Government/Politics

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Where's it all going to end? Two guests from Code Pink address forever war and the climate apocalypse

Airs at: Wed, 09/27/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  We welcome back Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the anti-imperialist peace organization Code Pink, to talk about next week's days of advocacy and action for peace in Ukraine (www.peaceinukraine.org). To lead off the show, we'll have her fellow Code Pink activist Melissa Ga... Read more

A Change Is Gonna Come

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Dramatic changes are taking place locally and nationally in politics and labor. In November 2022, an overwhelming majority of voters chose to create a new form of city government that changes how city commissioners are elected and redefines their responsibilities, expandin... Read more

Aid for the War on Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 09/20/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Aid for the War on Drugs. Harm Reduction International has released a report entitled Aid for the War on Drugs, which follows overseas development aid that’s being spent on policing and drug control around the world. We hear from the report’s ... Read more

Portland City Council's Backroom Deal

Airs at: Mon, 09/25/2023 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
In late August 2021, after months of grassroots pressure, Portland City Council rejected Zenith Energy's Land Use Compatibility Statement (LUCS) that was required before the company could get a Clean Air permit from Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Despite Zenith... Read more

Mobilization against APEC: looking back and moving forward

Airs at: Wed, 09/20/2023 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  Host Paul Roland welcomes three guests to look back at the mobilization against the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit held in Seattle in August: Katie Comfort,  US Coordinator of the International Women's Alliance; Johnny Olson member of Migrante Portland and re... Read more

Multnomah County Board of Commissioners/MCAS Response

FULL TEXT OF MULTNOMAH COUNTY COMMISSIONERS / MCAS RESPONSE  TO VOICES FOR THE ANIMALS INQUIRY ABOUT ONGOING ISSUES AT MCAS AS OBSERVED BY VOLUNTEERS   The lack of concrete improvements in the conditions for animals living at the shelter. That is not true. Animal Servic... Read more

Voices For the Animals: Multnomah County Animal Shelter Update

Airs at: Fri, 09/22/2023 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Voices for the Animals
Substandard animal care, poor management, and lack of transparency have been documented issues at our own Multnomah County Animal Shelter for many years. Late last year, the shelter had to temporarily close due to short staffing and overcrowding, promoting a flurry of media... Read more

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 Willamet... 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 Climate ... Read more