Government/Politics

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 06/06/2024 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Main stories: Six elections that tell us about the contradictions between elections and democracy; China ups the pressure on Taiwan and Hong Kong; Human Rights Under Fire in Venezuela. Read more

New Jersey Harm Reduction Conference Part One

Airs at: Wed, 06/05/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: New Jersey Harm Reduction Conference Part One. On this edition of Century we hear from Dr. Sheila Vakharia, Deputy Director of the Department of Research and Academic Engagement at the Drug Policy Alliance and the author of The Harm Reduction G... Read more

The fight for the Postal Service, with Jamie Partridge

Airs at: Wed, 06/05/2024 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
  The fight for the soul and the future of the US Postal Service has been simmering for some years now, but is starting to boil over with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's 10-year plan, "Delivering for America."  The plan includes the consolidation of local mail processing ... Read more

The Mountain Valley Pipeline

Airs at: Mon, 06/10/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
According to the fossil fuel industry, the Mountain Valley Pipeline is recognized as a critical infrastructure project, essential for our nation’s energy security and energy reliability. But for communities from West Virginia to Southern Virginia this 300 mile-long pipeline... Read more

The Global Citizen - Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Tue, 06/04/2024 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
This week's commentary: Israeli public opinion--favoring removal of Netanyahu and getting the hostages back, but also favoring his war objectives. Read more

National Ranked Choice Voting Expert Grace Ramsey on Portland's New Election System

Airs at: Thu, 05/30/2024 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  Starting this fall, Portlanders will be using a new system of voting - Ranked Choice Voting - to elect their city councilors. It's a big shift, but it may be more intuitive for voters than it seems at first.  For more on Ranked Choice Voting, KBOO's Althea Billings speak... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for June 3, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The San Onofre Syndrome: The Nuclear Free Team of the Sierra Club Grassroots Network is offering a series of three films to watch online without charge, with the second of the films av... Read more

The New McCarthyism

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier speaks with Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, about the new McCarthyism on college campuses and the extraordinary crackdown not only on student protests of the war on Gaza but against professors... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 05/30/2024 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
In this edition of the GCID, I report on Putin's trip to China, Biden's tariffs on Chinese hi-tech goods, an unusual US request of Russia and China on nuclear weapons, and other news. Read more

Rethinking and Reshaping Our Transportation System, with Rep. Khanh Pham

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Transportation generates the largest share of Oregon’s carbon emissions. It's one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize because it involves changing our daily lives. In order to achieve our climate goals, we need to not only drive less, but to act upon the realization that ... Read more