Government/Politics

PSUFA Ready to Strike

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for Labor Radio
Erica Thomas and Vasiliki Touhouliotis, co-chairs of the Portland State University Faculty Association (PSUFA), which represents instructors and researchers working less than half time, explain their demands for fair compensation, job security and academic freedom.  PSU ... Read more

Global Citizen International Digest with Prof. Mel Gurtov

Airs at: Thu, 03/26/2026 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for Evening News
Main stories in this episode: Is Trump looking for an off-ramp from the war? US intelligence contradicts Trump; fallout from postponed US-China summit  Read more

The Accountability Gap

Airs at: Thu, 03/26/2026 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for E Pluribus Unum
Host Jacqueline Keeler returns to the airwaves after a week at the University of Minnesota’s Holding Our Ground symposium. This hour, we explore the common thread of accountability—or the lack thereof—shaping our world in real-time. We begin with a report from the front... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 30, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
  Patricia Kullberg hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: The United States of Israel: Laurie Mercier speaks with Connor Echols, a reporter for Responsible Statecraft (published by the Quincy Institute), about some of the deep relat... Read more

The United States of Israel

Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
Laurie Mercier speaks with Connor Echols, a reporter for Responsible Statecraft (published by the Quincy Institute), about some of the deep relationships between the US and Israel and how these connections affect US policies. For more on Echols’ work, see: https://resp... Read more

Data Centers - Scourge and Organizing Opportunity

Airs at: Mon, 04/13/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
  This program aired originally on February 23, 2026   As data centers continue to pop up like noxious weeds, a growing movement is coming together to stop their spread. Like oil and gas pipelines before them, data centers are uniting people of diverse backgrounds and p... Read more

The Glories of Willamette Falls

Airs at: Mon, 04/06/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
  This show aired originally on February 16, 2026   The largest waterfall in North America is Niagara Falls, a world renowned tourist attraction with spectacular views from many angles. The second largest falls is Willamette Falls, 16 miles south of Portland, Oregon, wh... Read more

Saving Ross Island

Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for Locus Focus
Ross Island, extending south in the Willamette River from the Ross Island Bridge to Sellwood, could be the jewel of Portland’s park system. Instead it has been abused and now abandoned by Ross Island Sand and Gravel, which mined gravel on the island for 90 years. As a re... Read more

CND69 Part Three

Airs at: Wed, 03/25/2026 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
On this edition of Century: CND69 Part Three. We feature voices from the 69th session of the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs including Ben Saul, UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism and Human Rights; Judy Chang, Program Officer at the Open So... Read more

Iran, Corporate Interests, and America's Cycle of Violence

Produced for Old Mole Variety Hour
The corporate media likes to start the history of the US-Iran relationship with the overthrow of the Shah Rezi Pahlavi in 1979, which conveniently renders the animosity of Iranians toward America as something mysterious. But if you go back further in time, you will find ... Read more