 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Pathways
Dr. Robert Enright holds the Aristotelian Professorship in Forgiveness Science within the Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin- Madison. He is a licensed psychologist, and founder of the International Forgiveness Institute, a non-profit organizati... Read more

Portland Strike-Ready Teachers Solidarity Campaign

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2023 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Tiffany Koyama Lane and Matt Reed, rank-and-file leaders in the Portland Association of Teachers, lay out their working conditions, bargaining demands and teacher-parent-community strategies to win a transformative contract that benefits whole families and neighborhoods. Read more