Civil Liberties

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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 ... 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 ... 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, befrien... 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 th... Read more

Time for a New Civil Rights Movement?

Airs at: Mon, 12/08/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Just as the 1964 Civil Rights bill emerged out of the traumatic events of 1963, so recent police killings of black men and children can be what propels a new civil rights movement. This is Dani McClain's thought in her article in The Nation,  "“The Civil Rights Movement ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for December 1, 2014

Airs at: Mon, 12/01/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Denise Morris hosts this week's episode of The Old Mole Variety Hour which includes these segments: • Bill Resnick interviews PCUN co-founder Larry Kleinman about immigration politics. • Frann Michel reads an article by Robin D.G. Kelley • Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker ... Read more

Left and the Law on Citizenfour

Airs at: Mon, 12/01/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker talk the Left and the Law with a discussion of the new documentary Citizenfour. Filmmaker Laura Poitras intimately documents whistleblower Edward Snowden’s efforts to expose the intrusive post-9/11 US eavesdropping industry. Jan recommends Da... Read more

Robin D.G. Kelley on Resisting War against the Black and Brown Underclass

Airs at: Mon, 12/01/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel reads an article by Robin D.G. Kelley, Resisting the War Against the Black and Brown Underclass [photo by Hyung Nam] Read more

Larry Kleinman on Immigration

Airs at: Mon, 12/01/2014 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Bill Resnick interviews Larry Kleinman. Kleinman is co-founder of the Oregon Farm Workers union PCUN and is now working nationally on the immigrants rights struggle and preparing for changes in the law. They talk about Obama's recent very controversial Executive Order as... Read more