Economy

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UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME: A Labor Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 09/04/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  A documentary on the idea of universal basic income: what is it, and what effect might it have on society? Using expert interviews, field recordings, street interviews, and lot's of great music.   What if you were paid just for being alive? Just imagine " you are given a... Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for August 28 2017

Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts and we hear: Bill Resnick talks with urban design professor Nicco Larco about how technology, from ecommerce to autonomous vehicles, has and might yet affect cities. Desiree Hellegers interviews Portland singer-songwriter Naomi Little Bear Morena about... Read more

A View from Phoenix on Tuesday's Protest against Trump, the Police Response, and Joe Arpaio

Airs at: Thu, 08/24/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO reporter Sam Bouman speaks with Dan Hemry of Phoenix Copwatch, who was at the Tuesday, August 22, 2017 protest in Phoenix against the President's rally. They discuss the scene at the protest, the police response, and Copwatch's dealings with former Maricopa County Sher... Read more

President Donald Trump Unveils New Military Plan for Aghanistan

Airs at: Tue, 08/22/2017 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
President Donald Trump has partially unveiled his new plan for the country of Afghanistan; a plan that might see the US Military presence in the region increase by four-thousand troops.  Moves like this have far-reaching consequences across the globe and must be carefully c... Read more

Book Mole: The Iron Heel

Airs at: Mon, 08/14/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel reviews Jack London's 1908 novel, The Iron Heel (available online for download and through the Multnomah County Library). One of London's most socialist novels, it tells the story of how a failed revolution in the US leads to the centuries long reign of a fasci... Read more

Hello Vancouver! with Mike Bomar from CREDC

Airs at: Thu, 08/17/2017 at 12:30pm - Fri, 08/17/2018 at 12:30pm
Produced for:  Hello Vancouver
In this episode, host Temple Lentz speaks with Mike Bomar, CEO/President of the Columbia River Economic Development Council. Recorded August 17, 2017. Read more

Supporters of Cascade-Siskiyou Monument React to Zinke Visit

Airs at: Thu, 08/10/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was in Oregon last month, and paid a visit to the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Southern Oregon. The Monument is "under review," to see if its recent expansion negatively effects economic interests in the area. The review fits in with t... Read more

Vancouver Oil Terminal Protest

Airs at: Thu, 08/10/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
KBOO reporter Tom Flynn spoke with Cher Tso, who was speaking on behalf of an organization known as Shut Down Fossil Fuels. The group staged a demonstration in downtown Vancouver, Washington, on Monday to influence Governor Jay Inslee to reject the proposed Tesoro Savage oi... Read more

Glyphosate, who needs it? no living thing!

Airs at: Fri, 08/04/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Positively Revolting
              Government agencies and the general public appear to be up in arms about the opioid epeidemic but not this chemical that touches almost everything we consume, the air we breathe, the pollinators we depend on, the culprit is GLYPHOSATE, Monsanto's favorite prod... Read more

A Future Beyond Capitalism

Airs at: Mon, 07/31/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Thom Becker reads from an article entitled "A Future Beyond Capitalism or No Future At All" by Jason Hickel and Martin Kirk.  Image via wikimedia.   Read more