Health

Old Mole Variety Hour for June 15, 2009

Airs at: Sun, 06/14/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge (pictured here) and featuring union songs sung by Pete Seeger, this show covers the battle to get single payer health insurance on the table, the history of the International Longshore Workers Union, the Iranian elections, the detective nov... Read more

Politics of Health Care "Reform"

Airs at: Sun, 06/14/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Joanne Landy, a long time campaigner for single payer health care, talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about how and why the insurance companies stand in the way of the only health care reform that can work. Joanne Landy is co-director of the New York-based Campaign... Read more

The Health Equity Alliance

Airs at: Sun, 06/14/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Healthwatch

The Health and Health Care Forum Host Roberta Hall interviews Ann Zukoski and Karen Keon, of the Health Equity Alliance. They talk about what Health Equity means and how looking at health problems and social problems through a health-equity-lens could help Americans mak... Read more

Healthwatch on 06/15/09

Airs at: Mon, 06/15/2009 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Healthwatch

Host Roberta Hall interviews Ann Zukoski and Karen Keon, of the Health Equity Alliance. They talk about what Health Equity means and how looking at health problems and social problems through a health-equity-lens could help Americans make positive adjustments in our soci... Read more

Positively Revolting on 6/11/09

Airs at: Thu, 06/11/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Positively Revolting

Guest host Marlene Howell interviews Serena Barton, who teaches a course on Women, Art, and Healing, and who also works as a counselor in private practice. CD-1397 Read more

Healthcare forum

Airs at: Thu, 06/04/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

Oregon Representative Earl Blumenauer held a town hall meeting on health care, at Portland Community College on JUne 5th. Read more

Oregon to expand state health coverage

Airs at: Mon, 06/08/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

The Oregon House has approved a plan to expand state health coverage to an additional 80,000 uninsured children and 35,000 low-income adults. The measure calls for raising taxes on hospital revenues and establishing a tax on health insurance premiums to pay for the ex... Read more

Single Payer Health Care--How would that look? Nuclear War Scenario with N. Korea? Billions in US Bonds Seized--Why?

Airs at: Wed, 06/10/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Presswatch

This morning on Presswatch, what would single-payer health care really look like? Nuclear war scenario with North Korea? And did the Japanese government just try to smuggle $134 billion in US bonds to beat the collapse? Read more

Presswatch on 06/11/09

Airs at: Thu, 06/11/2009 at 9:00am - 9:30am

Produced for: Presswatch

This morning on PressWatch, what would single-payer health care really look like? And did the Japanese government just try to smuggle $134 billion in US bonds to beat the collapse? CD-1392 Read more

Mayor Sam Adams and Portland's new Climate Action Plan

Airs at: Tue, 06/09/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Locus Focus

While Portland may be ahead of the curve in taking on the challenge of climate change, there's still a lot of work to be done. Portland was one of the first American cities to take climate change seriously. In 2007, Portland was the only large metro area in the U.S. that... Read more