Economy

Old Mole Variety Hour November 11 2013

Airs at: Mon, 11/11/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker hosts this Veterans Day episode and we hear: BIll Resnick and Goudarz Eghtedari talk about Iranian politics Iven Hale shares stories of sexual trauma in the military Tom Becker shares a piece by George Monbiot about global capital undermining democracy... Read more

Jen Davis on The Yes Men Fix The World!

Airs at: Wed, 11/13/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Bill Resnick talks with KBOO Board Member Jen Davis about "The Yes Men Fix The World", playing Thursday the 14th at the Clinton Street Theater as part of the KBOO Monthly Movie Night. The Yes Men are an group of gonzo political activists who crash corporate events and prete... Read more

Well-read Red: PPS/PAT contracts talks, what they are and aren't about

Airs at: Mon, 11/11/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Frann Michel reports on Portland Public School and Portland Association of Teachers contract talks. Teachers are not fighting for wages, so much as work and ultimately learning conditions -- including class size, standardized testing, and prep-time during the day. She share... Read more

Global Capital's Assault on Democracy in the US and Europe

Airs at: Mon, 11/11/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Tom Becker reads George Monbiot's article, originally published in the Guardian, titled "A Full Frontal Assault on Democracy in Europe and the United States" Monbiot explores how international trade deals empower companies at the expense of laws, rights, and national sovere... Read more

Independent Book Sellers

Airs at: Thu, 11/07/2013 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Black Book Talk

c; and host O B Hill, Reflections Mirror Image Books will discuss the challenges and rewards facing independent booksellers. Nationally the numbers are dwindling. Competition from chain stores and online vendors is fierce. Prospects for success are slim, at best. Why would ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour October 28 2013

Airs at: Mon, 10/28/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris hosts this Old Mole and we hear: Bill Resnick talks with Fight for $15 labor activist, Trisha Kahle, about the movement and its political contexts Larry Bowlden reviews Portland-area author Whitney Otto's "Eight Girls Taking Pictures". Well-re... Read more

Monopoly, Neoliberalism and the Economic Game

Airs at: Mon, 10/28/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Well-read Red Clayton Morgaredige contrasts the boardgame monopoly and the game of really existing American capitalism. There are a couple of ways Monopology is not like capitalism: everyone starts out with the same resources and success is largely determined by strategy. M... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour October 28 2013

Airs at: Mon, 10/28/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Denise Morris hosts this Old Mole and we hear: Bill Resnick talks with Fight for $15 labor activist, Trisha Kahle, about the movement and its political contexts Larry Bowlden reviews Portland-area author Whitney Otto's "Eight Girls Taking Pictures". Well-re... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour October 21 2013

Airs at: Mon, 10/21/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Iven Hale hosts this two-hour membership-drive special that focuses on the environment and various social struggles that link up with it (note that pitch-breaks accounts for about 40 minutes of the programming otherwise excised). Mark Hertsgaard talks about his new book "... Read more

Columbis Day Well-read Red: Frann Michel on repression and resistance in indigenous history

Airs at: Mon, 10/14/2013 at 12:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Frann Michel brings us the Well-read Red in honor of Indigenous People's Day. Being the Federal holiday known as "Columbus Day", she offers timely reflections on the repressed history of colonialism in the New World and mounting challenges from within education and organize... Read more