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Old Mole Variety Hour April 30th May Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 04/30/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Norm Diamond and Abigail Singer co-host today's special May Day Old Mole, which focuses on the Lawrence Textile Strike of 1912, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and events expected for May Day. We hear: Norm talk with labor journalist and historian, Steve Ear... Read more

Steve Early on Lawrence Strike centennial symposium

Airs at: Mon, 04/30/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Norm Diamond talks with Steve Early, who attended a symposium in Lawrence Massechusetts about the Lawrence Strike of 1912 (here's a PDF of the schedule). They talked about why there is renewed interest in the Lawrence Strike, even as it was nearly erased from labor history ... Read more

On the Picket Line with Gresham Teachers

Airs at: Wed, 04/25/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
With Gresham teachers on Wednesday, April 25th, KBOO labor reporter Jamie Partridge interviews picket captains, rank & file union members, community and student supporters as well as capturing the announcement of a tentative agreement after only hours on strike. Read more

Strike! East County Teachers

Airs at: Mon, 04/23/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
1,300 school teachers, represented by the Oregon Education Association (OEA) in the Parkrose, Gresham-Barlow and Reynolds school districts, may go on strike, some as early as this Wednesday, if their school boards continue down their current path -- the implementation of se... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour

Airs at: Mon, 04/23/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 Hosted by Clayton Morgareidge, this program features discussions of the injuries of war, fighting back against the war on women, and the 1981 Warren Beatty movie Reds.   1.  Author and activist Tod Ensign talks with the Old Mole's Bill Resnick about the terrible impact war... Read more

Movie Moles: "Reds"

Airs at: Mon, 04/23/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
This program takes its name, “the Old Mole,” from Marx’s image for the Revolution that works underground and suddenly emerges into daylight where least expected.  The first revolution approaching what he had in mind was the October Revolution in Russia in 1917.  In 1981, Wa... Read more

Korean women farmers have an alternative to American agribusiness

Airs at: Mon, 04/09/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
 Former KBOO volunteer Kellyn Gross sent us this report from Korea, where she as been living. The controversial Korea-United States Free Trade Agreement went into effect on March 15 after nearly five years of debate and protests in Korea's capitol of Seoul.  The FTA stands ... Read more

Insecure Communities, May Day, !Ya Basta!

Airs at: Mon, 04/09/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Suppose you had to quiz your children: "What's your plan if I don't come home today?" On tonight's show we talk with CAUSA organizer Aeryca Steinbauer about the local impact of ICE policy and how deportations are hurting families in Portland. Learn more and find out what yo... Read more

Yes, there really is a vast conservative conspiracy. Abe and Joe look at ALEC.

Airs at: Tue, 04/03/2012 at 12:00am
 Hosted by Abe Proctor and Joe Uris   In the early 1970s, a group of conservative lawmakers and businesspeople realized that synchronicity between the governments of different states was the path to ideological supremacy. The American Legislative Exchange Council -- ALEC... Read more

Fighting Corporate Impunity in the Global Economy: Dan Kovalik of the USW

Airs at: Mon, 04/02/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Labor Radio
Dan Kovalik of the United Steelworkers talks about holding corporations accountable in US courts for labor and human rights abuses in other countries.  Dan has been counsel to plaintiffs in cases against The Coca-Cola Company, Drummond, and Occidental Petroleum for alleged ... Read more