Think Out Loud

PDX Police Contract Protests | American Dream: Working Mom | Haiti Update | Drug Crimes Prosecution

By Dave Blanchard (OPB) and Julie Sabatier (OPB)
Oct. 13, 2016 2:51 p.m.
Police in riot gear respond to a protest outside Portland City Hall.

Police in riot gear respond to a protest outside Portland City Hall.

Amelia Templeton / OPB

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  • Ana del Rocío Valderrama joins us to share her perspective on the American Dream, as part of our series on how people's experiences inform their ideas about the American Dream, and how those ideas are changing.
  • Protests about the city council vote on the Portland Police contract resulted in 10 arrests Wednesday. Teressa Raiford of Don't Shoot PDX and Pete Simpson, public information officer for Portland Police, join us to talk about what's next for protesters who disagree with the new police contract.

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