Civil Liberties

Kathleen Gerson on the Unfinished Women's Movement

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick interviews Kathleen Gerson. Gerson teaches at NYU in the Department of Sociology, and is the author of The Unfinished Revolution: Coming of Age in a New Era of Gender, Work and Family. They discuss the revolution in US life triggered by the women’s movement. Read more

Climate Impacts of the TPP

Airs at: Mon, 12/21/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Desiree Hellegers hosts a round table discussion on the climate impacts of the Transpacific Partnership, featuring Miya Reback, development and campaign coordinator for 350.org Portland, Kristen Sheeran, Oregon Director for Climate Solutions, and Michael Shannon, Executive ... Read more

Century Of Lies for December 6 2015

Airs at: Sun, 12/06/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

Doug McVay reports: This week we continue our coverage of the Drug Policy Alliance's International Reform Conference, with audio from Deborah Small from Break The Chains, and interviews with author and activist Kemba Smith, and with Jonathan Perri of Change.org. Read more

Century Of Lies for December 13 2015

Airs at: Sun, 12/13/2015 at 12:00am

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This week: We hear ONDCP Director Michael Botticelli and the GAO's David Maurer testify before a House subcommittee on ONDCP reauthorization and about recent reports from both agencies that show that current US drug control policies are a failure. Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 7, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 12/07/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick hosts this membership-drive show, which includes these segments: Bill talks with Brian Tokar about the limits of the Paris climate talks and the need for local actions Jan Haaken talks with faith community activists about us-vs-them fears manipulated by po... Read more

Borders of Religion and Politics

Airs at: Mon, 12/07/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Jan Haaken talks with Maxine Fookson and Helena Lee about their recent trip as part of a Social Justice delegation, organized by the Unitarian Universalist church in Portland, traveling to the US/Mexico border. They also talk about religion, politics, and the recent attack ... Read more

Century Of Lies for Nov 1 2015

Airs at: Sun, 11/01/2015 at 12:00am

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This week: Bernie Sanders talks about criminal justice reform and marijuana legalization on the floor of the US Senate, and we talk with Rick Doblin of MAPS about MDMA and medical cannabis research. Read more

Century Of Lies for October 25 2015

Airs at: Sun, 10/25/2015 at 12:00am

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This week we talk with Kirk Tousaw, an attorney and civil rights advocate in British Columbia, about the recent Canadian general election and prospects for drug policy reform under the new Trudeau government. Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for November 30, 2015

Airs at: Mon, 11/30/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker hosts this edition of the Old Mole, and it includes these segments: 1. Laurence Shoup and Bill Resnick discuss debates about US foreign policy towards China. 2. Mass shootings in Colorado and in Paris are discussed by Jan Haaken and Kathryn Farr. 3. Frann Mi... Read more

Left and the Law:Sexual Predators

Airs at: Mon, 11/30/2015 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

People convicted of sex crimes are subject to penalties that can last forever. In their Left and the Law series, Mike Snedeker and Jan Haaken discuss the variety of acts that count as sex crimes and what being branded a "sexual predator" can mean. Read more