Too Much Information with Abe and Traci

This has been a week unlike any in recent American political memory. Widespread protests. Political assassinations. Mass deportations. A military parade for a wanna-be tinhorn dictator. Join Traci and Abe as we parse the strangest of times. Read more

President Trump has long fantasized about turning the US Military on American citizens, even going so far as to publicly muse about the possibility. With his order federalizing the California National Guard to face down anti-ICE protestors in Los Angeles -- and his threa... Read more

The confluence of local budget shortfalls with federal-level shenanigans has created a looming crisis for education here in Oregon and across the United States. As always, the problem is mostly money, but it's also a changing industrial and employment landscape and the o... Read more

Traci and Abe parse the latest nonsense from Trumpworld, including SCOTUS' ruling on deportation, the human cost of defunding crucial services, and a Big, Beautiful, Bill. Call 503-231-8187 to join the madness. Read more

The gutting of regulatory agencies. The abandonment of proven public health measures. The withdrawal of foreign aid to vulnerable regions of the world. The elimination of federal oversight of all kinds. Taken as a whole, the actions of the second Donald Trump presidency ... Read more

Bodies are being pulled from the Willamette River at a brisk rate this spring -- eight have been found since the start of April alone. As alarming as this might seem, the Portland Fire & Rescue Dept. says it's a "pretty normal occurrence." What's going on here, exactly? ... Read more

Donald Trump's world has always been transactional. If you want something from him, you'd better be sure to make it worth his while. The presidency, however -- especially in his second term -- offers vast new horizons of opportunities to sell access and influence as corp... Read more

For Earth Day, Traci and Abe will delve into the stakeholder work carried out by the Coalition of Communities of Color and Multnomah County to create a draft Climate Justice Plan. We hope to inspire listeners to think about what climate justice means for our region, and ... Read more

The House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act last week, in a clear attempt to save the nation the trouble of needing to vote for our leaders. Now the bill -- and the future of the Republic -- head to the U.S. Senate. Plus -- updates on the deportation crisis and the ... Read more