Rethinking psychiatry: a conversation with Robert Whitaker about a more
compassionate mental health system
Our treatment of those in emotional distress manifests itself everyday. Too
many Oregonians struggling with mental health issues can be found heavily
medicated and...
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Historic agreement or hollow victory? The city's $5 million contract with the
Portland Police Bureau
Portland City Council ratified a three-year, $5 million contract with the
Portland Policy Association this week. Mayor Sam Adams says "These are the
most aggressive refo...
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Interview with Raúl Ortíz, a member of SINALTRAINAL in Colombia (The
National Union of Food Industry Workers). He talks about how Kraft Foods
Corporation has suspended contracts of over 400 workers in the Cauca region
in Colombia and what their plans for action are.
Cour...
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The man who talked with terrorists: an interview with journalist Reese Erlich
Ten years after George Bush launched his War on Terror, what most Americans
know about our "enemies" in this war is what the Pentagon and State
Department has told them. Veteran journalist Reese...
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What's the future of public participation? A with Jim Middaugh about Opt In
and other strategies for a more engaged community
Oregonians like to think of themselves as actively involved citizens. Even
though Oregonians tend to turn out for electi...
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What is the state of Black Working Families? Co-host Jamie Partridge
interviews Black community activists Art Alexander, Percy Hampton, Danny
Bell, and Lakeitha Elliot at a Martin Luther King Day celebration in Portland
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Capitalism exploits our labor, but at least wage workers usually get paid
for time on the job. But what happens when governments and other
institutions offer prizes for a job done? Then many people labor, but only
the winner wins. Joe Clement reads from Jodi Dean's b...
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Tonight's show is close to home: we're talking about your house or apartment.
Whether you're paying your landlord or paying the bank, the roof over your
head is probably one of your biggest monthly expenses, and the more the
financial classes play games with real estate...
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Should the city of Portland re-join the Joint Terrorism Task Force?
Listeners called in and shared their views.
Jo Ann Bowman is a former state legislator, former executive director of
Oregon Action, and a long-time leader in the struggle for racial and
economic justice...
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