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Aelea Christofferson Interview

Airs at: Tue, 09/30/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Aelea Christofferson is a Democrat running for the US House in Oregon's 2nd District. She talked with Don Merrill about how Cover Oregon's problems really lay with the Oregon Health Authority, how she as a white woman would've never suffered the same police injustices as ... Read more

Alex Polikoff Interview

Airs at: Fri, 09/26/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Alex Polikoff is a Pacific Green party candidate running for State Representative in Oregon's 23rd District. He talked with Don Merrill about how he feels Oregon doesn't do enough to promote third party candidates, his belief that the state has a role in how municipal pol... Read more

Climate March Labor Contingent

Airs at: Mon, 09/22/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Labor Radio co-host Jamie Partridge interviews members of the labor contingent of yesterday's People's Climate March in Portland Read more

Paul Evans Interview

Airs at: Sun, 09/21/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Paul Evans is a Working Families and Democratic candidate. He is running for Oregon State Representative in District 20. He talks with Don Merrill about how as a candidate for both parties he has to sometimes walk the line between ideologies, the need to return the police... Read more

William Dalton Interview

Airs at: Wed, 09/17/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
William Dalton is a Democrat and Working Party candidate for Oregon House District 19. He talked with Don Merrill about his passion for providing mental health services and how those skills will translate if he becomes a legislator, why he won his last shot at the legislat... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 8, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 09/08/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Iven Hale hosts this edition of the Old Mole with a focus on the aftermath of the police killing of  Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.  Also on the show are pieces on agriculture and climate change and liberation from working on the clock.  It's all held together with Iv... Read more

Reclaiming Work

Airs at: Wed, 09/10/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
A day will come when workers will no longer be slaves to the time clock, claims IWW member Chuck Allen. The original demand for less clock time early in the last century was for the 4-hour day 4 days a week. What we got instead was the 8-hour day.  Chuck wrote this piece, r... Read more

Environmentalists React to Port of Portland's Propane Export Deal

Airs at: Thu, 09/04/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The Port of Portland has approved a new propane gas export terminal at the port. This project is the largest single private capital investment in the city’s history. The Mayor of Portland, Charlie Hales, applauded the new terminal, which he says will bring jobs to the city.... Read more

Smart ALEC Oregon: KBOO Reporters Investigate ALEC Conference in Kansas City

Airs at: Thu, 09/04/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Smart ALEC Oregon
The sixth piece examines the ALEC conferences themselves in terms of what gets accomplished.  Annual spring and winter conferences are events where legislators discuss potential model legislation with business leaders.  The annual summer conference is more of a public relat... Read more

Ed Pilkington Interview

Airs at: Tue, 09/02/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Ed Pilkington is the Chief Correspondent in New York for London's "The Guardian" newspaper. He has done a substantial amount of reporting on the American Legislative Exchange Council, a free market organization that promotes the interests of big business over those of smal... Read more