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From Ludlow to Colombia

Airs at: Tue, 04/15/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Replaying the events  in Ludlow in 1914, the government of Colombia and its paramilitaries attack agricultural workers who try to organize for better pay and working conditions.  Dan Jaffee reads from an article by David Sirota. Read more

People Rise Up - News Wrap

Airs at: Tue, 04/15/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  People Rise Up
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Joe Uris says "Things ARE Winnable!"

Airs at: Mon, 04/14/2008 at 5:00pm
Joe Uris hosts today. His topic is "Things Are Winnable." The issues include fighting the LNG terminals in Oregon, the many sins of John McNasty, and more.  Read more

Our Daily Meds - Melody Petersen

Airs at: Sun, 04/13/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Healthwatch
Dr. David Naimon (DrNaimon.com) interviews Melody Petersen, (New York Times) the author of Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs. Read more

Income Gap Here in Oregon

Airs at: Wed, 04/09/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A new report says that the income gap between rich and poor is alive and growing here in Oregon.   KBOO’s Ethan Scarl has more. Read more

Analyst Phyllis Bennis on Petraeus' Statement

Airs at: Mon, 04/07/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  General David Petraeus said today that he wants the US army to stay in Iraq at least another year.Petraeus told two Senate committees that last year's influx of 30 thousand troops in Iraq had helped calm some of the sectarian violence.  This is the first time in seven mon... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for April 7, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 04/06/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Hosted by Laurie Mercier, this program reviews the case for veganism with an animal rights activist and a vegan cookbook author.  We also hear from a Seattle activist who works with homeless women, and from  an Italian geographer about the resistance in Sardinia to privati... Read more

Tibet and Protests around the Olympic Torch

Airs at: Sun, 04/06/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  On The Environment
Scott Forrester interviews Ben Carrdus Senior Researcher and Communications Deputy for the International Campaign For Tibet about the upcomming protests surrounding China, Tibet and the Olympic Torch. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for March 31, 2008

Airs at: Sun, 03/30/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 This show is hosted by Luz María Gordillo and features discussions of the WTO (how it works and whom it favors), a novel about a  tough childhood called Before Women Had Wings, and how drug and immigration policies lead to racial profiling.  To hear the whole show, click o... Read more

All About the WTO

Airs at: Sun, 03/30/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Unclear about exactly what the WTO (World Trade Organization) does and how it uses its powers?   Mary Bottari,  Director of Global Trade Watch's Harmonization Project, lays it all out in this lucid interview with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick.     Read more