Civil Liberties

Old Mole Variety Hour for June 22, 2009

Airs at: Sun, 06/21/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Hosted by Frann Michel, and featuring several versions of our theme song "I wish I Was a Mole in the Ground," this program discusses how our broken economy needs to be fixed if it is to work for all of us; the recent Supreme Court refusal to grant convicted inmates the rig... Read more

Lents Park Baseball Stadium derailed by Community Activists!!!

Airs at: Tue, 06/23/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Locus Focus

A proposed baseball stadium in Lents has been derailed. How did this happen and why is it good for Lents? Hosted by: Barbara Bernstein It looks like the contentious baseball stadium in Lents Parkis a not going to be built after all. But there’s still plenty to chew ... Read more

Supreme Court: No Right to DNA Tests

Airs at: Sun, 06/21/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

By a split decision, the US Supreme Court has ruled that there is no constitutional right to have a conviction reviewed on the basis of DNA evidence. Civil Rights attorney Mike Snedeker explains the impact of the decision in this conversation with the Old Mole's Jan Haaken. Read more

What Is Feminism Anyway?

Airs at: Fri, 06/19/2009 at 12:00am

Produced for: Bread and Roses

Bridget B. here and I'm your host for this edition of Bread and Roses on KBOO 90.7FM. Listen in as I talk about Feminism with references from key voices from the feminist movement, including Gloria from All In The Family, Gloria Steinem and Rebecca Walker. Yes, this will b... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 06/17/09

Airs at: Wed, 06/17/2009 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

June 19th marks the 144th anniversary of the landing of federal troops in Galveston, Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and finally bring slavery to an end throughout the United States. "Juneteenth" has not only become a day to commemorate the end of slavery but... Read more

Iran: Elections, Power and Protest

Airs at: Wed, 06/17/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Fight the Empire

Theresa Mitchell of Presswatch is on break this week and next. Instead we hear a special 1-hour "Fight the Empire" show with Per Fagereng. The topic is Iran: Elections, Power and Protest. The guest is Muhammed Sahimi, professor of chemical engineering at the University of S... Read more

A survey of the conservative zeitgeist yields stupidity and murder

Airs at: Mon, 06/15/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: The Abe and Joe Talk Radio Show

Hosted by: Abe Proctor A survey of the conservative zeitgeist yields stupidity and murder While Joe takes a vacation, Abe takes a pass through conservative airspace, and flushes out words and deeds ranging from the merely stupid and offensive to the violent and murder... Read more

Domestic tranquillity

June 16, 2009 There's something about having a leftist politician (and I use that term loosely) in the White House that brings out the crazies. We all remember how it happened under Bill Clinton, and it's clear that it's even more of a problem under Barack Obama. In fact, s... Read more

Prison Volunteer Special

Airs at: Sun, 06/14/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

A Prison Pipeline Special! We looked at the Prison Volunteers of Oregon—we heard some of them speak, we heard messages from prisoners who appreciate the volunteers, and Ruth told about the process of becoming an official ID Badge holding volunteer. If you are thinking about... Read more

Elections in Iran

Airs at: Sun, 06/14/2009 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

The untold story behind the elections in Iran: the movement for a secular society. Bill Resnick reads from an article by Saeed Rahnema, "Choosing the Lesser Evil." Read more