Activism

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Peace in Ukraine

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Can peace be achieved in Ukraine? Both Russia and the U.S. bear responsibility for that war. Bill Resnick and John Feffer discuss the forces, here and international, that could successfully demand a settlement. John Feffer is director of Foreign Policy In Focus at the Insti... Read more

Libraries and the Public Good

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Old Mole Joe Clement talks with Emily Drabinski, President-elect of the American Library Association, about her winning campaign to organize collective power for public good, in and through libraries. They talk about her background as a librarian and labor organizer, thorny is... Read more

Reproductive Rights

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In their Left and the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker discuss the political impact of the recent Supreme Court leaked document expressing the intent of SCOTUS to overturn Roe v Wade. Jan and Mike take up the legal reasoning behind this full-scale assault on aborti... Read more

Parent Advocate Gabriel Triplett

Airs at: Fri, 05/06/2022 at 9:30am - 10:00am
During the pandemic, parents were given the opportunity to get paid to care for their child with a disability through a special program.  That program is ending July 15th and is leaving some families in crisis.  Gabriel Triplet, parent advocate, says that if you would like ... Read more

Portland Jewish Hour

Airs at: Sun, 05/01/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Portland Jewish Hour
A celebration of May Day featuring music from Jewish labor history and culture. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for May 2, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  May Day 2000 in Portland (Photo by Bette Lee) Jon Nelson hosts this episode of the Old Mole, which includes the following segments: Participatory Budgeting Oregon: U.S. North Americans are mostly withdrawn from politics and seek their economic and social goals – for man... Read more

Participatory Budgeting Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2022 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
U.S. North Americans are mostly withdrawn from politics and seek their economic and social goals – for many just subsistence – through individual striving, like get a credential or suck up to the boss. Unfortunately most of humanity’s economic and social problems are the r... Read more

Zeloszelos Marchandt

Produced for:  Between Us
Zeloszelos Marchandt is a democratic candidate for Oregon's 35th House seat.  He talked with Don Merrill about how he is especially keyed into the issues of his district, why focusing on specific policy plans initially is not as important as demonstrating a commitment to Or... Read more

Frog Ferry

Airs at: Mon, 05/02/2022 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Produced for:  Locus Focus
  This program initially aired on January 31, 2022 The Portland metro area is a land of water at the confluence of two of the major rivers in the Pacific Northwest. The Chinookan People, who lived along the Columbia and Willamette Rivers before European contact, were maste... Read more

Buscando America on 04/26/22

Airs at: Tue, 04/26/2022 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Este episodio ofrece una mirada de lo que ocurre en la península mexicana en la escena cultural y musical del Hip Hop  y sobre una acción global para difundir la lucha en contra del Tren Maya. Escucharás a Pat Boy Rap Maya rapero fundador de ADN Maya durante su gira por el ... Read more