Policy for the People
Welcome to Policy for the People, a show that explores the public policies that can lift up all Oregonians. This show is a collaboration between KMUZ radio and the Oregon Center for Public Policy. Follow us on:
Episode 37: September 7, 2023: On strike! Hope and challenges for the labor movement
Episode 36: August 10, 2023: Tax extreme wealth to save our democracy
Episode 35: July 13, 2023: Is it time for a new minimum wage fight in Oregon?
Episode 34: June 8, 2023: Pride and poverty: economic insecurity in the LGBT community
Episode 33: May 24, 2023: What's at stake for Oregonians in the debt ceiling negotiations
Episode 32: May 11, 2023: Tax policy fuels extreme wealth inequality: two examples
Episode 31: April 27: Food for All Oregonians: a key step to ending hunger in Oregon
Episode 30: April 13, 2023: Invisible no more: the essential work of care workers
Episode 29, March 9, 2023: Families need the Oregon Kids' Credit
Episode 28, February 9, 2023: Subsidies for semiconductors: the risks for Oregonians
Episode 27, January 12, 2022: A blueprint for Universal Health Care
Episode 26, December 8, 2022: Wyden: The Child Tax Credit is Social Security for kids
Episode 25, November 21, 2022: Trans data matters: the importance of the U.S. Transgender Survey
Episode 24, November 10, 2022: Our labor, their fortunes: Billionaires capture Oregon's wealth
Episode 23, October 13, 2022: How Measure 113 aims to end legislative walkouts
Episode 22, September 8, 2022: A re-energized labor movement sparks hope
Episode 21, August 11, 2022: One big corporation keeps us from having a free, simple tax filing system
Episode 20, July 8, 2022: Reproductive justice is economic justice
Episode 19, June 9, 2022: The rich don't need more money: why we need to reform the "kicker"
Episode 18, May 12, 2022: Oregon's biggest housing program is a wreck
Episode 17, April 14, 2022: Cash works: why Oregon needs guaranteed income
Episode 16, March 10, 2022: What the tax code means for gender justice
Episode 15, February 10, 2022: Oregon's child care crisis
Episode 14, January 13, 2022: How deportation harms families and the state's economy
Episode 13, December 10, 2021: The Racist Roots of Oregon's Tax System
Episode 12, November 12, 2021: How the superrich exploit tax havens in the U.S.
Episode 11, October 8, 2021: Why we need Build Back Better
Episode 10, September 10, 2021: Poor quality jobs abound
Episode 9, August 13, 2021: Income inequality remains the defining challenge of our times
Episode 8, July 9, 2021: Undocumented workers: essential yet excluded
Episode 7, June 11, 2021: The latest revenue forecast says the "kicker" is coming
Episode 6, May 14, 2021: Rental assistance is key to stabilizing families
Episode 5, April 9, 2021: The American Rescue Plan Act potentially signals a shift to an economy of shared prosperity
Episode 4, March 12, 2021: Tax policy through a racial equity lens
Episode 3, February 12, 2021: Wage theft is widespread and pervasive
Episode 2, January 29, 2021 Tax secrecy enables corporate tax avoidance to go unchallenged.
Episode 1, December 11, 2020: The first nine months of the pandemic have witnessed an acceleration of economic trends that existed prior to the COVID emergency: economic insecurity and economic inequality.
