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Jim Moore, Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Kalpna Krishnamurthy share opinions and analysis on the biggest news of the week.
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Long-term care facilities around the country have been hit hard by the novel coronavirus. Infections can spread quickly in these places where some of the most vulnerable people live. In Southeast Portland, 21 people have died from COVID-19 at one nursing home. Staff there told state officials they did not have enough protective equipment. Fred Steele is the state’s long-term care ombudsman, charged with advocating for the residents of these facilities. He joins us to talk about how his job has changed due to the pandemic, and what he’s hearing from seniors around the state.
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In the midst of a pandemic, political campaigns and elections must go on. We hear from Ana del Rocío, executive director of Oregon Futures Lab, about campaigning for candidates of color and better access to childcare from her home. Also, why she thinks the pandemic could be a “moment of reckoning” for economic and racial injustice in our political system.
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