With 2023 marking 50 years of mass incarceration in the U.S. -- the prison population has expanded by 500% since 1973 -- there is a clear need to reimagine the country's public safety infrastructure, according to a new report by The Sentencing Project (TSP) which advocates for effective and humane responses to crime.
Let’s Connect – Mayoral Interviews – Oct 10 2023
Interviews with two candidates for Mayor of Portland, Dylan Pugh and Mark Dion.
White House Chronicle – US Rail Transport – Sept 28 2023
High-speed rail service is planned for many places in the nation, from Orlando to LA. But is it appropriate for all of them? Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III discuss the rail transport outlook, from high-speed, to commuter, to luxury tourist trains, with Robert Poole, director of transportation policy at the Reason Foundation.
Let’s Connect – Homeless in Portland – Sept 28 2023
Portland Press Herald reporter Rachel Ohm, who has written in depth about the homeless in Portland, and Amber Lesperance, who lives in a homeless encampment, discuss the factors causing an increase in the city’s homeless population and what can be done to help.
White House Chronicle – Renewables strides – Sept 28 2023
The transition to net zero by 2050 or sooner is a difficult one for both the developed and less developed countries, but they are making progress, as Host Llewellyn King learns from guests Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency and Mark Menezes, President and CEO of the United States Energy Association.
Black Men Screaming – Who Speaks For Black America – Sept 23 2023 – 107
Malcolm X warned us about the pitfalls of Black celebrities as leaders Black celebrities using their platform to advocate for social justice is good, but they don’t speak for the Black masses. The problem was rooted in what it took to become a Black leader in a racist country, and the implications of what one’s connection to a racist system does to one’s political views and theory of social change.