Economy

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NATO rolls in to Chicago to fine-tune the machine. Thousands turn out to greet them.

Airs at: Tue, 05/22/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris   Flowers in bloom, sunshine on the lake, NATO summits, bloody clashesbetween police and demonstrators. Ah, springtime in Chicago. Abe and Joe look at the latest outburst against globalization and militarism, and ponder a question: If ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 05/21/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Many thanks to all you listeners who contributed to KBOO during the Spring Membership Drive!  Clayton Morgareidge hosts this edition of the Old Mole which deals with austerity policies in Greece and around the world, how the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) writ... Read more

ALEC and Government by Corporation

Airs at: Mon, 05/21/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Here is all you need to know about ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council -- the corporate funded and corporate-run group that writes bills for right-wing legislators to take home and enact into law.  Well-read Red Frann Michel makes it all crystal clear.  You can... Read more

Record Confessional Every Week for You Archive!

What?! You want to be asleep during program (Sunday's Midnight - 2am)? No, you just want'a you own speical copy of'a program to listen again and'a again. We understand, so we make'a special link for you to record program. That'a right, Confessional go "ON DEMAND" and'a is "E... Read more

Portland Holds Final Budget Hearing

Airs at: Fri, 05/18/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Normal 0 Portland held its final budget hearing before the city council last night at David Douglas High School. The attendance was slightly down from earlier meetings as several line items have been restored. Still lobbing hard for restoration were the ‘Buckman Pool Hero... Read more

Headlines, Fukushima radiation contanimation, Occupy PDX, Hanford nuclear waste dump & more

Airs at: Thu, 05/10/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Host Theresa Mitchell gives Headlines, talks about Fukushima radiation contanimation on Nori seaweed and how vitamin C is hekping people. She also discusses Occupy PDX, Hanford as nuclear waste dump, coal trains & more. Read more

KBOO and Democracy

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Joe Clement comments on how KBOO's democratic organization and ownership structure is, as a form of workplace democracy, the true base of progressive social change. Read more

Beyond Taxing the Rich

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Old Mole, Clayton Morgareidge, comments on various proposals to increase taxes on the rich. Is this enough to create economic justice or does it justify the economic arrangements that produced inequality in the first place? Listen to this brief commentary to find out. Here... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour May 14th 2012

Airs at: Mon, 05/14/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Bill Resnick hosts this membership-drive special and we hear:   Bill talk with Lisa Wesal about chemical contaminants Denise Morris talks with David Weismann about the Queer Documentary Film Festival Clayton Morgareidge talks about the limits of taxing the r... Read more

"What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets"

Airs at: Wed, 05/09/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Host Michelle Schroeder Fletcher interviews Michael Sandel, author of "What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets." They'll talk about the difficult arguments missing from our public debates about the value being assigned by markets to nonmarket norms. What is the... Read more