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Assault on the Environment

Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
One of the first executive orders issued by Trump in January was a Whitehouse paper titled "Unleashing American Energy." It promises to restore American prosperity by removing legal barriers, including laws in many states, to the extraction of natural resources. In their... Read more

Full Interview | Tracy Molina Discusses Protest Arrests, Police Mistreatment, and the Dangerous State of the County Jail

Airs at: Tue, 04/15/2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
  Tracy Molina, also known as Cozca, is a veteran and activist who has faced arrest at numerous protest actions in Portland dating back to 2018. In this interview, she discusses some of those incidents and the actions of police and prosecutors, including violent arrest ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 21, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 04/21/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Assault on the Environment: One of the first executive orders issued by Trump in January was a Whitehouse paper titled "Unleashing American Energy." It promises to restore Am... Read more

PSJ Legislative Priorities

Airs at: Mon, 04/07/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James speaks with Shannon Wight, Deputy Director, Partnership for Safety & Justice  and Cleo Tung, Program officer, NW Health Foundation about legislative priorities and PSJ’s Advocacy Day on April 16th in Salem, Oregon: SB 477-Justice Reinvestment Equity Pro... Read more

Will Falk on the Tragedy of Thacker Pass

Airs at: Thu, 03/27/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
The guest is Will Falk of Protect Thacker Pass. Their campaign ended in a loss last year, construction of the open pit lithium mine in Nevada near the Oregon border is underway, and he is one of the protestors being sued by the mining company. Read more

Gaslighting Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 03/31/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
Northwest Natural Gas's Smart Energy program advertises itself as a way for customers to “offset” their natural gas emissions by funding projects that the company says “reduce, or prevent the release of, greenhouse gases.” But in fact, as customers found out, Smart Energ... Read more

Police Unions in the Labor Movement

Airs at: Mon, 03/24/2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for Labor Radio
Kristian Williams, member of AFSCME 88 and author of "Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America" as well as the forthcoming book "Policing the Progressive City" about the history of policing in Portland, Oregon from colonization to the uprising of 2020, discusses ... Read more

Success After Commutations

Airs at: Mon, 03/24/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
On March 6-7, 2025 the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission Summit was held in Salem. OCJC Chair Paul Solomon introduces speakers whose sentences were commuted by former Governor Kate Brown after serving decades in the Oregon prison system. Sterling Cunio is an award-winni... Read more

Oregon Deflection Update

Airs at: Mon, 03/10/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
The Oregon Legislature’s Joint Committee on Addiction and Community Safety Response has held hearings recently on deflection programs, which have been put into operation to varying degrees in counties around the state in response to House Bill 4002, the measure that pass... Read more