Civil Liberties

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Pinkney Imprisoned for Fighting Corporate Power in Michigan

Airs at: Mon, 01/05/2015 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris reads selections from Rev. Edward Pinkney Imprisoned for Fighting the Whirlpool Corporation, one of a number of  articles on the subject from Truthout.  (Whirlpool image by ShutInc). Read more

Presswatch on 12/18/2014

Airs at: Thu, 12/18/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
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Old Mole Variety Hour for December 29, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 12/29/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken hosts this episode and we hear: In addition to music and spoken word pieces, Jan Haaken comments on the relationship between Kwanzaa's values and socialist struggle in Africa Bill Resnick talks Karen Connelly and Terra O'Neill about the progressive case f... Read more

Left and the Law: Judgement at Nuremburg

Airs at: Mon, 12/29/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
In their Left and the Law segment, Jan Haaken and Mike Sneneker discuss the 1961 movie classic, Judgement at Nuremberg, through the lens of the recent Senate report on the CIA and torture. The film is available through the Multnomah County Library, as well as through variou... Read more

A Queer Radical Critique of Gay Marriage

Airs at: Mon, 12/29/2014 at 12:00am
Iven Hale reads from a recent essay by Yasmin Nair titled Against Equality, Against Marriage. Iven leads off relating her own experiences with marriage's cultural hegemony. "A queer radical critique of the family is not simply the celebration of an outsider status, although... Read more

Progressive Charter Schools?

Airs at: Mon, 12/29/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick talks with Karen Connelly and Terra O'Neill about the progressive case for charter schools. They come on in response to a previous interview conducted by Bill where he's critical of charter schools as a movement. They draw from their experience with charter sch... Read more

IPR Report on Police Targeting of Hip Hop Shows Released

Airs at: Thu, 12/18/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
The Independent Police Review Commission of Portland (IPR) has released the findings of its report on the alleged targeting of hip hop shows for code violations and police presence.  The Commission said that there is an appearance of discrimination, but stopped short of acc... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 15, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts this episode and we hear:   Bill Resnick interviews Tom Athanasiou following his recent trip to Lima for the international climate change conference Tom Becker reads an article on neoliberal economics. Joe Clement and Frann Michel review a ... Read more

Movie Moles: The Glass Shield

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2014 at 12:00am
Movie Moles, Joe Clement and Frann Michel, review the 1994 Charles Burnett film The Glass Shield. Jonny Johnson, played by Michael Boatman, is an idealistic rookie assigned to an all white LA County Sheriff's office as its first black officer. JJ, as he's called, befriends ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 8, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 12/08/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Tom Becker hosts this edition of Old Mole. You can hear the whole show by clicking on the play button below. To hear individual segments, follow these links: 1.  Bill Resnick talks with journalst Steve Early about progressive victories in Richmond and better policing there... Read more