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High Magnitude Earthquake Hits Southern Mexico, 38 Dead

Airs at: Fri, 09/08/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A high-magnitude earthquake hit the southern coast of Mexico on Thursday night killing at least 38 people. The epicenter of this 8.1 magnitude quake was roughly 74 miles off the coast of Mexico and was felt as far as Guatemala City and Mexico City, causing a 2 foot tsuna... Read more

Irma Devastates Barbuda, Many Homeless

Airs at: Thu, 09/07/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Hurricane Irma blasted through the Caribbean on Thursday killing 10 people and creating near-total destruction on the islands. Barbuda and Antigua were hit especially badly. A chairwoman of the Barbuda council stated that cars were flying over people's heads and 40 foot ... Read more

Eagle Creek Fire in Columbia Gorge Reaches 10,000 Acres

Airs at: Tue, 09/05/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Nearly 300,000 acres in Oregon forests are on fire as of today. The Eagle Creek Fire in the Columbia Gorge has grown to nearly 10,000 acres, simultaneously closing I-84 between Troutdale and Hood River. At around 8:30 this Tuesday morning, the fire jumped across the Colu... Read more

Portland Jewish Hour

Airs at: Sun, 09/03/2017 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
Host Liz Schwartz will feature music celebrating the long and illustrious history of Jews in the labor movement. Read more

What is a Just Transition?

Airs at: Thu, 09/07/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  It’s a framework for looking at how environmental and climate justice can address longstanding economic inequality – bringing all movements for justice under a single unified frame. Oregon's Just Transition Assembly happens over Labor Day weekend with over 200 delega... Read more

UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME: A Labor Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 09/04/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  A documentary on the idea of universal basic income: what is it, and what effect might it have on society? Using expert interviews, field recordings, street interviews, and lot's of great music.   What if you were paid just for being alive? Just imagine " you are given... Read more

Hurricane Irma Predicted to Go North, Up the East Coast

Airs at: Thu, 08/31/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Hurricanes have recently been pounding the East Coast. Harvey has already destroyed countless lives, literally and figuratively. Recently however, NOAA has taken note of a newly formed hurricane that is already a dangerous Category 3 out in the Atlantic. They predict tha... Read more

Transgender Employment Discrimination

Airs at: Mon, 08/28/2017 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Transgender activists Alyssa Pagan and Brooklynn Clark explain why they are demanding that the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries establish programs to correct the rampant employment discrimination against transgender workers. Read more

Community Rights US aims to protect rights of people & nature, end corporate rule

Airs at: Wed, 08/23/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Recovery Zone
Corporate abuses against workers and the environment are enshrined in "corporate rights," but these are being challenged by the rapidly growing Community Rights movement. Gaining traction across the country, the community rights movement aims not just for reforms against... Read more

Ethnic Studies and Academic Freedom

Airs at: Mon, 08/14/2017 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Join us as we discuss the struggle for educators to make their classes culturally relevant and empowering.  Today we are joined by Bryan Chu of the Portland Association of teachers and hear  recorded excerpts of an interview with Curtis Acosta, former Mexican American St... Read more