Activism

Activists protest in favor of prisoner release during COVID-19 outbreak

Airs at: Fri, 05/01/2020 at 5:15pm

Produced for: Evening News

A caravan of cars in favor of releasing prisoners and detainees took over the streets outside Portland City Hall this afternoon. A coalition of activist groups used the socially-distanced protest to push state and local leaders to forcefully address the threat that co... Read more

For Now the Air is Cleaner

Airs at: Mon, 05/04/2020 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

With the world's economy shut down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the air is cleaner in normally polluted cities around the world. On this episode of Locus Focus we talk with atmospheric scientist Heather Price about the lessons we can glean from seeing air pollut... Read more

Buscando America on 04/28/20

Airs at: Tue, 04/28/2020 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Produced for: Buscando America

Oswaldo Nemquino Activista Waorani en la Amazonía del Ecuador habla sobre la amenaza que representa el Covid19 para su comunidades. Escucha los relatos de Erika y Rosalía sobre como están sobreviviendo a la pandemia en Guayaquil y Cuenca. Desde Madrid, Ricardo Romero no... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 27, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Laurie Mercier hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes these segments: Mutual Aid in Portland: In this time of viral epidemic and lockdown many Portland groups are appealing for help, including the workers in our medical care and hospital systems for personal... Read more

Organizing for a Better Future

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick speaks with Kristian Williams, Portland writer, author of Our Enemies in Blue: Police and Power in America and a Board Member of the Institute for Anarchist Studies about how Mutual Aid and its projects challenge capitalist notions of human nature and capita... Read more

Robert “Bob” Scheer - Part 1 - Ep 61

Airs at: Wed, 04/22/2020 at 6:30am - Wed, 04/29/2020 at 11:45pm

Produced for: Fortress On A Hill

Robert “Bob” Scheer, famed journalist, interviewer, activist, and editor-in-chief of TruthDig.com, stops by the podcast to discuss his career, his interviews with American presidents from Nixon to Clinton, and his radio show / podcast Scheer Intelligence. Here is part 1... Read more

Mutual Aid in Portland

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

In this time of viral epidemic and lockdown many Portland groups are appealing for help, including the workers in our medical care and hospital systems for personal protective equipment, and the poor, the elderly, the houseless for life necessities. Bill Resnick speaks w... Read more

Building Power in a Pandemic: Labor Notes conference

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2020 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Produced for: Labor Radio

The biennial Labor Notes conference, which usually attracts thousands of rank and file union activists to Chicago, was held online last week. In this episode of Labor Radio we hear from Al Bradbury, Labor Notes director; Stacy Davis Gates, vice-president of the Chicago ... Read more

Squirrels Know on 04/24/20

Airs at: Fri, 04/24/2020 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm

Produced for: Squirrels Know

Another day in Quarantine, and my duty is tell you of things you probably have no idea about. This is GenZ New Thought, preparing you for our Fifth World being born :) Read more

Fateful elections ahead, with guest Norman Solomon

Airs at: Wed, 04/29/2020 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Today's guest Norman Solomon is a long-time activist and media critic (and one-time Portlander) who was a pledged Bernie Sanders delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention. A long-time associate of the media watchdog group Fairness and Accuracy in Reportin... Read more