Government/Politics

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Multnomah County's Climate Justice Plan

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Multnomah County's Office of Sustainability has been working on a Climate Justice Plan for the past several months. The plan is a shared vision and roadmap for climate justice for Multnomah County, co-created by community members and local government staff. Over the past... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 15, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Photo of Wall Art in Cypress: Image licensed for public use: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/809719 Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Finding Home: Sisters of the Road and the Welcome Home Coalition conducted re... Read more

Jeffrey Epstein and the Power of Global Elites

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Our Well Read Red reads excerpts from an article by Middle East scholar Soumaya Ghannoushi, who argues that the Jeffrey Epstein story provides a behind the scenes look at global elites and their machinations. The article, “Epstein Saga Exposes Israel’s Iron Grip on US Po... Read more

Portland Gray Panthers: Taking Action

Airs at: Mon, 12/08/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
We will be joined this Monday by representatives from the Portland Gray Panthers. Among the topics we will explore is the lack of adequate low-income and affordable housing in Oregon, as well as current and upcoming projects of the organization.  Portland Gray Panthers ... Read more

Making Nonfiction Comics

Airs at: Thu, 12/11/2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  Comics journalism is a fairly new medium.  Many attribute its origin to the work of Portland native and Palestine author Joe Sacco.  Now, two comics artists have compiled their experiences with comics journalism into a how-to book: Making Nonfiction Comics. Eleri Har... Read more

Genius Box: "Who loves you baby?"

Airs at: Fri, 12/05/2025 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Genius Box
  Actually though. Who? Althea and Reed talk about: Portland City Council voting the detention center impact fee through, and a resolution to divest city assets from human rights abuses. Cool. We spend a lot of time digesting a story about this federal court hearing th... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 12/04/2025 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Main topics for this episode: COP30 falls short of expectations; interpreting the Xi-Trump conversation; the phony war with Venezuela Read more

Zenith Energy Challenged Again

Airs at: Mon, 12/08/2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
Advocates recently secured a significant victory in the ongoing fight against Zenith Energy. Last month, the Court of Appeals ruled that the Land Use Compatibility Statement (LUCS) issued by the City of Portland, which included a series of conditions applicable to Zenith... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 8, 2025

Airs at: Mon, 12/08/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Fighting Back on Campus and in the City: Frann Michel hosts this episode about fighting back against attacks on academic freedom and on grassroots democratic movements for a liveable city,  featuring these segments (follow the links for more information on the segment... Read more

Academic Freedom Under Attack

Airs at: Mon, 12/08/2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In August of this year, Jennifer Ruth came on to the Old Mole to explain how Title VI of the Civil Rights Act had become the primary legal instrument for repressing student protests and free speech on college campuses in the name of combating antisemitism.  In this up... Read more