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Economic Update: Labor Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 09/03/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Updates on new approach to Labor Day, DNC accepts fossil fuel donations, Turkey's crisis as typical capitalist instability, collapse of Genoa toll bridge, exploding gap between CEO and average worker pay, Gallup Poll on capitalism vs socialism in US.Interview with Dr. Ha... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour on 09/03/18

Airs at: Mon, 09/03/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In this Labor Day special, erstwhile mole and guest host Norm Diamond talks with three young labor historians who integrate environmental and gender concerns into their writing and their activism. Heather Mayer is the author of the just-published book, Beyond the Rebel G... Read more

Teachers' & Nurses' Unions Negotiating

Airs at: Mon, 08/27/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris talks with Joshua Holt, RN at Kaiser Permanente, about Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (OFNHP) ongoing contract negotiations and the Uprising of Nurses Nationally. They are joined by Evergreen Education Association teacher and EEA Presi... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour August 27th 2018

Airs at: Mon, 08/27/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Denise Morris hosts this episode of The Old Mole, which includes these segments:   Bill Resnick talks with Hannah Holleman about capitalist agriculture and the destruction of land with chemical treatments to boost production. They also discuss mainstream alternatives... Read more

Labor after Janus and fighting fascists

Airs at: Mon, 08/27/2018 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Public sector labor unions are reeling from a recent Supreme Court decision, Janus vs AFSCME, which allows union-represented workers to opt out of paying  representation fees.  Shamus Cooke, a State of Oregon employee and a chief steward with SEIU 503, will discuss the impa... Read more

Moral Imperatives: Chris Hedges

Airs at: Tue, 08/21/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  What are individuals to do when faced with a moral imperative? And society at large? Philosophers since ancient times have been wrestling with this question as it involves issues of ethics and conscience. When we see an injustice do we remain passive and silent or do we ... Read more

CBD Drinks, Resilient Food, Farm Labor

Airs at: Wed, 08/15/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Food Show
There is a new food trend in Portland - restaurants are now putting CBD in beverages from cocktails to smoothies to coffee. Brooke Jackson-Glidden, the editor for Eater Portland, talks with me about this medicinal and novel menu item. I'll be talking with Marisha Auerbach ... Read more

Extraction Industries & Sexploitation: Chris Hedges

Airs at: Tue, 08/14/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
The scourge of male violence exists independently of capitalism, empire and colonialism. It is a separate evil. The fight to end male violence against women, part of a global struggle by women, must take primacy in our own struggle. We cannot stand up for some of the oppres... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for August 6, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 08/06/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Clayton Morgareidge hosts this edition of the Old Mole, with the following segments: 1. Margaret Klein Salamon of The Climate Mobilization talks with Bill Resnick about the massive WWII-size commitment necessary to deal adequately with climate change. 2. Joe Clement inter... Read more

IWW Organizing in New York

Airs at: Mon, 08/06/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
IWW organizer Marianne talks with the Old Mole’s Joe Clement about Stardust Family United, the union formed by singer-servers at Ellen's Stardust Diner with the help of the New York branch of the Industrial Workers Of The World. Though they won a big settlement ahead of tak... Read more