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Our guest Morgan Godvin spent 5 years addicted to heroin and as a result has an informed perspective of the intertwined systems; treatment, justice, health care, and re-entry that are in need of rapid reform.

These broken systems often encourage people to remain addicted by pricing them out of treatment, or denying essential medicine and access to mental health treatment while imprisoned. 

Morgan is now writing a book and studying for the LSAT to pursue a career in advocacy and drug policy reform.

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Journalist Cory Elia discusses covering 100+ days of protest in Portland, OR following the murder of George Floyd.  Cory corrects lies spread by the far-right and talks about how organizers on the ground, in support of the BLM movement, have no plans of slowing down.  

Largely unreported, Cory reports on how activists provided aid to first responders and victims of the West Coast Fires that have ravaged much of the region. You can support Cory's journalism by donating here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/CoryElia

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Our guest is Cameron Whitten, Co-Founder of Black Resilience Fund.  Cameron discusses the urgent needs of the Black community in Portland, OR and how sustained efforts are needed to ensure systemic change nationally.  

Black Resilience Fund is a grassroots emergency fund dedicated to healing and resilience by providing immediate resources to Black Portlanders.  

To support Black Resilience Fund visit BlackResilienceFund.com.  

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Our guest is Paco Fabian, Campaign and Communications Director of Our Revolution.  We discuss Our Revolution's grassroots organization that grew out of Bernie Sanders' historic 2016 campaign.   Our Revolution has hundreds of thousands of members mobilized around the country creating a political powerhouse around issues like Climate Change, Workers Rights, the Fight for $15, Medicare for All and more.  

Our Revolution has helped pushed the Democratic party to adopt a more progressive agenda aimed at rebuilding the middle class and creating an equitable economy for all.  

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BlackBerry Is Back!  Our guest is Peter Franklin, CEO of mobile security company Onward Mobility.  

We spoke with Peter about trending mobile security threats and the work Onward Mobility is doing to protect consumers, businesses, and governments by developing the next BlackBerry smartphone.

The new BlackBerry is slated for early 2021 and aims to be the most secure mobile device available without compromising usability, functionality, or productivity. 

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Staff Attorney with The Animal Legal Defense Fund, Christine Ball-Blakely, discusses the horrors of the factory farm industry and how these operations are breeding grounds for zoonotic disease outbreaks like COVID-19.

The ALDF takes on the agriculture and pharmaceutical industries through high-impact lawsuits while fighting against legislation harmful to animals. 

Christine also discusses their legal fights against “Ag-gag” laws nationwide which are designed to silence and criminalize whistleblowers and journalists from exposing the truth.

Visit: ReportAnimalAg.com to anonymously report animal cruelty and unsanitary working conditions inside slaughterhouses. 

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Guest: Chef & Restaurant Owner David Machado

The restaurant industry, and it's estimated 11 million employees, have suffered devastating consequences from the Covid-19 pandemic and it’s response; from the abrupt closures to inconsistent federal public health guidelines. This industry is a unique victim of the pandemic in that it’s inherent vulnerabilities before COVID makes it increasingly difficult to recover from this pandemic, potentially forever changing the American main-street landscape and our economy.

With little to no financial assistance to date, the largest impact has been felt by your local, independent restaurant owners and the estimated 11 million people the industry  employs.

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Having Kids Founder Carter Dillard discusses their new and equitable Fair Start model which aims to replace the dysfunctional parent-centered model with a human rights-based and child-centered approach.  Learn more at Havingkids.org.  

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Here is the full unedited official statement by Martha Johnson, USPS Communications staffer attached to Election Mail.   VOTE! 

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Link mentioned in the statement: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/national-releases/2020/0529-usps-provides-recommendations-for-successful-2020-election-mail-season.pdf

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Guest Billy Wall Winkel with the Detroit Historical Society discusses the Detroit Uprising in 1967.  We explore the striking similarities with the Portland Uprising in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd.

History will repeat itself if we continue to ignore our past.

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