Labor

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 02/04/2013 at 12:00am

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Joe Clement hosts this episode of the Mole, dealing with immigration reform; the meaning of life with and without work; the short-comings of "business-labor unions;" seeing African through African lenses here in Portland; and a new novel about acting, and not acting, one... Read more

Fred Meyer and the Labor Movement

Airs at: Mon, 02/04/2013 at 12:00am

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Grocery workers at Fred Meyer are considering whether to go on strike. In this commentary, Old Mole Joe Clement looks at what business-labor unions like the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) are, and are not, providing for workers, drawing on a piece by Natasha Mo... Read more

Living and Working

Airs at: Mon, 02/04/2013 at 12:00am

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Work is supposed to give life meaning, but are not our lives meaningful even when we can't work? In this commentary, Iven Hale draws on her own work and life experience to question the way work happens to us in this capitalist society. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour January 28, 2013

Airs at: Mon, 01/28/2013 at 12:00am

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Tom Becker hosts this episode featuring the music of the late Portland bluesman Paul deLay and segments on possibilites for local and democratic control of sustainable energy sources, the mistake of valuing economic "growth," the role of entrapment in the government's war ... Read more

Garfield HS Boycott of MAP standardized test

Airs at: Mon, 01/28/2013 at 12:00am

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Alan Wieder discusses the boycott of a standardized test by the teachers at Garfield HS in Seattle. He points out the many problems with standardized tests and the ways they are (mis)used, and notes the widespread and increasing support for the boycott. He also draws on th... Read more

Danny Glover Statement of Support for the Injured Colombian GM Workers of ASOTRECOL

Airs at: Mon, 01/28/2013 at 12:00am

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Danny Glover reads his statement of support for ASOTRECOL. Read more

Portland Premire of the film WHO BOMBED JUDI BARI? Feb 13, 7pm and 9:15pm

KBOO is a proud sponsor of the Portland premire of Who Bombed Judi Bari When: Feb. 13, 2013 Where: Clinton Street Theatre, 2522 SE Clinton, Portland For More Information: whobombedjudibari.com Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney were falsely arrested for car-bombi... Read more

Guns, Violence, and Mental Health

Airs at: Mon, 01/21/2013 at 12:00am

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Old Moles Bill Resnick and Jan Haaken carry on a well-informed inquiry into gun violence, gun control and mental health, and into the conversation going on in the political mainstream. Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour January 14th 2013

Airs at: Mon, 01/14/2013 at 12:00am

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Denise Morris hosts today's Old Mole and we hear about anarchism and marxism, a review of the controversial film Zero Dark Thirty, and a review of a book about Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman. Jan Haaken talks with anti-torture advocate and psychologist, Steven Rei... Read more

Sasha and Emma: the anarchist odyssey of Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman

Airs at: Mon, 01/14/2013 at 12:00am

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Alan Wieder reviews Paul and Karen Avrich's "Sasha and Emma: the anarchist odyssey of Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman". The book is a collaborative effort between this father and daughter. Karen took over Paul's manuscript after he died. Alan gives some background on Pau... Read more