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The African-American Vote

Airs at: Mon, 03/02/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In spite of reported gains by the Bernie Sanders campaign, Joe Biden took the lion's share of Black votes in Saturday’s  South Carolina primary. Denise Morris looks back at a September 2019 article on Joe Biden and the Black vote written by Black Agenda Report contributor A... Read more

Voices from the Climate Strike

Airs at: Mon, 03/02/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
The Climate Strike Against TMX Tar Sands, which took place February 7th at the Port of Vancouver, pushes back against the Canadian federal court of appeals decision on green-lighting the Trans Mountain Pipeline and delivers a letter to Port of Vancouver CEO Julianna Marler ... Read more

Democracy Now! Super Tuesday live special with The Intercept

Airs at: Tue, 03/03/2020 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm
On Super Tuesday, March 3, Democracy Now! is teaming up with The Intercept to broadcast a live Super Tuesday special on the biggest voting day of the presidential primary race. Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman, Juan González and Nermeen Shaikh will be joined by The Intercept’s... Read more

John Holm Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
John Holm is a democrat who is running for US House District 2.  He talked with Don Merrill about how his mother was a strong influence on his personal and political life, how he'll bring down prescription drug prices if he gets voted into office and why he feels Republican... Read more

Initiative Petition 44 launches a new vision of drug treatment and recovery in Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 03/02/2020 at 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Oregon voters may get the chance to vote on a significant drug policy reform measure in this year’s general election. Supporters of Initiative Petition Forty-Four launched the ballot measure effort on Saturday. The Oregon Drug Treatment Initiative would establish a drug... Read more

PSJ Lobby Day 2020

Airs at: Mon, 03/09/2020 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On February 27th, Partnership for Safety and Justice (PSJ) held its annual Lobby Day in Salem, Oregon.  PSJ Lobby Day 2020 was its largest to date with participants from across Oregon converging in Salem to help ensure that their legislators hear about the values that matte... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 2, 2020

Airs at: Mon, 03/02/2020 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris hosts today's Old Mole which includes these segments:  In Memoriam: Bill Resnick remembers our old comrade Clayton Morgareidge, replaying two of his recent commentaries for the Mole: Capitalism as Organized Narcissism and The Place of Art in a Green New Dea... Read more

Ricky Barajas Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Ricky Barajas is a democrat who is running for Oregon's US House District 1 seat.  He talked with Don Merrill about his passion for the Green New Deal, why the deportation of people who are contributing to the country doesn't make sense, and why Oregon's democratic establis... Read more

Ricky Barajas Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Ricky Barajas is running for the US House of Representatives for the 1st District.  He talked with Don Merrill about how, if he gets into office, he'll do everything he can to implement the New Green Deal, why he didn't answer some questions asked by a conservative group's ... Read more

Don Merrill Interview

Produced for:  Between Us
Don Merrill first interviewed Oregon legislators as a way of participating in democracy through journalism in 2014.  Then, he talked to 70 candidates.  In this presidential election year, he's doing it again.  But this time, though his passion is the same, his plans are muc... Read more