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Rally to save wild salmon

Airs at: Tue, 12/06/2016 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Produced for: Evening News

Advocacy groups are joining efforts to rally for wild salmon and steelhead in the Snake River. 4 dams are being proposed for removal along the lower Snake River. The Army Corps of Engineers will be holding a meeting to take public comments on Dec. 7, so advocates are holdin... Read more

Workers Won't Back Down: The Fight for $15

Airs at: Wed, 12/07/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Political Perspectives

On Building Bridges: as newly-elected politicians and newly-empowered corporate special interests threaten an extremist agenda to move the country to the right, working Americans announced that their 4-year-old Fight for $15 will not back down & that any efforts to block... Read more

Pedal Power Fueling Standing Rock

Airs at: Wed, 12/07/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: The Bike Show

This Wednesday we'll be speaking with Portland activist Mike Cobb about how bikes are keeping the Standing Rock Protest powered and connected to media live from Standing Rock. Also joining will be Energy Bikes from NYC who are also on site. We'll look at why alternative pow... Read more

Portland Police: Sworn to Protect - Dedicated to Serve

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

From a secret gang list to a highly visible show of force in response to contentious public contract negotiations, the Portland Police are once again in the spotlight for thier reaction to recent citizen protests. Host Cecil and Celeste discuss the complicated history ... Read more

A look at the Army Corp of Engineer's decision to deny the DAPL easement

Airs at: Wed, 12/07/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Wednesday Talk Radio

Guest host Jacqueline Keeler takes an in depth look at the decision and reaction from Standing Rock. What's next for the indigenous resistance camp of over 5000 people? The federal agency's decision to halt construction came just as Water Protectors welcomed a large de... Read more

Alternative Radio: Mike Marqusee on Bob Dylan

Airs at: Tue, 12/06/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Alternative Radio

Mike Marqusee wrote a number of books on politics and popular culture, including Redemption Song, an acclaimed study of Muhammad Ali.His book on Bob Dylan is Wicked Messenger. An American, he lived in London for 30 years. He died in 2015. Bob Dylan is indisputably one o... Read more

Victory @ Standing Rock!

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Cecil and Celeste talk Standing Rock. What does the denial of the easement by the Army Corp of Engineers mean for the fate of DAPL? Is this a temporary victory and what effect will the looming Trump presidency have on the decision? Call in to discuss Standing Rock... Read more

Standing Rock and the Trans Mountain Pipeline

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2016 at 10:15am - 11:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

As we continue to try to make sense of where the world is hurtling toward as Donald Trump prepares to become the 45th president of the United States, we follow up on last week's discussion about the fight to keep gigantic fossil fuel projects from being built in the Northwe... Read more

Drug War Redux

Airs at: Sun, 12/04/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

This week The President talks about marijuana legalization, President-Elect Trump talks drug war with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, and the head of an agency to prevent underage drinking says legalization is scary because she thinks marijuana is a gateway drug. Read more

Water World on 12/02/16

Airs at: Fri, 12/02/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Water World