Environment/Climate

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Pete DeFazio Interview

Airs at: Mon, 10/06/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Pete DeFazio is a democrat running for re-election in Oregon's 4th US Congressional District. He talked with Don Merrill about how rules over rail cars and their contents are held hostage by a small agency called FMCSA, why he's glad what he calls "abysmal leadership" at t... Read more

Peter Buckley Interview

Airs at: Sun, 10/05/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Peter Buckley is a Working Families candidate seeking reelection as a member of Oregon's 5th House District. He talked with Don Merrill about how the legislature has not been as successful as he would've liked to fund education for the state, what he has done to insure stro... Read more

Perry Roll Interview

Airs at: Fri, 10/03/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Perry Roll is a Libertarian candidate who is running for Oregon's Senate District 16. He talked with Don Merrill about why for him, being in politics means not being a politician, why we need a national care program versus a national insurance plan for veterans and why sel... Read more

David Walker Interview

Airs at: Tue, 09/30/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
David Walker is a non-affiliated candidate running for the US House in Oregon's 3rd District. He talked with Don Merrill about his proposal to create 10 million jobs a year, why infrastructure needs may not always be as urgent as they are portrayed and why he says if Measur... Read more

Eric Holder's terrible tenure

Airs at: Mon, 09/29/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement reads Dave Lindorf's biting critique of Eric Holder's role in serving the ruling elite as Attorney General, a post which he is resigning from to go back to serving as a corporate lawyer. Read more

Jason Levin Interview

Airs at: Tue, 09/30/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Jason Levin is a Pacific Green candidate vying for Oregon's Governor. He talked with Don Merrill about why he believes politics is a mud pit, how he says Oregon media and corporate interests are excluding him from debates by not donating to his campaign and why he says his... Read more

Aelea Christofferson Interview

Airs at: Tue, 09/30/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Between Us
Aelea Christofferson is a Democrat running for the US House in Oregon's 2nd District. She talked with Don Merrill about how Cover Oregon's problems really lay with the Oregon Health Authority, how she as a white woman would've never suffered the same police injustices as ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for September 22, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 09/22/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
As "world leaders" meet at the UN to discuss climate change and 400 thousand march for action in New York and here in Portland, today's Old Mole, hosted by Tom Becker, discuss the prospects for change the leaders ignore: action from the grass roots.  Here are links to the s... Read more

A People's Movement Assembly in Portland

Airs at: Mon, 09/22/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Inspired by the World Social Forum in Port Alegre, Brazil in 2005, community organizing movements have formed around the world and throughout the US.  One of them is the Pacific Nortwest Social Forum which will be holding a People's Movement Assembly here in Portland this w... Read more

Climate and the Logic of Capitalism

Airs at: Mon, 09/22/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Some liberal economists have suggested that stopping climate change is an easy fix: it would be good for the economy, and we have the technology.  But that ignores the political question of who controls the policy making institutions, as Rob Urie argues in this article from... Read more